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Link: Never mind the iPad saving journalism or advertising, will it gut the Web by leading a trend of locking consumers into false scarcity?

Never mind journalism, will the iPad save advertising? Poynter Online – Mobile Media There is a reason Steve Jobs kept saying the iPad was like the Internet in your hands. Implied in the statement is a reduction of operationally infinite … Continue reading

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Link: Giving up 9-to-5 gets people to focus on doing the work, not the time

The End Of 9-To-5: When Work Time Is Anytime : NPR What do you know: Give people freedom to manage their schedules and work load, and they not only get the tasks done, they get them done more efficiently. Overall, … Continue reading

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Link: At some point my phone will be buzzing/ringing/screaming nonstop, and it will save me a quarter

When Will Location-Based Coupons Take Off? – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com As soon as: > I can turn a stream of digital coupons on and off with 1 press. > The coupon’s value is significant. > I can share the … Continue reading

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Link: Music industry woes demonstrate the power of the Web to remove the middle man – Gizmodo

Record Labels: Change or Die Nice, big-picture overview of how the Internet has affected the music industry: > Previous business structures made sense when production, marketing and distribution of music were prohibitively expensive and difficult, and when sales were in … Continue reading

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Link: Ed O’Bannon lawsuit threatens NCAA amateurism – Frank Deford – SI.com

Ed O’Bannon lawsuit threatens NCAA amateurism – Frank Deford – SI.com I think my high school owes me a paycheck for that team photo. And, what, does my elementary school think I was dropping threes for free?

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What the top 3 CEOs in the world have in common

From a list by the Harvard Business Review: 1) Steve Jobs: No MBA (Apple) 2) Yun Jong-Yong: No MBA (Samsung Electronics) 3) Alexey B. Miller: No MBA (Gazprom) Oh, and all three are considered industry insiders. But why are these … Continue reading

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