December 2010
16 posts
Dec 28th
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 17th
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“I know if I were CEO at Yahoo I sure as hell would have a Flickr account. In...”
– Thomas Hawk in an Open Letter to Yahoo! CEO, Carol Bartz
Dec 16th
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svpply: User Feedback: “I just added this map I was considering buying for my boyfriend to my “boyfriend” Svpply and then immediately FIVE other people added it to theirs. So I was like, “oh shit,” and bought it. Damn you, Svpply” I call this “the Svpply effect”
Dec 15th
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Continuations: Germany's Successful Labor Subsidy →
continuations: It’s too soon to know how long Germany’s current apparent economic strength will last or if it is even entirely for real. Nonetheless, there is one interesting aspect of German employment policy that is worth considering because it appears to be working. Germany has the concept of… Great write up on the stop gap employment benefit coverage Germany has utilized over the...
Dec 14th
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"The Kennedy"
svpply: This shoe was featured in Editor’s Pick today and is the collaborative work of New Balance and locally based Cambridge boutique, Concepts. They teamed up to create a JFK-inspired maritime themed shoe. Kennedy grew up sailing, took part in the Navy, and after years of collecting, filled his house with ship models, scrimshaw and sailing trophies. Not sure if it will make its way into...
Dec 14th
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Dec 8th
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“While shaving this morning, I noticed the brand name Gillette on my razor....”
– David Noël: Brand Loyalty  Spot on thoughts from David’s own experiences. Worth reading.
Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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“Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our biggest fear is that we are...”
– Nelson Mandela (via alanajoy)
Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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john: August 2010, NY Times calls Tumblr the new rival to Facebook and Twitter: Meet Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter’s New Rival Today, NY Times calls Tumblr a niche blogging site and suggests part of a new bubble: A Silicon Bubble Shows Signs of Reinflating They had the story right the first time Behold the double edged sword of building a business in the NYC media market.
Dec 4th
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Dec 1st
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“Could it be that Soundcloud could be our real YouTube for Audio? They are making...”
– SoundCloud launches super-cool ability to record on site and in iPhone app (via fred-wilson & david-noel)
Dec 1st
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