Category: Economics
Salon.com – Why can’t we watch Al Jazeera?
The first part is just sad, the second makes other cable news companies look pathetic in comparison.
Amazon Media Room – Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 36% to $12.95 Billion
That’s amazing, good job Amazon/Kindle.
ReadWriteWeb – Quora Blocks Startup Search Engines
This is an awful move by a startup to prevent other startups from being able to access data and gain the ability to search a site.
The New Yorker – News Desk: Why Is Eric Schmidt Stepping Down at Google?
This is super short article but man it details the entire story of Schmidt leaving Google as C.E.O.
Seth’s Blog – A culture of testing
I really enjoy that last sentence and Netflix is probably one of the great business built up around testing everything possible.
Rands In Repose – Managing Nerds
How does one go about managing nerds.
NYTimes.com – F.C.C. Seeks Mandatory Alerts of Cellphone Overage Charges
Remembers kids we can’t have the carriers implement a solution that might make them less money.
NYTimes.com – Why So Many Rich People Don’t Feel Very Rich
I love these sorts of article, putting a reality behind a feeling or attitude.
Uh Oh, Internet: Basic Mobile Video Will be YouTube-Only With MetroPCS Plans
Remember those Net Neutrality rules the FCC voted on a few weeks ago, this is exactly the loophole that everyone feared.
Panic Blog – Panic on the Mac App Store
The Mac App Store opened up today and Panic is all on there.