July 2010
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Twitter a Hit Among 30-Somethings (in Korea) →
Twitter is used mainly to exchange information (81.6 percent), NHN’s social networking service MeToday for fun (60.8 percent), Cyworld to network and keep in touch with friends (90.9 percent) and Facebook for business (26.7 percent).
The Chosun Ilbo
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“Every few days at The Washington Post, staffers get a notice like this:...”
– washingtonpost.com - Gene Weingarten column mentions Lady Gaga.
The state of old media hiring young guns to bring things into the state of new media. It sounds a lot like advertising.
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In Report, Grim View of North Korean Health Care -... →
Other defectors told similarly horrific stories. One said her appendix was removed without anesthesia and her hands and feet were bound to prevent her from moving during the procedure. Others told of entire cities with no ambulances.
This is North Korea. Humanitarian crisis doesn’t begin to describe the misery of North Korea.
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Startups in a Downturn - BusinessWeek →
Founders of the most successful companies are motivated less by the lure of riches than the dream to solve an important problem and benefit the world. As a young, self-taught computer engineer, Mitch Kapor saw an opportunity in the early 1980s, another recessionary period, to create software tools for personal computers that would help businesses be more productive. So in 1982 he founded his own...
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“When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for...”
– Jeff Bezos, Princeton University 2010 commencement speech (via jingc) (via alphalux)
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Watch— Dan Ariely
A TED.com talk on irrational behavior.
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“Some start-ups put a lot of emphasis on work-life balance. I try to work the...”
– — Justin Kan from Justin.tv
a profile in Inc.
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“We’ve begun tracking employee relationships. When employees log in to...”
– — Jeff Hsieh
Why I Sold Zappos - Inc.
Culture is everything and this is a meaningful way to test, measure and track.
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“No medium has ever survived the indifference of 25-year-olds.”
– — Clay Shirky
What a brilliant way to postulate the death of paywalls.
Clay Shirky: ‘Paywall will underperform – the numbers don’t add up’ | Technology | The Guardian
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“The goal is never to purchase behavior.”
– but…
channel existing behavior into new forms that can be monetized.
E-Commerce Adds a Twist - WSJ.com
The mix between e-commerce and retail is getting interesting.
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Peter Drucker + fictional Japanese school girl
Paraphrased:
Focus on clear and measurable goals instead of gambare.
Economist
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“What Happens When the Brands We Work for Disappoint Us?”
– Advertising Age - Guest Columnists
An emotional appeal to reason.