April 2012
55 posts
Ross N. Feinstein: The Problem-Worthiness... →
rnfein:
Problems ought to have a few basic properties before they’re worth solving in the context of building a business.
I’ve often heard from folks smarter than I that a problem worth solving has at least the following three properties:
1. The problem should exude urgency: your customer shouldn’t be able to live without a solution.
2. Customers should be willing to pay you money for your...
Matt Langer: Maybe if people who enjoy reading... →
langer:
Maybe if people who enjoy reading good books had any idea how book publishing worked they wouldn’t say things like “But if it’s not a physical book it should cost less!”
Maybe if people who enjoy reading good journalism had any idea how print and online media worked they wouldn’t say things like…
“I’m not saying Nintendo’s online plans are the worst plans...”
– The 3DS eShop, or why Nintendo has no f*cking clue -Destructoid
Skillcrush →
Codecademy for women?
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Do It Yourself - DIY →
Interesting kids community startup.
When I met my boyfriend's best friend
whatshouldwecallme:
He was just like,
This was such an amazing episode. Must watch.
“It is not for myself that I click these banner ads, not because I yearn for...”
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: I Am the One Who Clicks Banner Ads.
Lacher kills it again. One of my favorite writers on the Internet.
► Hoodie Allen - No Interruption / The Hype... →
“It was a terrible mistake. It doesn’t work because people game it — and the...”
– Nick Denton wants to turn the online media world on its head — Tech News and Analysis
► Black Light Dinner Party - Leave It All / The... →
Growing on me.
Lesson: Communication over code
throughthetrees:
What happened to the ‘communication’ part in digital communication?
Today digital strategists and digital agencies are mostly about digital channel planning and tech strategy. No wonder media agencies are muscling in on the territory. They are competing on the same proposition. Adding to the mess is blog after blog abusing the word strategy, using it to describe digital tech...
Countdown (Beyoncé Knowles song) - Wikipedia, the... →
The song is scored in the key of D minor, and has the sequence Dm–Gm–F–C
Amazing chord progression.
Economic themes in *Girls*, the new HBO show —... →
The comic timing is very good, and the show also explains: 1. Why the “Rotten Kid theorem” fails and why theories of strategic bequest are unlikely to work, 2. The longer-term consequences of a slow job market for youth, and 3. What life is like when your IQ is high but the shadow value of your labor is low.
Get Your Copy Of On The Bro'd Right Now
wondertonic:
Exciting news from your favorite bro-speak translation of Kerouac’s On The Road
onthebrod:
It’s totes official, bros. On The Bro’d is available for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or wherever books are sold. You can even get it as an eBook, if you’re some kind of douche with a Kindle.
So grab a copy of the book, a case of Natty, and shotgun a brewdog every time there’s a...
“Your novel is a retelling of another novel from the perspective of a minor...”
– Blurbs for sale
