April 2011
10 posts
“We’re a company that’s built on everyone else’s API, so we have to be cool about...”
– Klout Wants to Help Social Media Users Understand Their Influence and Get Free Stuff | Liz Gannes | NetworkEffect | AllThingsD
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-24) →
Angus & Julia Stone (57)
Jack Johnson (43)
The Black Keys (17)
Chet Baker (12)
Serge Gainsbourg (4)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-17) →
Pearl Jam (30)
Stars (29)
Sarah Blasko (13)
The Watson Twins (5)
The Waifs (3)
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- This is going to be BIG! - Yes People →
A startup may not be the right environment for everyone, but I think the single biggest differentiating aspect of the startup innovation community is the preponderance of “yes” people. I don’t mean any kind of sycophant. I mean someone who says “yes” to new people, new ideas, and new possibilities.
“No” people are easy to spot—and they...
Top 5 Innovative Digital Marketing Agencies →
How many creative agencies - or media agencies for that matter - can say *that*? “The company [Razorfish] now has 21 patents to its name in digital marketing technology.”
“If CEOs were graded on a curve, the mean on the test would be 22 out of a 100....”
– What’s The Most Difficult CEO Skill? Managing Your Own Psychology.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-3) →
RiSIL (32)
Allo Darlin’ (24)
Daedelus (16)
Cut Copy (15)
Adalita (12)
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“Like so many case studies rolled out at conferences these days, we were praising...”
– Social integration should be a basic business practice | Opinion | New Media Age
“Meta-discussions can be tiresome, but communities die if content is chosen...”
– Can we skip the lame April Fool’s submissions? (Friday Signal: April’s Foolishness, But Microsoft Ain’t Kidding)
“Instead you will pay Amazon, or Netflix, or Spotify, or Google for their...”
– The Technium: The Satsisfaction Paradox 