November 2011
3 posts
“My economic colleagues worked in the building next door, but I had not...”
– Michael Lewis on the King of Human Error | Culture | Vanity Fair
Michael Lewis quotes Daniel Kahneman in this month’s VF. A more fun-to-read exploration into the psychology of cooperation and motivation than I get from my usual sources…recommended.
The unexpected impact of Facebook’s “seamless... →
Interesting analysis, recommended reading (via the FT)
3 tags
On "Smart Markets"
(Below is a comment on “Netflix: Leading Indicator on Challenges Ahead for Brands,” by Chris Perry.)
This is such a great post that strings together many of my favorite insights about media, technology, and economics.
I thoroughly agree with the two prescribed steps towards success in a world of “smart markets” (i.e. well-informed customers): research and education.
I’ll add that there...
September 2011
3 posts
Social influence in decision-making: game theory...
Long-time and short-time readers alike know that I’ve been studying game theory and how it affects the design of online communities and marcomm strategy.
Part of applying that is learning to be allocentric about allocentricity, meaning: it’s important to understand how people influence each other, so you can better anticipate how people will behave when they’re putting...
“Despite loving my work, I’ve always hated that question.
Ben Casnocha says:...”
– “What do you do?” « Jackie Danicki
Love this. +100
“The blog turned out to be a better business, but Mike never claimed to be a...”
– Scripting News: Arrington is the future of what we used to call journalism
Only slightly correct: he claims to be *better* than a journalist. Hence, [merited] controversy.
August 2011
1 post
“In his original design of TED, Wurman sought to strip away some of the...”
– The Creator Of TED Aims To Reinvent Conferences Once Again | Co. Design
Pithy, but the really interesting point is here:
With his WWW conference, Wurman intends to supply a challenging premise or question for each pair of speakers to address — but they won’t know what it is in advance. And...
June 2011
1 post
“I once consulted a recruiter on searching for her client company’s name in...”
– Google Acquires Postrank: A Fork in the Road for the Future of Social Media
Marshall is a creative genius with this stuff. This is the tip of the iceberg of the tools he has…
May 2011
3 posts
“Leveraging up 400% in an illiquid investment with no diversification is a scary...”
– JAMES ALTUCHER: Why I Would Rather Shoot Myself In the Head Than Own a Home
“I assume Oracle did this because Open Source projects do everything behind...”
– Groklaw - Oracle Ordered to Reduce Claims Against Google From 132 to 3
Abner's Net Net: The Amazing Story of... →
abnerg:
April 2011
8 posts
“TechCrunch’s readers aren’t like New York Times readers;...”
– Big Tech Blog Says It Has Big Conflicts
Disagree. Most people may say they “don’t trust the media” (see any Pew study) but individual stories are another, uh, story.
“Last August, student loans surpassed credit cards as the nation’s single largest...”
– n 1: Bad Education
“I’m afraid the Cloud industry tends to oversell it’s capability for...”
– Predictable Black Swans in Cloudy Skies - broadstuff
“The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at adapting its rules to...”
– SEC Is Reviewing Small Internet Sales of Stock - WSJ.com
This is without question one of the most exciting developments for anyone interested in institutional, systematic reinvigoration of business and the economy to come to pass in some time.
As the article notes, we are certainly at an early...
“when there’s loud music and I’m in that environment, it doesn’t matter how...”
– The Rub
WORD. Entertaining people and sharing music (simultaneously, professionally) is a unique pleasure.
The Real Housewives of Wall Street | Rolling Stone... →
Christy is the wife of John Mack, the chairman of Morgan Stanley. Susan is the widow of Peter Karches, a close friend of the Macks who served as president of Morgan Stanley’s investment-banking division. Neither woman appears to have any serious history in business, apart from a few philanthropic experiences. Yet the Federal Reserve handed them both low-interest loans of nearly a quarter...
“if you don’t like choosing between horrible and cataclysmic, don’t become CEO”
– What’s The Most Difficult CEO Skill? Managing Your Own Psychology.
March 2011
2 posts
“Business Wire Chief Information Officer Steve Messick wrote in a recent blog...”
– Netflix web earnings release shines amid huge volume | IR Web Report
One of my favorite media-related notes of the last few months.
February 2011
4 posts
WatchWhere is the Money in Media - broadstuff
Ignore at your peril, peeps
“Do we need technology? Yes,” he said. “But it needs to be in the...”
– Bill Clinton in Surprise Talk on Tech: It’s the Institutions, Stupid | Fast Company
“These sites festooned with social media buttons—they look like primitive...”
– Nick Denton on Gawker Redesign: Only Facebook Matters | The New York Observer
File under: lulz
January 2011
3 posts
“The company has also faced criticism of its unorthodox accounting methods....”
– Demand Media shares soar in IPO - Jan. 26, 2011
Um, excuse me? This ain’t capex.
This is a shame because unlike the haters, I am truly impressed by the creativity of this business. I’m sure they do publish some relatively weak or unuseful content…but no one ever said everything...
“For free, ad-supported content, pageviews are king – and pageviews are what...”
– NSFW: On the Internet, Nobody Knows You’re A Journalist
December 2010
1 post
“Over two-thirds of all business communication relies on only two metaphors—war...”
– Remixing Your Metaphors « GameChangers
November 2010
6 posts
“Sure, we know where you guys go when you’re near a strip mall and have to...”
– $399 iPads, fondue sets appearing at TJ Maxx locations across the country — Engadget
And we have a winner for best lede of 2010!!! Congrats, Joseph L. Flatley!
“I believe that services such as Skype and Twitter or marketplaces such as Etsy...”
– IPOs 2.0 - Continuations
This model/idea solves many issues around alignment of stakeholders (mgmt, investors, customers, etc). A really interesting, simple thought that could go a long way to addressing the many institutional issues in business these days.
Watch(via Réparateur d’antenne à 540m d’altitude)
This is my worst nightmare.
h/t @hornokplease
October 2010
7 posts
“So children are bright if left to their own thinking but will believe what an...”
– Study: Children Will Believe Anything… From Adults
“Every 34th wage earner in America in 2008 went all of 2009 without earning a...”
– tax.com: Scary New Wage Data
The Future of Television & The Digital Living Room... →
Recommended reading
“The most visited internet portal in China is owned, not by a US giant or a...”
– BBC News - Emerging rivals threaten Facebook’s dominance
WatchKiva President On The Next 5 Years And Why Zynga Is Their Biggest Rival (TCTV)
This is a great vid on many levels…attention econ, recruiting, TC showing some depth of thought (and not just b/c ‘it’s a nonprofit’), etc
“Game theory looks at weak vs strong tells to gauge the likelihood of a...”
– If the revolution is tweeted it’ll probably get lost in a sea of tweets about Justin Beiber - broadstuff
September 2010
1 post
“Facebook is an amazing success as a social network. Anyone who can get 500...”
– Facebook is not worth $33,000,000,000 - (37signals)
Here’s my current POV on Facebook (which has historically been: they’re evil and lame):
Gut tells me that DHH is right on, but I’m also reading David Kirkpatrick’s effusive yet lucid “The Facebook Effect”,...
August 2010
4 posts
“they have for years used advanced detection techniques devised by the US...”
– How hedge funds analyze your earnings calls | IR Web Report
“We’ve underinvested severely, for example, in next-gen transportation and...”
– Umair Haque / Bubblegeneration
July 2010
8 posts
“Oppenheimer: “We do not create a shortage for buzz. I don’t know...”
– Apple to analysts: Supply issues ‘a good problem to have’ | Technology | guardian.co.uk
lol
“With stellar credit and a solid job, Dr. Budde said she had been notified via...”
– Seeking a Mortgage? Don’t Get Pregnant - NYTimes.com
Sickening. I’m gonna get involved in some disruptive fin svcs company at some point or another. Walk the talk, ya know?
Scott Adams Blog: High Ground Maneuver 07/19/2010 →
This is a pretty great analysis…