April 2010
10 posts
“It was Fox’s Roger Ailes who had the insight that the American right was an...”
– How Sarah Palin Has Become a Singular National Industry — New York Magazine (via rafer)
Sawickpedia: And Nascar before it.
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Create Tumblr Bookmarklet in Safari on the iPad —... →
Great tip
bijan sabet: Freemium backlash? →
It’s easy to kick someone when they are having trouble I guess. Ning announced a significant layoff and the critics pounced.
I guess I wasn’t surprised at this point. But the thing that surprised me was the negativity about freemium.
Just because some companies struggle with freemium doesn’t…
Sawickipedia: The negativity with regards to Ning isn’t really with Ning’s...
Presenting on the iPad
mikehudack:
evangotlib:
I’m in the middle of a week long business trip. Chicago - Detroit - Chicago. Long week. But it’s also the first time I’ve taken my iPad out for a major business trip. Its been great: lighter than a laptop, amazing battery life, full email & calendar functionality and much better for killing time in airports and on flights.
But I have made an unexpected...
“Goldman Sachs, which emerged relatively unscathed from the financial crisis, was...”
– S.E.C. Sues Goldman Over Housing Market Deal - NYTimes.com
Sawickipedia: God, I hope the SEC wins this. Goldman’s duplicitous behavior is one of the prime use cases for more and better financial regulation to prevent another systemic financial collapse.
“The company is generating $1 million or more per week in pure profit from the...”
– The Rest Of The Details On That Monster Groupon Financing
Rafer sez: @techcrunch Please issue a correction. These two sentences say that profit and revenue are both the same amount per week.
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Sawickipedia: You’re pointing out the wrong issue - $52M a yr in profits is different...
“He wanted to know why the No. 1 program on Italy’s Disney Channel wasn’t a...”
– Is Disney’s Iger Having a Cinderella Moment? - NYTimes.com
This is another example of Everything Bad is Good for You. Commercially successful storylines are getting more complex, and for younger audiences.
(via rafer)
Sawickipedia: It’s really surprising that serials/telenovelas...
