December 2008
18 posts
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November 2008
26 posts
“talent - of a group or individual - needs nurture, both from the individual...”
– Hellofunction » On peak potential
A nice post by Fred Oliveira about the importance of getting yourself and your team visibility and creating an environment for success
2 tags
Irresponsible Journalism at the New York Times
“I’m a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That’s what kind of man I am. You’re just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It’s science.”
-Lawrence H. Summers*
No, the New York Times didn’t attribute this quote to Summers, but it’s come pretty darn close - twice. In its story...
“Right now there is something deeply dysfunctional, bordering on scandalously...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - We Found the W.M.D. - NYTimes.com
Morning Link: Fred Wilson on the Value of Social... →
Not that we do this everyday, but I thought this was a blog post worth citing. Fred Wilson on the value of social media to a VC:
Do You Ever Do Any Real Work?
That’s a question I used to get…
“What would you expect the results to be? When we posed this question to a group...”
– Op-Ed Contributor - What’s the Value of a Big Bonus? - NYTimes.com
This is an interesting study, but it seems difficult to compare the performance in a discreet, time-limited task with performance in a long term job. It seems like the stress / nervousness / anxiety issues wouldn’t have time...
Daniel Broukhim has a blog. Add this to your... →
The title:
Random Musings of a Disaffected Law Student
Motrin Moms →
Motrin is about to test the PR maxim: “all press is good press.” It looks like the company stepped in it today with an ad is that is, at the very least, borderline offensive.
Jeff Jarvis: Is Google Good or Evil? Good. →
This is slightly off-topic, but is interesting nonetheless. Jeff Jarvis posted the text of his prepared opening statement from an upcoming debate: the motion at issue: “Google violates its ‘don’t be…
“This woman wasn’t saying that Wall Street bankers were corrupt. She was saying...”
– The End of Wall Street’s Boom - National Business News - Portfolio.com
Jenny McCarthy Presses Obama on Autism at TotSpot... →
In the coming days, we’re going to share with you some really special memories from our launch party, which took place this past Sunday in Los Angeles. We’re still catching our breath from…
Change You Can Believe In →
TotSpot is now five-months old. Since launching our public beta in June, TotSpot users (now nearly 25,000 strong) have provided us with great feedback. To our users: You are constructive, helpful,…
“Lord, we ain’t what we want to be; we ain’t what we ought to be; we ain’t what...”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
Op-Ed Columnist - The Obama Dividend - NYTimes.com
“Mayor of Akron?” he said. “I’m already mayor of Akron....”
– Lebron James
ESPN - LeBron James awed by Barack Obama’s presidential election win
Love it; LBJ - Mayor of Akron since he was 13!
“There is a country out there where tens of millions of white Christians, voting...”
– The Promise - For Many Abroad, an Ideal Renewed - NYTimes.com
“Nov. 4, 2008, is a historic day because it marks the end of an economic era, a...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - A Date With Scarcity - NYTimes.com
I think tumblrette on the iPhone is going to revolutionize how I use this thing; thanks Dave for pointing it out.
