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maeon3 on Jan 16, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: A world without advertising

They would have us believe that cold calling, spam and banner ads, keep countries running strong by bringing innovative solutions to businesses. As if people who run businesses are not actively searching for ways to save money.

ericd on Jan 16, 2011 [–]

Many small businesses are too caught up in day to day operations to actively try and refine their operations very frequently.

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