Archive for October, 2020
MOST PEOPLE COULDN’T tell you what DNA stands for (hint: deoxyribonucleic acid), much less pronounce it (dē-ˈäk … on second thought, never mind). But since its discovery in 1953, DNA has become a household initialism. It’s no wonder, then, that the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Francis Harry Compton Crick, James Dewey Watson, and Maurice Hugh Frederick […]
I realize that “it seems like it was just yesterday” is a tired cliché, however, it seems like it was just yesterday that I joined Fiserv as Managing Director, Marketing Strategy and Innovation, Digital Payments. In fact, it was seven years ago this month. Today I’m grateful (and just a little bit amazed) to announce […]
Predicting the demise of checks isn’t new. But when banks abandon them, it’s a whole new ball game. The advent of debit cards predates my own advent, but I am familiar with the way bankers explained them to my parents’ generation: It’s the same as writing a check, just faster and easier. But could it […]
This week’s TBT falls in the Whatever Happened To … category. About this time in 2018, I blogged about Shiru Cafe and its unique approach to capturing and remarketing personal data. The company still operates, but not in the United States. Unable to secure corporate sponsors, Shiru Cafe closed its three U.S. location— less than […]
“There is nothing permanent except change,” declared sixth century BCE Greek philosopher Heraclitus. I would venture to say that modern society agrees with him, as evidenced by an abundance of expressions hinting that there is wisdom in making the most of change, and naught but folly in attempting to slow or stop it. For instance: Aviator Betty Green […]