January 2012
47 posts
MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY' →
murkavenue:
CLUE 1: “went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS” Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on: Feb 23 1993 CLUE 3: ”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics” Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…
“The government built its criminal case against Google using money, aliases and...”
– Con Artist Starred in Sting That Cost Google Millions - WSJ.com
“I recommend a great book on sales to anyone eager to learn more : The...”
– Process & Iteration: Learning How to Sell - Premature Pitchalation and Other Sins
great rec
“Yahoo CEO: [Yahoo] needs to “balance” it’s approach to...”
– New Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson’s Turnaround Plan
Differs from Bostock’s public position.
THE TRUTH ABOUT DAVOS: It's 'DaVOS,' Not 'DAvos'... →
I’ve always been a stickler for accuracy but I’m thinking there’s a cost here of sounding like a douche.
“America has also done very well in the past by looking forward toward the unseen...”
– Supply chains: Apple and the American economy | The Economist
Knew this pov from the economist would follow up the NYT Apple global trade story.
“There doesn’t seem to be a disclosure of any kind on the Pinterest website that...”
– What Affiliates and Merchants Should Know About Pinterest Links | Professional Affiliate Program Management | GTO Management (via nikiscevak)
“It has been decided that the Samsung Experience will close its doors on December...”
– Samsung Experience Closing On December 31, 2011 | NJTechReviews
Not sure if I should be surprised this wasn’t big news locally.
“Exercise works its magic, at least in part, by promoting autophagy. This...”
– Exercise and longevity: Worth all the sweat | The Economist
“3-5 inches of snow in NYC… Winter weather advisory in effect from 1am -...”
– NY Weather Alert - weather.com
“It’s bonus day at Goldman Sachs… And it’s “really...”
– The Goldman Bonus ‘Bloodbath’ - US Business News Blog - CNBC
But on the positive side, bonus envy is down!
“To some extent the apparent universality of the cuts may be helping. The usual bonus envy is way down, according to people I spoke with.”
“100 police officers and Police Academy recruits searched seven acres of brush in...”
– More Body Parts Found Near Iconic Hollywood Sign In Los Angeles | Fox News
crazy— this was practically my backyard growing up.
“Correlation Ventures said it closed an initial $165 million venture capital fund...”
– peHUB » Correlation Ventures Closes $165M Fund That Will Use Predictive Analytics
I don’t get this.
“Our findings reveal an irony – greater human diversity within an environment...”
– Opposites Don’t Attract (And That’s Bad News) | Wired Science | Wired.com
“VC is fundamentally a patter recognition and classification exercise. Every time...”
– Process & Iteration: Framing: Creating the Right Mental Impression
Science Can Neither Explain Nor Deny the... →
“Wahoo’s Fish Tacos, a West Coast mainstay set to open its first NYC...”
– Davidovich Bakery Stepping Into H&H Void; Wahoo’s Fish Tacos Opening Next Month — Grub Street New York
“According to Mintel, 55 percent of dog owners buy unplanned treats, versus 37...”
– Mintel: Pet Industry Is Poised for Growth- Pet Age Magazine January 2012 News
Odd juxtaposition of stats. Anyhow, truly amazing growth in the pet sector.
Brian Roemmele's answer to What is the new... →
“This argument is pointless, because it’s about only the U.S, which is a...”
– Why I Hate Android | Hacker News
“It is an odd Wall Street paradox: in down years, a higher percentage of a firm’s...”
– A Paradox of Smaller Wall Street Paychecks - NYTimes.com
Why I Hate Android →
This sounds like revisionist hating.
“In 1909 [Joseph Schumpeter] said that small companies were more inventive. In...”
– Schumpeter: Big and clever | The Economist
“private-equity bosses are focusing on midsize deals, growing existing businesses...”
– Private-Equity Firms Forced to Evolve - WSJ.com
They’ll also reach into the venture space.
“Who is Yahoo’s target customer? Is it you, the user? No, said Bostock: “Our...”
– What The Analysts Asked Yahoo Today, And How The New CEO Responded | paidContent
This has been their point of view for quite a while…
Why? Because from their vantage point, they don’t have a daily uniques problem, they have a monetization problem.
“Merchants shouldn’t have to discount wildly to attract new customers....”
– ANGRY MERCHANT: Here’s Why I Hate Groupon And LivingSocial And Will Never Use Them Again
Price cutting != Marketing.
“A current trend in the design of digital interfaces is to subtly hint that the...”
– Ketchup Bottles & The Physicality Of Design ~ Flyosity by Mike Rundle
“WebOS turned out to be something of a toxic asset.”
– H.P.’s TouchPad, Some Say, Was Built on Flawed Software - NYTimes.com
Anonymous Palm/HP sources describe it as “deeply flawed”, while named sources describe it as “ahead of its time”.
My New Year's resolution is to learn to code...
This codeacademy resolution troubles me because it goes against Ricardo’s law of comparative advantage.
How Will You Measure Your Life? - Harvard Business... →
Good New Years reading.
December 2011
26 posts
Verizon scraps $2 fee - Dec. 30, 2011 →
This and the GoDaddy situation shows just how much the balance of power has shifted towards the consumer because of social media.
Lunch at Minetta Tavern. Bone marrow > Black Label burger. Couldn’t get past the soggy bun.