Monthly Archives: June 2008
A Counter to RWW’s Analysis: LinkedIn’s keeping it simple
Bernard Lunn writes a useful analysis of the recent LinkedIn deal in ReadWriteWeb. While I found it thorough and detailed, if I were to critique it, I’d say that it’s myopic and thus over-complicated. Here’s what I mean. First off, … Continue reading
Filed under entrepreneurship, internet, politics
Stanford Coach Jim Harbaugh: A Shining Example of What’s Great in the NCAA
Last night my family and I were grabbing an early dinner at the Creamery in Palo Alto. At the adjacent table, hosting what looked to be a small recruiting dinner, was Stanford Head Football Coach Jim Harbaugh. Now, as a … Continue reading
Filed under sports
A new grad’s dilemma: start-up or bigco?
Last night I attended a social mixer in San Francisco, attended several hundred young professionals representing alums from a bunch of schools. It was the first one of these I’d attended up in San Francisco, and it did a lot … Continue reading
Filed under career management, mba career advice
Disqus / WordPress Integration — Clear as Mud
Yes, I’m getting onto the social media bandwagon, and I’m now blogging daily. Oooh aaah. I’m finding indeed that commenting is also something I enjoy doing. In practice, I enjoy this blogging / commenting thing not so much because I’m … Continue reading
Filed under internet, technology
A Man in Full : Timothy J. Russert
I was travelling to Las Vegas to meet my father- and brother-in-laws when I saw the news that Mr. Russert had passed. As I’ve started blogging, I’ve found it interesting to pause and reflect on the lives of people who’ve … Continue reading
Don’t Be Surprised: Coca-Cola Builds Social Media Widget
Last week, Kara Swisher in BoomTown wrote about how the big brands were not yet getting on board with social media. I wrote then about how I expected big brands to step up and start experimenting, exploring how to use … Continue reading
Filed under internet, technology
Glassdoor’s Conundrum : Making Clear the Ad Revenue Model Challenge
Tonight Glassdoor is coming out of stealth, and it is being reported / reviewed here and here. Founded by the team that brought Zillow and Expedia, Glassdoor has a strong team and clear mission–bring transparency to salaries, management, and work … Continue reading
Filed under entrepreneurship, internet, technology
Crowd-Sourcing a Name: A Loser’s Bet
TechCrunch writes up entrants to the field of crowd-sourced naming firms. The idea as it’s explained is that a company looking for a brand name or whatever will submit a request to the site, and then the wisdom of crowds … Continue reading
Filed under entrepreneurship, free stuff for startups, marketing
Bill & Steve Deserve Some Respect — Nice to See O’Reilly Provide Some
Tim O’Reilly’s writeup of the recent Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer panel at All Things Digital was refreshing. He passes on BillG’s very useful advice of staying very scrappy and fiscally conservative. He also makes some mention that, indeed, Bill … Continue reading
Filed under internet, tech, technology
Social Media & Cutting the Digital Mustard
Kara Swisher in the Wall Street Journal’s All Things D Blog discusses the fact that the big swinging brands and ad buyers on Madison Avenue are not finding social media as endearing as users. It’s a good read, though I … Continue reading
Filed under business, entrepreneurship, internet, tech, technology
