A lifetime ago – long before we launched Socialcam – my cofounder, Michael Seibel, came to me and gave me an intervention. “We have a problem,” he said. “Employees are unhappy.” Advertisement Advertis
For three decades we have conducted a massive economic experiment, testing a theory known as supply-side economics. The theory goes like this: Lower tax rates will encourage more investment, which in
Patients Are Not Consumers Earlier this week, The Times reported on Congressional backlash against the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a key part of efforts to rein in health care costs. This back
I’m going to make a bold prediction. Long after you and I are gone, HTML will still be around. Not just in billions of archived pages from our era, but as a living, breathing entity. Too much effort,
In this case, it isn't terrible politics. Really. Much has been made of President Obama's attempts to emulate Ronald Reagan. But in his flag-planting deficit-reduction speech this week, Obama sounded
Dan Benjamin is an inventor, podcaster, software developer, and writer. In early 2009, Dan became a full-time podcaster with the launch of 5by5.tv , often called "NPR for Geeks" by its listeners. 5by5
A Cursory High-Level Overview of the Current Status of Cloud-Based Syncing and iOS Devices After Apple’s iPad 2 introduction event last month, I ran into Josh Topolsky , and, of course, we talked abou
Home » Lifehack » Lessons on Email Processing from GMail’s Priority Inbox Published on September 9, 2010 Lifehack Lessons on Email Processing from GMail’s Priority Inbox Written by Francis Wade Author
RT @traceykthompson: The "FU Pay Me" talk @mike_ftw gave was so powerful my delinquent client paid before I'd even finished watching :D http://t.co/Sd84SN3
At best, public support for the law is mixed and contradictory. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey released last week was typical: A slight plurality had an unfavorable impression of it, but a slight m
This post is the third of seven posts about the future . Caveat lector. I think it was only during the second Lord of the Rings film, The Two Towers , that it hit me. Hang on: I remember this. I remem
There has been a lot of talk about Android market share versus the rest of the industry — but these ‘analysts’ are just talking about Android versus the iPhone. It is all rather pointless, as we know
Screenshot of Amazon.com browser window, showing the CloudPlayer; foreground window is the Amazon MP3 Uploader, copying iTunes playlists into Amazon CloudDrive. This is why I love my job. Today, Amazo
iPad: The Microwave Oven of Computing Thursday, March 17th, 2011 In 1967, American consumers were introduced to the new, must have item for their kitchens: the microwave oven. This device, manufacture
Media Platforms Design Team The ranch house sitting 50 feet off a two-lane , pothole-riddled road southeast of Great Falls, Mont., is not much to look at. It's a simple one-story structure, surrounded
Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Closed. I’ve never liked Google’s use of the word “open” to describe the Android operating system. On one hand, the “openness” has led to situations where car
Too many of the biggest sites on the internet today provide “free services”: they choose not to charge their users. This is a costly mistake that we’ll see play out again and again over the next few y
For the past few days I’ve been using and enjoying TweetMag on my iPad, a new app from the smart folks at Toronto design studio Teehan + Lax . It’s a beautifully designed reader-style application that
UPDATE: More recent stats are available here. To date, I’ve relied only on my own speculation to estimate how many people used Instapaper on each iOS device, or with each iOS version. I didn’t think t
March 24, 2011 Related topics: Career Process Ryan Irelan @ryanirelan Vice President of Technology Last Monday, Happy Cog’s Greg Hoy led a SXSW session about company culture . I wasn’t able to attend
I’m enjoying a nice little break between conferences. I’m taking it easy with my in-laws in the warm climes of Saint Augustine, Florida where I’ve been spending my time soaking up the sun and gently f
My 3 Words for 2021 Thank BUDDHA that it's 2021! Since 2006, I've been recommending that people choose 3 words to guide their actions and ... Read More January 1, 2021 / Marketing How the Beast is Us
T he October 2008 issue of SuperYacht World confirmed it: money cannot buy happiness. Page 38 of “the international magazine for superyachts of distinction”—if you have to ask what it takes for a yach
Cennydd Bowles 12 Dec ember 2010 Published in Business The moment of unveiling our designs should be among our proudest, but it never seems to work out that way. Instead of a chance to show how we can
The wild boar is standing 30 or 40 yards away, at the bottom of a grassy bank, staring right at me. Even from this distance I can see its outrageously long snout, its giant pointed ears, and the spiny
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