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Three years ago, I blogged about my favorite Internet navigation shortcut trick:

http://blogs.doublepositive.com/2007/04/20/it-is-better-to-be-lucky-than-it-is-to-be-good—are-you-feeling-lucky/

I use the trick ten times a day at least.

Today, however, the trick does NOT work.

Today, the trick invokes the “Insert Coin” button, which then in turn subjects me to a real-time instance of Pac Man – YES right there on Google.com

Please don’t tell anyone, but I made it to Level 6 before losing. ;-)

I still firmly believe, though, that it’s much better to be lucky than it is to be good.

SPF

WOW – just look at that chart below.

Looks like Spam lost.

Nobody is interested anymore – especially in Australia and USA.

The Wisdom of Crowds wins again.  Well done fellow Internet users. :-)

Special thanks to Google for reporting on it. ;-)

SPF

I never use coupons but I love Groupon.

And not just because they’re good for 1 acupuncture:

And not just because they’re a $1.35 billion dollar business:

Last month DST and Battery Ventures valued Groupon at $1.35 Billion.  http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/18/its-official-groupon-announces-that-1-35-billion-valuation-round/

And not just because it is a business that was founded in 2008.

This reminds me of a question I asked on LinkedIn Answers back in 2008.  I asked “Who Is Crushing It?” 

http://www.linkedin.com/answers/finance-accounting/economics/FIN_ECO/279172-5222431?browseIdx=3&sik=1273377816705&goback=.amq 

There were no answers provided (understand given the timing – or perhaps the category of the question), but apparently the ANSWER was Groupon. 

And not just because their founder is also a musician:

VentureBeat interviewed Groupon founder and CEO Andrew Mason – “.being in a band makes you learn how to disagree with people and hold onto a kind of uncompromising belief. You have to stick to doing what you believe is right.”

And not just because they send me discounts for my favorite local Baltimore businesses:

I have received discounts from Groupon via email to The Blue Hill Tavern, The Mt. Washington Tavern, and The Chesapeake Wine Company.  All local and frequent businesses for me.

I love Groupon because they’re bringing email back in vogue. 

Did I mention that I REALLY love email marketing. :-)

SPF