July 24th, 2008 — New Media, Online Advertising, User-Created Media
From your friends at Silicon Alley Insider, comes a collection of the world’s most valuable new media companies. It’s a great selection of classics from the 90’s and new titles from today. Own the entire set for only 12 easy payments of: $5.199 Billion. Take a look!
THE SAI 25: THE WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE STARTUPS
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July 14th, 2008 — Growth
From, The New York Times:
Unboxed: If You’re Open to Growth, You Tend to Grow By JANET RAE-DUPREE
WHY do some people reach their creative potential in business while other equally talented peers don’t?
After three decades of painstaking research, the Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck believes that the answer to the puzzle lies in how people think about intelligence and talent. Those who believe they were born with all the smarts and gifts they’re ever going to have approach life with what she calls a “fixed mind-set.” Those who believe that their own abilities can expand over time, however, live with a “growth mind-set.”
Guess which ones prove to be most innovative over time. Continue reading →
July 1st, 2008 — New Media, Old Media, Scott's Blog
From, Stuff White People Like:
“The number one reason why white people like not having a TV is so that they can tell you that they don’t have a TV…though these people often fill their time by talking with other friends who don’t watch TV about how they don’t watch TV, looking at leaves, cooking, reading books about left wing politics, and going to concerts/protests/poetry slams.”
I was at a BBQ last night listening to a friend relate how she’s just finished watching every episode of Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and is working her way through the 1st season of Heroes. But then finished up her enthusiam for Heroes (which I share) by mentioning that she doesn’t own a TV (I gave her props, “Oh that’s great…me either!”)…so how does she consume her favorite media? She watches it all on her laptop (via iTunes).
A-ha! How fantastic is it to have technology provide us with an ability to continue to claim not owning a television but still reap all the benefits of keeping up on your favorite shows?! Brilliant. Only drawback? It’s a small screen…so I rig my lappy up to a projector…that way it’s still not technically a TV and I retain my non-TV-owning bragging rights.
