Michael Jones is the founder of On The Spot Communications and On The Spot Blog.
A native of Ottawa, Kansas (approximately 60 miles South-West of Kansas City), he was born in the early 70's and lived most of his early life without traveling far from home.
He has since lived in Lenexa, Kansas (suburb of Kansas City), Houston, Texas, and now resides in Frisco, Texas (north of Dallas, Texas). He has had the experience of traveling to Tokyo, Japan and Tel Aviv, Israel, as well as numerous places around the USA.
A self-professed computer geek, when Michael's not working in his telecommunications job, he enjoys Model Railroading and Paintball.
Michael Jones is the founder of On The Spot Communications and On The Spot Blog.
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- Hi this is Rachel from Cardholder Services… — 52 comments
- Fighting back against Rachel at Cardholder Services — 29 comments
- The hunt for Rachel at Cardholder Services — 26 comments
- The end of Rachel at Cardholder Services’ road? — 16 comments
- Could Rachel at Cardholder Services game be over? — 12 comments
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Author’s Note: If you’re finding this site after reading about “Rachel at Cardholder Services” on NBCNews.com, welcome! To see all the stories about “Rachel”, please click here… When I started writing what became the “Rachel” series back in May, I thought I could take some newly discovered data and create a posting or two. Little did I know as I got …
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With all the news this week that the Ralph Lauren produced Olympic outfits being made in China, including Harry Reid’s comment that they should all be destroyed and remade in America, I thought this parody by the “Capitol Steps” was appropriate:
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Word is just now getting out that Academy Award winning actor Ernest Borgnine passed away. The very versatile actor was 95, and had remained working up until his passing, just recently completing “The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez”. In his more than 60 years as an actor, he seemed to connect with every generation, …
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It was on this day 236 years ago, that 56 brave men gathered in the Pennsylvania State House (now called Independence Hall) in Philadelphia to sign a declaration that the 13 colonies were no longer under British rule. It took 7 years and many thousands lives lost to be victorious over the monarchy. “The Star …
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Editor’s note: This is the last of four parts about the annoying “Rachel” from Cardholder Services telemarketing calls. You can find part one here, part two here, and part three here. So, by now we have a good understanding about what I suspect makes “Rachel” work, the players behind her, and how to fight back, but the question remains, what is it …
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Editor’s note: This is the third of four parts about the annoying “Rachel” from Cardholder Services telemarketing calls. To read part one, click here and part two here. So now there’s a better understanding of who the players are, and what it takes to make Rachel work, we can start to fight back against her annoying calls. What can we do? Before …
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Editor’s note: This is the second of four parts about the annoying “Rachel” from Cardholder Services telemarketing calls. To read part one, click here. Previously, I wrote about the parties that seem as being behind those annoying calls from “Rachel” at Cardholder Services. This time, I want to consider the technology behind “Rachel”, and the way that the program …
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Editor’s note: This is the first of four parts about the annoying “Rachel” from Cardholder Services telemarketing calls. Back in January, I spotlighted the nightmare that is “Rachel”, and a court case to stop her. Little did I know, that I was only scratching the surface, and the facts in this case go much deeper. Since I wrote about it …
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Actually, this is post #99. It has taken me over 6 years and 5 months to reach this milestone. Much longer than I had ever anticipated, but the real world and making money have to come first in my life (I do work for a living, unlike some bloggers who sit in their parent’s basement cranking …
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I’ve spent the last several months working on an improved look for this site. The old version was very dated and rather basic. While it served a purpose the last couple of years, I knew it was time for a change. Gone will be the “off-white” background the site has supported for most of its …
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