List of 26 companies that track your online activity, I have not included facebook or twitter in this as they do it explicitly. 7 companies including Fox Interactive Media , RadiumOne make it hard to opt-out
Great article on Trader Joe's Business philosophy and history. ( Saw it on Yahoo ) Some take aways from the article: >> Strike a balance between choice and customer experience " Swapping selection for value turns out not to be much of a tradeoff. Customers may think they want variety, but in reality too many options can lead to shopping paralysis. "People are worried they'll regret the choice they made," says Barry Schwartz, a Swarthmore professor and author of The Paradox of Choice. "People don't want to feel they made a mistake." Studies have found that buyers enjoy purchases more if they know the pool of options isn't quite so large. Trader Joe's organic creamy unsalted peanut butter will be more satisfying if there are only nine other peanut butters a shopper might have purchased instead of 39. Having a wide selection may help get customers in the store, but it won't increase the chances they'll buy. Read More Learn M