A good friend and loyal AdScammer tried to post this comment on Tuesday, but because of the wanky blogosphere restrictions, was having problems. One day, who knows, the “Agency of the Future” may come up with “Blogosphere of the Future.” Anyway, here’s the comment, which I think it is incredibly apposite… I’ve got it figured out. Julie has signed up for occupancy at one of the many executive flophouses in and around NY. When she needs an office, she’s got one. When she needs it, she’s also got a conference room, one complete with a full set of bamboozling tools (speakerphone, video projector, teleconference equipment, plenty of whiteboards). With the flophouse space came a local phone number (area code 212 or 646, possibly 718, 201 or 203). When she’s there, she can answer the phone. When she’s away, the phone automatically transfers the call to her home office in Bentonville, possibly even her cell phone. At an Apple store in Manhattan, she acquired an iPhone, which, conveniently enough, came with a local number (area code 212, 646 or 917). Mail and packages sent to the flophouse are either saved for her return or forwarded to Bentonville. When she reaches out to the world via the Internet, her location, of course, isn’t revealed, just as it isn't when Internet scam artists in Russia and Nigeria (or beyond) try to reach into your wallet or access important information about you. If my scenario sounds implausible, consider this. A few years ago, in the dead of winter, I called a friend in Chicago (area code 312). When he answered my call, he told me he was on his way to play golf. How, I asked, could he play golf in Chicago? Wasn't it too cold? He told me he was at his condo in Florida and had set it up so that calls to his private office phone in Chicago would be automatically transferred. Clever man. Could Julie be this clever, too? She's gotta do something. Money trees don't grow in Bentonville - unless your name is Walton or you happen to be a big cheese at the biggest employer in town. Yes in-fucking-deed, I couldn’t have put it better myself.
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