February 2012
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“In the world of plenty, the only currency is attention and attention is what...”
– Om Malik, on GigaOM buying PaidContent. Two brands with serious authority that command attention.
Why we are buying paidContent — Tech News and Analysis
January 2012
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“The rules: everyone stacks their phones face-down, and if a person at the table...”
– Participated in a phone stack last night. No one cracked, though we did almost reach for The Google to settle some arguments. Zeitgeist!
Yes, Cell Phone Stacking Is Now a Thing - Trendwatch - Eater National (via etagwerker)
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When beer prices get out of hand, head to social...
NYC pricing is a real problem for craft beer. Certain grocery stores are especially ridiculous in marking prices up to and above corner deli levels.
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We’ve written lately about beer prices getting out of hand at bars in New York City. With the growing popularity of craft beer in the city, it’s no surprise that some businesspeople might try to take advantage of the boom by driving up...
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“If you’re a pure economist and following the laws of supply and demand, the...”
– When standard economics meets behavioral economics. This week: dynamic pricing bites back.
Disruptions: Taxi Supply and Demand, Priced by the Mile - NYTimes.com
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“There has never been a mass market for good journalism in this country. What...”
– Clay Shirky gets into it. Bonus points for use of “anodyne.”
Are Newspapers Finally Figuring Out How To Reward Their Best Customers? | paidContent
November 2011
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“In short, micro-pub is a combination of old fashioned newsletter, blog and a...”
– Interesting read from Om Malik. For those interested in a niche covered by a micropub the value is tremendous — PaidContent is my go-to source for media/publishing news.
And, according to Om, PaidContent founder Rafat Ali is making more off it than he did as a journalist.
The Dawn of the...
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October 2011
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“I like craft beers, too. Have you ever had Blue Moon?”
– Everyone I’ve ever hated, ever. (via labombaantieverything)
Ha.
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“Conde Nast, Wired’s parent company, saw a 268 percent spike in subscriptions...”
– I’ve been loving iOS5’s Newsstand because it’s convenient and reminds me to update my news: just the right amount of motivation without being intrusive. Discoverability, as one commenter points out, is huge.
Still, are publishers getting any data from their new subscribers?...
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“When you’re dressed as an 8-foot sausage, you can really lean.”
– Rules of the Race:
It’s an honest contest
“Sausages don’t talk”
To get in “You need a connection, and then a connection and then another connection”
In Brewers’ Sausage Race, They’re All Wieners - NYTimes.com
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New York Mets to use 'dynamic pricing' for seats... →
Now this is cool.
“We have a sense going in that an early or a late midweek game isn’t as desirable as a summer weekend game — peak vs. off-peak, so to speak — and the reality is as you get into the season things happen,” said Dave Howard, Mets executive vice president for business operations. “Sometimes marketplaces will tell you that you probably should...
September 2011
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August 2011
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“Before: You could only “check in” to locations using the Places...”
– Facebook is getting rid of mobile-only Places and moving in the same direction as Twitter: users can attach their location to pretty much any update or action.
Ideally, this will also help move Facebook beyond the present tense with location-based, as users can discuss where they were previously or...
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“Developers come, generally, when at least two of these three criteria are met:...”
– Winners And Losers From Five Days That Changed The Mobile Market | paidContent
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“But while revenue from Citi Field has fallen because of the Mets’ poor on-field...”
– Regional Sports Networks Show Teams the Money - NYTimes.com
Great overview of how profitable these networks are, with a look at the Pac-12, the Orioles (MASN) and Dodgers, among others.
YES is the top regional network: it made $435.2M in 2010.
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Find and share the places you love. Say hi to... →
Another foursquare feature that adds value for users, boosts network effects and doesn’t seem like it will easily translate to Facebook Places or other would-be envelopers.
Speaking of envelopers: unlike on Yelp, it seems that foursquare lists can be more easily generated from places users have checked in; (I’m guessing more people check in on foursquare than write Yelp reviews).
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July 2011
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June 2011
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May 2011
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“BGov envisions an expansion well beyond the company’s core financial...”
– Bloomberg covers the nation’s capital behind a high pay wall - latimes.com
April 2011
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MBAs and Entrepreneurship/Startups
My Social Media and Entrepreneurship class this semester has hosted a bunch of great speakers, and almost every week the topic of MBAs in the entrepreneurship world has come up. Some of our guests have MBAs (Chris Dixon, Fred Wilson), some don’t (Perry Chen, Scott Heiferman), but regardless, each time the issue comes up there’s I’ve observed a fair amount of tension. Maybe...
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Brew York, New York: Mets kick Brooklyn Brewery to... →
Mr. Met works for Carlos Brito. Who knew.
brewyork:
Big Apple Brews in center field is one of the few spots left in Citi Field where anything resembling craft beer remains.
It wasn’t long ago - last season, to be precise - when Citi Field had the upper-hand when it came to beer selection at New York’s ballparks. And while the selection is…
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“I’m sure that when they designed the business model for HBO it...”
– Aaron Sorkin
Sorkin apparently took his new show to HBO because it focuses on quality over ratings. Seems like HBO is doing a good job of combining content and distribution pieces: HBO Go and the HBO brand are big draws for content producers.
Also: all of HBO’s growth is now coming from...
“New Yorkers lose their minds when it comes to brunch. Crain’s recently...”
– Amazing NYC stereotypes article.
That line in the photo? I see it every weekend from my apartment.
The Brunch Exceptions - WSJ.com
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Three Perspectives on Culture & Innovation
Over the past few weeks I’ve been lucky to see a few great guest speakers at school:
Jack Dorsey, Head of Product, Twitter; CEO, Square
Nathan Estruth, VP, P&G’s Futureworks
Phil McKinney, CTO, H-P’s Personal Systems Group
Consistent across each of the talks was a discussion of the ways these leaders contribute to fostering and managing innovation — which seems to...
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“In February, more than a third of all online-display ads in the U.S. appeared on...”
– Impressive. Wonder how much of the volume has to do with low price?
Making Facebook Ads More Buyer-Friendly - WSJ.com
March 2011
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WatchAnother awesome day at Columbia Business School.
socialstartup:
Livestream of Wednesday’s class with Jack Dorsey (Twitter and Square) and Erick Schonfeld (TechCrunch). Join and ask questions via Facebook.
NYTimes.com's Plan To Charge People Money For... →
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“Charging for digital news is no panacea. It’s a platform for a growth, and the...”
– Extremely well said. The NYT’s paywall is a beginning, not an end — unless tragedy befalls the company before it can adequately build on this beginning. Hopefully, the paywall also means that NYT’s management understands the dire situation they’re in (hey Carlos Slim!).
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“All the money that’s going to be lost is money that can be lost by people...”
– Diller on tech bubble: ‘We’re puffing it up pretty nicely’ | SXSW - CNET Blogs
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February 2011
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