Clik here to view.
Seed does the next logical thing: takes ScienceBlogs overseas
It’s really too bad Seed had me sign a contract that prevents me from talking about anything they do that could vaguely be construed as a trade secret, because the ScienceBlogs model is worth talking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trademark this before it’s too late: ‘Enfactlopedia’
Wikipedia, Geekipedia, even Wookiepedia — and no one hit on the most obvious abortion of the English language of all! …quick, somebody trademark it!
View ArticleClik here to view.
Possibly not a good idea for a new foodstuff
CrispyCones have been around since 2003, and the idea has been featured everywhere from Time to Good Morning America. But they don’t appear to have expanded past their original location, which may or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why ad rates on the web suck (and what you can and can’t do about it)
1. Ad buyers are stupid and lazy. This isn’t my opinion — I’m quoting an ad sales guy who used to also (quite inappropriately, and sometimes to hilarious effect) run the web division of a certain media...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why new media brands are mostly invented by crazy people
Media brands / businesses are shitty businesses. They’re plagued by narrow profit margins and high overhead (people’s time being the most expensive resource of all). Starting a new media...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Online advertising to be traded on a Wallstreet-style exchange
Ad Agencies Are Starting to Bet for the House | Bits @ NYTimes …and not everyone is happy about it… Will Publishers Lose Their Bacon if Ads Are Traded Like Pork Bellies? | Bits @ NYTimes
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why on-demand video will lead to a renaissance in storytelling
Here’s an interview with the man behind Battlestar Galactica, in which he agrees with his interlocutor that making a “highly serialized” show like BSG, in which it’s easy to lose viewers who miss only...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jason Calacanis on why freelancers are cheaper
From the newsletter Calacanis now sends out in lieu of blogging: When we “peeled back the onion” of our editorial spending, it became very clear that our most efficient work force was not the group of...
View Article
