smell
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.05.07
Round-Up The net effect of this (other than possibly making your office smell like a gym) is that rather than sitting at their desks all day people are able to exercise throughout it. "You're the one for me, fatty," sang... [18 May 2007]
Building Customer Trust and Company Profits at the Same Time
White Paper They smell manipulation in the air. Today's businesses have all the technology they need to treat different customers differently, and many are doing so. But customers often resist, don't they? Today's customers have... [12 May 2007]
India diary, day 5: Margaritas to Mumbai
Comment The sound of horns is constant and you can smell and taste the fumes. It's six o'clock in the morning and I'm eating a curry and drinking something that tastes very much like a margarita. If I was in London I would... [08 Mar 2007]
India diary, day 1: Cyberbad on Sunday
Comment Still, the domestic terminal is so new I could still smell the paint, gleaming and futuristic like a space port. Sunday 4 February - Hyderabad The cab driver leans hard on the horn as we race past a motorbike upon which... [04 Mar 2007]
Indian offshoring - the new worry
Comment When I arrive at Nasscom conferences, I can usually smell a grand-unifying-theme, an issue that transcends industry competition but this year was more like a smorgasbord of issues, rather than a Billy Bragg diatribe on a... [14 Feb 2007]
Caption Competition 4: What are Hu laughing at?
Photo Steve: "Sorry guys, that one's really gonna smell". This competition is now closed. Below are the best captions submitted. WINNER: Hu Jintao breaks the tragic news that the Chinese coastguard have lost contact with... [17 Nov 2006]
Three golden rules of success for CIOs
Comment What does the perfect world "look like", "smell like", "what do we do" in this world. While his last two positions have focused on the travel and hospitality sector he says they have also taught him that some rules for... [02 Nov 2006]
Will's Web Watch: Why hotel web access should be free
Comment Incredibly, the only other place that provided free wi-fi was a flea-pit in San Francisco's Tenderloin District - certainly not aimed at the business traveller, or anybody with a sense of smell - which I really wouldn't... [26 Jul 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.05.06
Round-Up Not only have they made their staff happier and done something about that upsetting smell in building atriums, they've also done a great deal to improve the image of IT. After all, the last thing anyone wants to see, or... [26 May 2006]
Photos: What's inside France Telecom's Paris R&D Labs
Photo This tower has five different reservoirs for scents so, say, if a gamer has his character run into a field of daffodils - or a manure heap - the Quintesens tower will provide the smell. This isn't a photo from a Star... [09 Sep 2005]
Roach robot to infiltrate insect societies?
News Called InsBot, for "insect-like robot", the mechanical bug mimics the insects' smell and movements to the point that the roaches have accepted it as their own. Insect "extermination" may soon involve mini robots that can... [25 Jul 2005]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wet and salty electronics
Comment So if you get any fivers that smell a bit salty.they may be mine! In response to reader advice re: wet and salty electronics GMT, Histon, Camdridgeshire UK Thanks for all the similar stories, experiences and advice sent... [09 May 2005]
Virus Top 10: 'Latest hit list far from the last'
News Zafi-D has crowned the threat-list for the past five months, while six Netsky viruses are hanging around like a bad smell. Sophos has claimed its latest virus top 10 is proof that reports on the death of email-borne... [03 May 2005]
Will's Web Watch: easy, easy, easy...
Comment For example, I'm already aware that Amazon.co.uk will be selling Marks & Spencer's underwear and have moved into the DVD rental space, but I had no idea easyGroup sold pizza, watches or men's cosmetics (though I'm really not sure about... [20 Apr 2005]
Leader: Mobile unrest
Leader Let's just hope they can work it out soon - those billions in lost revenue add up quick and if customers smell a bad deal or sense a less than healthy operator, they'll be off before you can say push-to-talk. [28 Jan 2005]