March 2011
36 posts
The Missing Loop in Health Hacking →
Health hacking technology and communities are all missing something. Today’s product and community diversity is a sign of immature products and value propositions, but tomorrow’s diversity will be…
Today's two hour gym session was brought to you by... →
60tosexy:
Also, my ego.
I lift tomorrow. Let’s go.
“… as market power increases, it is increasingly easy to fall into the trap...”
– Apple’s Unfair Price Advantage - broadstuff
Would you think differently about Color if it was... →
Would you think differently about new startup Color if it had been announced as a new Facebook feature?
Originally posted to the newsletter Wednesday, March 24, 11:30 PM. Sign up here
“Writing on her blog on Tuesday, the day after it was reported that Ms. Hocking...”
– Amanda Hocking Signs Four-Book Deal With St. Martin’s - NYTimes.com
And yet, is a traditional publisher the best way to just be a writer?
“It all comes down to who gets paid and who makes money,” said Drew Sievers,...”
– As Phones Become Mobile Wallets, Businesses Want a Share - NYTimes.com
“How much innovation happens when people are just having fun?”
– Tim O’Reilly at SXSW Fireside chat, just now.
“The opportunities for the hardware entrepreneur have never been better.”
– 26 - Hardware is the new software. Entrepreneurs and investors, get on board. by Taylor Davdson
“But if serious journalism is about to enjoy a renaissance, I can only rejoice....”
– All the Aggregation That’s Fit to Aggregate - NYTimes.com
The Future of News - Pay or you'll get cr*p
Alan Patrick, recapping a panel from Financial Times Digital Media & Broadcasting conference:
- High quality, unique content (FT, Economist) can charge money for subscriptions today
- You are not going to get curated truthful News for free, it will be Advertorial friendly opinions or subsidised via New Barons with Agendas. News will be what the (Ad filled) Internetz News Content farms wants...
“I read Calculated Risk, Econbrowser, Rortybomb, Naked Capitalism, Yglesias, the...”
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One of these things is not like the others.
What Paul Krugman Reads
(via heyitsnoah)
“Today’s product and community diversity is a sign of immature products and...”
– About health hacking apps, in my latest newsletter The Missing Loop in Health Hacking Technology and Communities.
Microsoft Is Said to Pay Nokia More Than $1... →
Read the details, and this isn’t just a “Nokia is going to use Windows Mobile on their smartphones.” Microsoft is dropping $1 billion into Nokia as a kind of vendor / partnership financing to get Nokia is to use Windows Mobile, but to also create a deeper tie with other services. This is a very short step towards an acquisition; but with the CEO of Nokia an ex-Microsoft exec,...
How to Start Your Own Country: A Primer | Mother... →
“Foursquare sees itself as a variant of Facebook or Twitter, but with location...”
– AmEx Teams Up With Foursquare - WSJ.com
Otherwise known as lame tech business writing.
But this is a very interesting partnership, and a big example how merchants and brands will strike deals with companies that can provide better, more relevant information about their customers and fans.
Music Is Not A Product, And You'll Never Adapt If... →
a product is a single thing created in the past that you now own. A service is paying for something to happen in the future.
In case you’re confused.
“Wish I could tag everything: emails, tweets, google shares, and get a communal...”
– – @anavisan (via theinternetwishlist)
“Is there a demand for Demand Media …. or is it just driven by accidental...”
– Is there a demand for Demand Media…. - broadstuff
“The scab you’re picking at is called execution. Studios are hardwired not to bet...”
– Scott Rudin, as quoted in The Day the Movies Died: Movies + TV: GQ
Let’s just all say it again: Idea is nothing; execution is everything.
I know this article has been floating around for a bit, but it’s worth reading if you haven’t gotten around to it, or re-reading if you have. If you want to...
