December 2010
30 posts
“What worries me are the consequences of a diet comprised mostly of...”
– Better - Merlin Mann
“Our goal in life is not to go around chasing people doing things similar to what...”
– Jay Walker’s patent mania. Article from 1999 but v accurate today.
“[Van Veen] describes this hobby as “selectively putting an obscene amount of...”
– The Stunt Man
“The Internet we know today exists only because, until now, there have been no...”
– Internet Access Should Be Application-Agnostic - Union Square Ventures (via garychou)
What I should be Reading
In preparation for a three-week trip, I asked Twitter what I should be reading. Here’s what was recommended:
- @AmarDPatel: Blood Meridian
- @brendanbaker: Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations
- @jesswlin: The Master Switch
- @zachklein: A Splendid Exchange
- @danielzarick: The Dharma Bums and What is a Designer
- @1807B: The Bed of Procrustes, Leonardo da...
“Babyface Resturant, Jl Monkey Forest, ☎ +62 361 976127, [23]....”
– From Wikitravel’s Ubud travel guide. Read the last sentence again: price elasticity ftw.
“Art fairs emerged in the last decade as an irresistible phenomenon, said Ms....”
– Quote is in reference to Art Basel and the art world, about which I know very very little. Can’t help but think the rise of Tumblr++ shows something very, very different.
“Don’t let me get carried away, but what i find interesting with this, with...”
– Student protesters in London use Google Maps to outwit police “kettling” - Boing Boing
Economics Experiment: Pick The Cutest Animal :... →
One of the better economics experiments I’ve ever seen.
Jason Goldman on Goog; from what I know, he's...
You worked at Google for a while. What’s your view on what they’re doing with social? How do you think they’re doing?
Some stuff has leaked out, but I don’t think it’s fair to judge any products at this point. We need to wait and see what they actually launch. There’s amazing folks at Google, and they will build innovative stuff.
Why hasn’t its social stuff caught on yet?
Their primary business is still online advertising, so it’s hard to prioritize. Google’s actually great at it, but it’s still difficult, especially because it’s such a large company.
“You got your job off a blog post?”
– Christina Cacioppo - Analyst at Union Square Ventures - We Are NY Tech (via fred-wilson)
why yes i did!
If New York doesn't work out ...
An idea — potentially the best ever — from my friend in Vienna:
ok, I have a plan. after my little tête-à-tête with japan and after you finally found out that you are more german than american and that the business stuff is not all there is, we both go back to berlin and open a studio called alpen. finally, the alps are higher than just a berg and so that should be a good start ;)...
