The Hello Bar is a simple web toolbar that engages users and communicates a call to action.

July 2007

Changing Stripes: Contractors hiring Customers

by Chris Arlen

At BOMA’s Office Building Show this week I saw lots of contractors courting customers. It made me think about contractors who hire customers to bring on new business. It’s the rainmaker model. [...]

click to continue → July 28, 2007

Do No Harm

by Chris Arlen

Doctors used to take the Hippocratic oath to do no harm to their patients, but sadly, they don’t anymore. Must have been the liability issues. On the other hand, proposal writers should [...]

click to continue → July 19, 2007

Communication Potholes

by Chris Arlen

The rate at which communication is exchanged has two edges. It’s not that we’re speaking or typing faster, but microscopic delays between exchanges give little time for reflection. Would responses be more [...]

click to continue → July 13, 2007

Through the Looking-glass

by Chris Arlen

Everything has a different meaning depending on where you’re standing. Think about it! Alice couldn’t read the poem Jabberwocky until she went through the looking glass (and then it’s anyone’s guess what [...]

click to continue → July 3, 2007