January 2010
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“Complementary network effects” refer to situations where a product gets more...”
– Six strategies for overcoming “chicken and egg” problems cdixon.org – chris dixon’s blog
Jan 31st
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“There’s a value in proving that you understand the other side’s...”
– Ezra Klein - President’s question time
Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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WatchWatch
from This Insane Clown Posse Movie Is Real, My Ninjas - Trailer - Videogum “If those of the ghetto are nothing more than carnival exhibits to the upper class, then let’s give them the show they deserve to see,” proclaims the ICP web site. The wildly successful duo used to rap a lot more about being poor and about class warfare, albeit crudely—“Because the rich man...
Jan 26th
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When two web services love each other very much...
zoya: hypem: Some great music blogs use Tumblr as their platform, and we aggregate those in The Hype Machine. But plenty of people have awesome insights on music, even if they post about everything else on their tumblelog, too. So now, you can submit your music posts to the Hype Tumblr. We’re also following some cool people and reblogging their stuff, so you can see all the...
Jan 26th
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“After watching Apple take over a lot of mindshare with its gleaming array of...”
– We Are All Gadget Nerds Now - Nicholass Carr - NYTimes.com
Jan 26th
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Jan 23rd
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Matthew Lesko says there’s tons of free money from the government that will enable you to quit your day job, but who believes him? The free money is really coming from our corporate overlords (in this case Pepsi). They’re giving away the money that would have been spent on their Superbowl ad and mind-control chemicals as grants over the next year. Is it worth a shot? There has...
Jan 20th
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“So what’s there to do? On the macro level, well, who the hell knows? There are a...”
– Open Letter From OK Go - OK Go
Jan 20th
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Make This Money, Take This Money
Chris Brogan asks “What is your Pop-Up Store?” I’ve been thinking a bit about pop-up stores lately and how that model works well for many businesses, particularly fashion, and how it can applied to other types of business. One perfect example are my friends who are starting a gaming store in Brooklyn and holding events at unconventional locations like coworking spaces until they...
Jan 20th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 13th
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“Dr. Liebowitz suggests a more traditional reform for cyberspace: punishing...”
– Ok NYT, I’ll bite. How is this feasible? Even the RIAA changed their method of punishing alleged offenders directly through lawsuits because it was too expensive and wasn’t working. They decided to follow the MPAA’s lead of working with network providers to blast cease-and-desist...
Jan 13th
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Jan 11th
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“Q. If you could ask only one or two questions to get a sense of a person, what...”
– from Corner Office - Tony Hsieh of Zappos - On a Scale of 1 to 10, How Weird Are You? - NYTimes.com
Jan 11th
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