March 2009
31 posts
“In the past, executives have tended to be wary of cross-enterprise collaboration...”
– The Strategic Advantage of Global Process and Practice Networks - The Big Shift - HarvardBusiness.org
“Robbery, indeed. If you’re under the age of 30, your future just got...”
– Making Sense of the Geithner Plan - Umair Haque - HarvardBusiness.org
This is SO ten months ago...
If you presuppose that a given service is solving a problem for users (and thus attracting interactions and creating data), you will maximize strategic advantage not by “building a data asset” (connoting “proprietary”), but by becoming the most desired collaboration partner within a network of complementary services (via open API, biz dev partners, data portability,...
Nothing to Lose (or Risk Tolerance is a... →
“We’re developing a global social nervous system.
As a result, I think...”
– The power of serendipitous findability | techPresident
Nothing to Lose (or Risk Tolerance is a... →
Amazon Will Buy Twitter… →
“The Obama administration is now completely wedded to the idea that there’s...”
– Despair over financial policy - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
Note: I’m waiting for all the right-wing haters to come out and criticize Krugman again as “in the tank” for Obama, et al.
WatchDumbest iPhone Apps // Current
NY Times Last Man Standing Strategy Is Flawed
continuations:
I believe that there is a future for subscription services but it is much more likely to be for deeply focused offerings. Imagine someone who is an expert on biotech. They could use a free blog to build an audience and reputation (and SEO juice) and then offer a paid subscription with more in-depth analysis or with a timing advantage on a subscription basis. Such a business...
SXSW – Jumping Sharks, Hunting Snarks, Punting... →
“ethanbauley @robsp re: serendipity: for me, vark is perfect for finding...”
– Twitter / Home
Tomorrow's Talent Networks →
“We are seeing a new rationale for the firm emerge – firms exist to accelerate...”
– Edge Perspectives with John Hagel: Attracting Talent in Spikes and Firms
“Today’s banks - and businesses in general - seem to eternally select the...”
– The Bailout We Need - Umair Haque - HarvardBusiness.org
GET IT???
“Last week, a juror in a big federal drug trial in Florida admitted to the judge...”
– Mistrial by iPhone - Juries’ Web Research Upends Trials - NYTimes.com
COMPLETELY AMAZING STORY.
MUST READ.
“Society doesn’t need newspapers. What we need is journalism.
For a century,...”
– Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable « Clay Shirky
“Forget business models. Focus on ideals.
Reconceiving value creation depends...”
– Why Ideals are the New Business Models - Umair Haque - HarvardBusiness.org
WatchYouTube Contest Challenges Users To Make A ‘Good’ Video | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Some of you may recall my short-lived project YouWisdom, in which I explored commentary on the issues of the day through YouTube comments.
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: The Missing... →
“The 72-inch, 195-pound consumer—a 34-year-old unmarried financial analyst—is...”
– Sony Unveils New Model Customer | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Cisco buying maker of Flip Video camera? | Crave -... →
Everyone knows Cisco loves video, but for this price you’d think they pick up something more disruptive and network-y, like Twitter. Of course, this isn’t official news yet.
“Treasury Secretary Geithner, it is a no-brainer. Get your team working on a...”
– Information Arbitrage
For the love of god, I hope someone in power is reading this.
“the question gets at something pretty universal. How do you reconcile the craft...”
– Greenleaf Music :: Jazz Label :: Jazz Blog
Strongly recommend all the musicians and entrepreneurs check out this conversation, especially the comment from the Illustrious Adam Benjamin.
“I’ve always suffered from hallucinogenic optimism. I was broke for more than 10...”
– The Boss - For Twitter C.E.O., Well-Orchestrated Accidents - NYTimes.com
Word to that.
“Instead of paying upfront or taking loans with repayment schedules unrelated to...”
– The way Americans pay for college is a mess. Here’s how to fix it. - By Eliot Spitzer - Slate Magazine
File under “massive improvement to the status quo”.
“Someone posts a query on, say, the best basketball shows (is @The_Real_Shaq...”
– Twitter: We Can Do What Google Can’t - Advertising Age - Digital
Can’t wait to see how this plays out with Vark.
“i can’t believe how quickly this record has taken shape. it seems like just a...”
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MySpace.com Blogs - only 2 and a half years? - Chewy Puma MySpace Blog
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