Monthly Archives: July 2010
the champagne of beers
via underconsideration.com Brand New breaks down the Miller High Life rebranding effort and makes me want to drink the champagne of beers.
read of the day: times (of london) paywall experiment tanking
via The Guardian: The Times has lost almost 90% of its online readership compared to February since making registration mandatory in June, calculations by the Guardian show. Unregistered users of thetimes.co.uk are now “bounced” to a Times+ membership page where … Continue reading
read of the day: triple-bottom line businesses
Leila Janah, the CEO of the nonprofit outsourced services firm Samasource writes in TechCrunch: … A new trend is emerging to counter Delaware’s influence on American corporate policy, and it’s pretty thrilling for those of us in the social enterprise … Continue reading
my song of the summer: tarkio's "keeping me awake"
Download now or listen on posterous This song popped up on my radar a couple a weeks through Pandora and I’ve been in love with it ever since. Tarkio had a three-year run out of Montana from 1996 through 1999. … Continue reading
read of the day: why alcoholics anonymous works
To begin with, there is evidence that a big part of AA’s effectiveness may have nothing to do with the actual steps. It may derive from something more fundamental: the power of the group. Psychologists have long known that one … Continue reading
read of the day: mg siegler on app inventor
A lot of software developers haven’t liked the idea of this movement towards native mobile apps because some feel they’re pushing people towards devices that aren’t as open to tinkering as PCs are. That’s especially true with Apple’s devices. But … Continue reading
a beginners guide to spain v. netherlands
My father, a newly converted soccer fan, asked for a preview of today’s match — essentially what to look for and what to know. Here’s what I wrote up for him. Both teams are evenly matched and play a version … Continue reading
read of the day: the smell of creativity in the morning
Yes, it feels uncomfortable, and sometimes people get upset, but it’s much better to disappoint a few people over small things, than to sacrifice the big things for an empty inbox. Otherwise you’re sacrificing real productivity for the illusion of … Continue reading
Luke, I am your cookies.
My wife stayed up until all hours of the night making these cookies (there are yoda and storm trooper ones as well) for our nephew’s birthday. Homemade sugar cookies, something called royal frosting, those frosting bags — the whole nine … Continue reading
