Most simplistic example:

1. User arrives on site; we believe we haven't seen them before (their cookie is new and based on our ID graph, they may very well be) and they're behavior on site (e.g., how they navigate it; what they click on; how they scroll) is indicative of an entirely new user. For this user, we give a discount to try and capture the sale and keep them coming back with nurture activities (e-mail or retargeting).

2. User arrive on site; we KNOW they are a returning user (e.g., we have their cookie tied up to pre-existing rows in the ID graph; they came in from a retargeting ad; and/or their on-site behavior is indicative of a returning user). For this user, they get the 'normal pricing'.

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The only difference here is that the article claims they use AI and AI is scary.

Business moves incredibly fast; academia, not so much.

They're not simply petty; instead, they're vindictive, retaliatory, and vengeful.

2. It allowed for sharing multimedia better.

3. It closed the divide between Android and iOS, giving a singular experience across the two systems.

4. Prior to RCS, it allowed for typing notifications, high resolution media, read receipts, etc whereas SMS did not offer these options.

5. There really isn't any additional benefit for most of these now; but, folks are already ingrained into the ecosystem.

Enjoy.

My daughter informed me that the mothers of her teammates were outright making fun of me for having my 'nose buried in a book,' before every event. I asked her if they were making fun of everyone else for having their nose buried in their phones; she laughed and said they probably were not.

Why is reading for fun something that's worthy of negative attention these days but scrolling social feeds is somehow socially acceptable? I just don't get it.

Of course kids aren't reading for pleasure; their parents likely aren't and there's societal pressure to NOT do it and instead use your phone to pass the time.

As such, I’m entirely open to any and all feedback from my team. I certainly wouldn’t be offended if you just asked; I’d do my best to accommodate it.

What’s the worst that can happen? They say no?

Ran up $30 in extra charges while it was just flashing on the screen that it was doing that after I walked away to do something while it was humming along.

It has always just told me I ran out of usage and had to wait before. Now? You’re just gonna pay extra because you left it unattended as you’ve done for the last year of use.

You're correct; they've jumped the shark.

We have standups for our team as well as the larger team and we are in constant contact with one another throughout each day via IM. Why would we need to repeat the same shit in a 1:1?

I consider their 1:1s THEIR meeting. If they want it, I'm there; if they don't and want to work, great.

As such, we almost never have 1:1s and my team continually leads the organization w/the highest overall as well as manager satisfaction. It's been this way at each and every company I've worked for and is likely why all but one inherited direct report has worked with me at multiple companies before.

Assuming the model is being “truthful”, CC is just being stupid in its detection mechanism.

e: I quit the session and went back in. Set it to Fable and told it to continue the last session. It's moving along as if none of that had happened.

How weird.

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I'm working on an internal tool that does new business prospecting data collection, scoring, etc. This is ridiculous.