Excellent reading at The New York Times profiling David Karp, Tumblr’s 26-year-old founder. Tumblr = Cool company.… Read the rest
Category: Links
Facebook Didn’t Kill Digg, Reddit Did
… Read the restWhy did Digg die a slow and painful death? It depends on who you ask. In the wake of this news, nearly every major outlet credits Facebook and Twitter with delivering the killing blow. While both sites are
Check if your Yahoo! account password has been compromised
See if your account infected from recent Yahoo! password leak.… Read the rest
The Real History of the @reply on Twitter
Like the use of Retweet, the company didn’t invent @reply. Users did.… Read the rest
Ken Burns on The Power of Story
[quote source=”Ken Burns” rating=”4″]We all think that an exception is going to be made in our case and we’re going to live forever. Being a human is actually arriving at the understanding that that’s not going to be. Story is … Read the rest
OK GO, Creative Geniuses
Three lessons from one of the most creative rock brand in the planet. Via Adage.… Read the rest
Mobile tech’s future isn’t in the phone, it’s in your car
Via GigaOm.… Read the rest
The Difference Between an Optimist and the Pessimist
[quote source=”Claire Booth Luce” rating=”4″]The difference between an optimist and a pessimist is that the pessimist is usually better informed.[/quote]… Read the rest
How to Overcome Three Big Fears of Creative Entrepreneurs
To sum it up:
- Financial.
- Rejection.
- Selling out.
I can’t recall the latter ever fears me, but no. 1 & 2 does, almost all the time. Good advices.… Read the rest
What Interests Tech Business Watchers
[quote source=”Wired.com” rating=”4″]If there’s one thing tech-business obsessives seem to love more than a good success story, it’s a good failure story.[/quote]… Read the rest