June 2011
Barrett Garese: An offer I couldn’t refuse (AKA my... →
spytap:
Probably the most famous line from The Godfather is “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” There’s a retroactively sinister tone to it, coming as it does shortly before a fairly memorable demonstration of the degree to which Don Corleone is willing to “negotiate.”
There’s another kind of…
So happy this dude is joining the family.
“Nobody actually believed, outside of us three or four people in Palo Alto, that...”
– Sean Parker On Why Myspace Lost To Facebook (via hiten)
“I’m sure a lot of you have had this experience where you’re changing, you’re...”
– Steve Jobs via this rad video on rickwebb’s tumblrmajig via ronenreblogs
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Ronen shared a similar sentiment with me the other night and when I watched the video I forgot to text him. I’m glad he came across it on his own. :)
“So I’ve struggled on, and every day we’ve continued to win the most important...”
– Justin Kan - Startups Don’t Die, They Commit Suicide
Justin is spot on.
(via davemorin)
“Well what I want them to know is just like, John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa....”
– Rep. Michele Bachmann, kicking off her presidential campaign in Waterloo, Iowa—and trying to make reference to American movie star John Wayne. But the John Wayne she was thinking of was from Winterset, Iowa, as the Washington Times notes. Serial killer John Wayne Gacy was from Waterloo. (via...
Growth is good, but can feel weird.
evangotlib:
I’ve been at blip.tv for almost two-and-a-half years. It’s been quite a ride. When I started the sales team was essentially me and this one other guy. I was tasked with the following: build a sales organization; drive revenue. And do this fast please.
Flash forward to today and the blip.tv sales team consists of 13 sales people (two of whom are in London), four sales assistants,...
“Carbon dioxide is natural, it is not harmful, it is a part of Earth’s lifecycle....”
– In the Words of Michele Bachmann (via life)
I love Michele Bachmann. She’s brilliant and isn’t afraid to let people know it.
“He is maneuvering for three things — to leave the country, to have money and to...”
– Abdurrahaman Shalgam, a former Libyan foreign minister one of the highest-ranking defectors, told Corriere della Sera TV he believed Gaddafi was negotiating for asylum with either another African country or Belarus. (Source)
“A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life”
– Oscar Wilde (via jamesnord)
I agree with this in so much as you actually wear a tie. You can be quite serious and not wear a tie. But nothing - nothing - is worse than a poorly tied tie. Drives me crazy. Get the dimple right guys. Makes all the difference.
Also, while we’re at it, no more...
“I invented nothing new. I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind...”
– Henry Ford (via jonathanmoore)
Delta is a good airline.
evangotlib:
I’ve been a Continental/United guy for pretty much my whole life. I have status, tons of miles and they get me pretty much everywhere I need to go. I get upgraded 75% of the time. Nice.
But I have recently needed to be in Detroit about two - three times a month and Delta owns that route. Cheaper and many more flight options. And I’ve discovered that Delta is a pretty good...
“Get over it, We’re magnificent, we’re going to continue to be.”
– Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, US Marine Corps, on DADT (via zainyk)
“The reality is that 90 percent of the world does not have or cannot afford a...”
– Nokia’s CEO (via nostrich)
This is a stupid statement. World income will increase and smartphone costs will decrease. Soon it will be that “80 percent of the world does not have or cannot afford a smartphone.” A few years after that it’ll be 70 percent. And guess where the...
colinfitzpatrick asked: Where is this TV Everywhere and OTT Video panel tomorrow? This is up my alley and might attend. Google is proving pretty useless in tracking it down.
The president is expected to announce his... →
TV Everywhere Panel Questions?
bgershon:
I’m moderating a panel - tomorrow - June 22nd in NYC for Rutberg.
The title is: TV Everywhere and OTT Video—Content in a Multi-Screen World
The panelists include: Rishi Chandra, Lead, Google TV Mike Hudack, Co-Founder and CEO, blip.tv Jack Kennedy, EVP, Operations, News Corp. Digital Media Bob Zitter, EVP, Technology and CTO, HBO
Marc Debevoise, SVP, Digital, Starz - soon to be...
“The authors
argue that Kennan’s strategy of containment was designed for a...”
– The “Y” Article (PDF)
“Porter and Mykleby give us a non-partisan blueprint for understanding and...”
– The “Y” Article (PDF)
A Tech Entrepreneur's Plan for Grilled-Cheese... →
parislemon:
At first, The Melt popped up on my radar when it was unveiled and people immediately began calling it yet another sign of “the bubble” (sign 3,576 for those keeping score at home).
This is the first real story I’ve read about it. I dunno, it sounds like one of the least “bubbly” ideas ever. A store which will work in sync with mobile apps and make money from day one? Sign me up.
If...
“Shifting less than one day per week’s worth of calories from red meat and dairy...”
– Local Food or Less Meat? Data Tells The Real Story (Harvard Business Review)
(via Local Me)
(via adriennes)
That’s worth knowing.
Why Washington Ignores an Economic Prophet →
Stiglitz is perhaps best known for his unrelenting assault on an idea that has dominated the global landscape since Ronald Reagan: that markets work well on their own and governments should stay out of the way. Since the days of Adam Smith, classical economic theory has held that free markets are always efficient, with rare exceptions. Stiglitz is the leader of a school of economics that, for...
'Death Tax' Deception →
But the estate tax was meant to do more than bolster budgets and aid charities. From its inception, it was meant to ward off the emergence of a hereditary aristocracy in the United States. Established in 1916, the tax was a populist response to the excesses of the Gilded Age. President Theodore Roosevelt justified it by arguing that society has a claim upon the fortunes of its wealthy....
“I hope kids are still finding some way, despite Google and Wikipedia, of not...”
– Tim Kreider, In Praise of Not Knowing (via stoweboyd)
“The only computers I’d ever seen in those days were things the size of the side...”
– William Gibson (via azspot)
“A redesign of the blip.tv home page last month has resulted in a sleek,...”
– All Those Online Videos, Still Chasing an Audience - New York Times
New York Times TV critic Mike Hale decided to use his Sunday column to talk about blip.tv and original Web series. We didn’t pitch the story, he just decided to do it. Which is very flattering. It would seem that...
The New Silicon Valley Douchebag →
This article is worth reading for everyone interested in tech.