Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed:
Lots of people are staking out positions around (and mostly against) investor David Einhorn’s FT-reported anti-CDS musings in his latest investor letter. I agree with David in many ways – and his writing is as fun as usual – but I don’t accept all of David’s reasons (although I agree the ability to so directly influence the (Read More)
Submitted by Hanna Wiszniewska
from Google Reader:
Awhile back I discussed Eileen Flanagan’s book, The Wisdom to Know the Difference. If you’d like to learn more about her, visit her website at www.EileenFlanagan.com.Therese: What are five clues you should be letting go of something?Eileen:1. You find yourself repeating the same complaint to different people.We all get frus (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Here is this week's events guide. You can download the entire event calendar in iCal format or import it into your Google Calendar. You can also import individual events using the link beside each entry. This events guide is a weekly feature here on ReadWriteWeb. We publish it every weekend, as good a time as any to review (Read More)
MediaShift:
Over the years, many authors have tried versions of the online donation model, with mixed results. But one specific genre of writers, speculative fiction, seems to be experiencing a moderate level of success.Back in 2000, Stephen King became one of the first major authors to offer a book online using an "honor system" to so (Read More)
mediabistro.com: FishBowlNY:
With Newsweek NewsDay about to begin charging access to their online articles via a pay wall, we're beginning to wonder if there is any other alternative for print publications to make money off the web. Obviously, ads aren't cutting it, and if you aren't charging readers access, then you're giving your content away.Journal (Read More)
Confessions of an Aca/Fan:
I am offering today's post as part of the ongoing conversation I've been having throughout the semester about transmedia storytelling practices. Below you will find the first of two installments written by HyeRyoung OK, a recently minted USC PhD, who I have met through my work with a new MacArthur Foundation Research Hub o (Read More)
MakeUseOf.com:
The world of business is a tough one indeed. Anyone will tell you that. From the guys at the top earning billions per year to the lowly freelancer, tucked away in a small home office. The big jobs are often the easiest. There’s nothing like landing a huge contract or finishing off that job you know will earn you more work. (Read More)
MediaShift:
What determines a successful community? The number of unique visitors or page views? The number of comments? Those metrics can be important, but there are also qualitative aspects to consider. Are the discussions on your site respectful and insightful? Are members deriving value from the community? Or are you hosting flame (Read More)
mashable:
Sarah Evans is a public relations and new media consultant and speaker at Sevans Strategy. She also authors a PR and social media blog and is the founder of #journchat.Twitter’s new Lists feature is all the rage right now. There are probably already millions of lists, and that number is growing by the minute (or second). So (Read More)
zlabs:
One of the biggest advantages of online media over print is the ability to change, update, and enhance online media at virtually anytime, with virtually no negative side effects. In fact, if a website or web application does not continually offer its users an ever-evolving and growing experience, that site or applicatio (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
What if I were to personally introduce you to someone who started online with only a few hundred dollars in hand and was able to quit his job less than six weeks later. Do you think you could learn something from that person?Well, author Frank Rumbauskas is the man I’d like to introduce you to. Three years ago he went from (Read More)
Submitted by Renesilva
from Google Reader:
If you ask anyone what makes a blog popular, they’ll say content. No matter how many clever headlines tell you otherwise, content is still king. If your content does not offer value in one way or another, people will simply not visit your site. The two steps to building a successful and popular blog are simply: writing grea (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Work in progressRevenue dropped to $7.1 billion but News Corp (NYSE: NWS). still turned in an 11 percent increase in profit in its first fiscal quarter, thanks, in part, to the way it handled expenses for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Not much thanks, though, to the Newspap (Read More)
Thorsten Körner:
Jason Fried, Gründer von 37signals, liest gern mal am NachmittagFür die Zeitschrift Inc. beschreibt Jason seinen typischen Arbeitstag. Und vermittelt eine Reihe von Einsichten in die Arbeitswelt einer Agentur und Softwarebude.Über Büropräsenz und 40-Stunden-Woche:I usually get to work between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Of the 16 p (Read More)
PR Communications:
Shel Holtz writes a thorough post on the depiction of employee communications in a networked company.1) Ease employee access to social networks.2) Show employees who’s saying what, right now.3) Communicate research results.4) Increase business literacy.5) Build awareness of business initiatives.6) Make sure everyone knows t (Read More)