November 2009
43 posts
Marketers such as Starbucks discover that simple... →
Star Wars: Uncut →
“It’s gonna be awesome.™”
– Barbarian Group
Afghanistan Porn Consumption Norms, Strategic... →
October 2009
43 posts
PopTech.Feltron.com →
Social Business by Stowe Boyd →
“Because once you go through the program and don’t get funded by the sponsoring...”
– The most important question to ask before taking seed money cdixon.org – chris dixon’s blog
Service Guidelines
One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (part 1)
Of the most notable.
3. Never refuse to seat three guests because a fourth has not yet arrived. 6. Do not lead the witness with, “Bottled water or just tap?” Both are fine. Remain neutral. 32. Never touch a customer. No excuses. Do not do it. Do not brush them, move them, wipe them or dust them.
The Wilco Loft →
The world's best pancake recipe →
Wonderwall →
Google Wave as an RPG environment →
“Table of Contents
1) Avoid mistakes
2) Do not make the opening moves...”
– How Not to Play Chess by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky. Published by Dover 1949 (via cdixon)
“@scarequotes: Use “login” for the noun, “log in” for the...”
– Twitter / Fake AP Stylebook: @scarequotes
Skinner Boxes →
5 Secrets
Michael Bierut -5 Secrets
1. Listen first, than design.
2. Don’t avoid the obvious.
3. The solution is in the problem.
4. Indulge Your Obsessions
5. Love is the answer.
(6. Remember who you’re doing it for and why.)
Rice Pudding | Formaggio Kitchen →
“They build something, get it into the market, and then things happen. Often it...”
– Events Often Overtake Companies
Don Q's LadyData - nice quant/iad interaction →
Surviving a Recession — And a Wildfire →
“what we do is often a function of how we do it.”
– Elinor Ostrom and the Future of Economics - Umair Haque
How safe is the HPV vaccine? (Visualization) →
Are Your Friends Making You Fat? - NYTimes.com →
Montblanc's $25,000 Gandhi pen stirs controversy →
What Brands Can Learn From Online Dating →
Is Democracy a Design Problem? →
“Question: Is the goal of the Nobel Peace Prize committee to reward progress of...”
– Twitter / Gladwell
“You can visit the ft.com domain something like nine times per month for free....”
– Monetize The Audience, Not The Content
The Fallacy of Financial Metrics - Anthony Tjan →
Free Trademark Search Online - Trademarkia →
Vonnegut's eight rules for writing a short story
1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
4. Every sentence must do one of two things—reveal character or advance the action.
5. Start as close to the end as possible.
6. Be a Sadist. No...
Apple's Market Share Per Category →
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
– George Bernard Shaw 