November 2009
70 posts
Best “I Quit” Note You’ll See This Week (Found on... →
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Business model book follows its own advice →
Business models are at the core of what we write about every day here at Springwise, so we were naturally interested to see a new book launch on the topic recently. What’s particularly…
“A legal online purchase of a song brings about €0.60 into the pockets of the...”
– Illegal Downloads 150x More Profitable Than Legal Sales | TorrentFreak
“Can you give me a simple, concrete explanation of how quantum computers work?”
– Michael Nielsen » Quantum computing for everyone
“A man approaches a woman in Union Square and asks, “Would you watch my dog...”
– Grant McCracken: And the AEIOU (Vowel) Award goes to…
“Don’t believe the myth of quality.”
– The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple Is Just Fine
“I is not structured like a traditional paper.”
– A Portuguese success story: could i be the future of newspapers? - Editors Weblog
Ultra Portable and Lightweight Litl Web-Book →
Litl Web-Book is an innovative and intuitive device that has made surfing the internet easier and more joyous than ever. The simple and plain main navigation screen will immediately let the users…
Gained something in the translation →
Tweet: A tweet paraphrased my link-economy line and showed me I’ve been saying more than I thought I have. **
In Twitter today, one @rpaskin paraphrased something I’ve been saying – and said…
“This is the best model I’ve seen on how to build a startup. Read it.”
– The sultans of startup marketing - Venture Hacks
“Questions help you uncover what you need to know to sell. Without good ones,...”
– 8 Sales Questions You Can’t Live (and Sell) Without! - EVERYTHING IS SELLING…
A Central Nervous System for Earth: HP's Ambitious... →
HP Labs has joined the race to build an infrastructure for the emerging Internet of Things. The giant computing and IT services company has announced a project that aims to be a “Central…
Leaving a Vulgar Comment Online Might Cost You... →
A backlash against anonymous commenters and trolls seems to be underway. Only last month, a court case was settled where anonymous commenters ended up having to pay big fines to the women who…
More baked goods by subscription, now in the UK →
Much the way Dulcinea delivers sustainably baked goods once a week to busy New Yorkers, so Le Dolci aims to do the same for time-pressed Londoners. While food-of-the-month clubs are not…
“The core idea is to appeal to that small subset of customers who think of...”
– Local Bookstores, Social Hubs, and Mutualization « Clay Shirky
Digg CEO Adelson: “I Don’t Think People Expect To... →
This afternoon Digg CEO Jay Adelson was interviewed on Fox Business News, where he spoke about the future of Digg and the ways it could potentially cooperate with strugging news…
More baked goods by subscription, now in the UK →
Much the way Dulcinea delivers sustainably baked goods once a week to busy New Yorkers, so Le Dolci aims to do the same for time-pressed Londoners. While food-of-the-month clubs are not…
“So if we want eternal life, we had better first have the Elysian fields and...”
– Ghost in the Shell: Why Our Brains Will Never Live in the Matrix | h+ Magazine
“The view from the eye of a recession isn’t great.”
– Turning Predictions into Opportunities - O’Reilly Radar
“So let’s do some predictions, shall we?”
– tecosystems » What’s in Store for 2010? A Few Predictions
“Somehow culture from accident seemed more interesting than culture that was...”
– Grant McCracken: Dan Wieden, Chief Culture Officer at Nike
“In the absence of knowledge, doubts proliferate.”
– Grant McCracken: Culturematic, new media, and marketing
“Culture isn’t knowing when Napoleon died. Culture means knowing how I can...”
– SPIEGEL Interview with Umberto Eco: ‘We Like Lists Because We Don’t Want to Die’ - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
“How would a mother describe a tiger to her child? Probably by using a list of...”
– SPIEGEL Interview with Umberto Eco: ‘We Like Lists Because We Don’t Want to Die’ - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
“Twitter & Facebook Turn Everyone Into An Affiliate Marketer”
– Twitter And Facebook Turn Everyone Into An Affiliate Marketer
“Want to invent the next iPod? Then don’t try too hard.”
– Small Business: Finding Your Next ‘Eureka’ Moment - WSJ.com
“Spain set a new record, hitting 53.7% of its energy requirements being supplied...”
– Spain gets 53% of its energy from wind! — GreenMonk: the blog
Twitter And Facebook Turn Everyone Into An... →
This guest post was written by Steve Poland, a former TechCrunch writer working on his soon-to-launch start-up InSeconds that allows sites to easily customize each visitor’s experience,…
MakeMyTrip.com: Is eCommerce in India Finally... →
GURGAON, INDIA– Back in 1995, Deep Kalra knew that India had burgeoning consumer promise. So he took a risk, quit his safe-but-boring banking job and joined AMF Bowling—an American company…
MakeMyTrip.com: Is eCommerce in India Finally... →
GURGAON, INDIA– Back in 1995, Deep Kalra knew that India had burgeoning consumer promise. So he took a risk, quit his safe-but-boring banking job and joined AMF Bowling—an American company…
“Dopamine Makes You Addicted To Seeking Information”
– What Makes Them Click » Blog Archive » 100 Things You Should Know About People: #8 — Dopamine Makes You Addicted To Seeking Information - Applying Psychology to Understand How People Think, Work, and Relate
Google-Admob: A storm for Weather.com? →
If you’re looking for some consequences from Google’s bold acquisition of leading mobile ad network company AdMob yesterday, consider Weather.com.
Weather.com, a subsidiary of the…
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“This process will offer manufacturers an inexpensive way to add “intelligence”...”
– Xerox develops silver ink to usher in new era of low cost printable electronics
“Positioned on the central mall on Pike Street, the robot will work for up to...”
– Storefront for Art and Architecture | Pike Loop, a Robot-Built Installation in NYC
“So back to new startup ecosystems developing in europe, asia, and elsewhere. It...”
– Startup Ecosystems Take Time
“However, while the Internet is a great source of news for some, for most it is a...”
– David T. Z. Mindich - I Want Media
“And our angle into the drug industry is with the single most successful drug in...”
– lbrandy.com » Blog Archive » My billion dollar business idea
“Rupert Murdoch has said that his Newscorp sites are going to block Google...”
– Rupert Murdoch to Block Google = Smart = Twitter has changed it all. « blog maverick
“These Natural Fuses allow only a limited amount of energy to be expended based...”
– Toward the Sentient City » Natural Fuse
“Amphibious Architecture submerges ubiquitous computing into the water”
– The Living: Amphibious Architecture
“Here’s a cute little video from Maya Research that illustrates the...”
– Trillions: The future of our information ecology - Core77
“So really this is a list of 18 things that cause startups not to make something...”
– The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups
“So here are my specific tips on constructing a business plan… Your...”
– Who Has Time For This?: How To NOT Write A Business Plan
“The Art of Community Now Available For Free Download”
– The Art of Community Now Available For Free Download | Art Of Community Online
“Cities should measure the impact of learning more closely, because education...”
– Ideas for Cities: Google Analytics for Learning | GOOD
Ankida Yacht by Lila-Lou →
The Ankida Yacht concept was developed aiming to move away from the conventional center-line arrangement by integrating the mast, keel and sail configuration with the hull naturally. The bow like…