Chapter 4: The Risk from the Software Industry

Crypto-Anarchy and Libertarian Entrepreneurship – Chapter 4: The Risk from the Software Industry As yet the government does not appear to be pursuing a deliberate policy of cartelization, but as these companies lobby their way into privilege through software patents and legally enforced DRM, the government may eventually find itself in the position of having [...]

The Technium: 1,000 True Fans

The Technium: 1,000 True Fans The key challenge is that you have to maintain direct contact with your 1,000 True Fans. They are giving you their support directly. Maybe they come to your house concerts, or they are buying your DVDs from your website, or they order your prints from Pictopia. As much as possible [...]

France prohibits creation, sale and use of any digital currency without banking authorization

Décret n° 2013-383 du 6 mai 2013 pris pour l’application de la loi n° 2013-100 du 28 janvier 2013 portant diverses dispositions d’adaptation de la législation au droit de l’Union européenne en matière économique et financière | Legifrance Publics concernés : établissements de crédit, établissements de monnaie électronique, établissements de paiement, intermédiaires en opérations de [...]

Gyft Opens Bitcoin Acceptance to 50,000 Merchant Locations

Gyft Opens Bitcoin Acceptance to 50,000 Merchant Locations – PaymentsSource Article Through a partnership with Bitcoin payment processor BitPay Inc., Gyft now accepts bitcoins for its mobile gift card product. This extends the virtual currency’s reach to more than 50,000 retail locations.

Why Your Social Media Metrics Are a Waste of Time

Why Your Social Media Metrics Are a Waste of Time – Ivory Madison – Harvard Business Review Vanity metrics look good but fail the “So what?” test. Before you tell your CEO you have a million Twitter followers, ask yourself, “So what?” A better metric is how many products you sell as a result of [...]

Is Social Media a Waste of Time? – Forbes

These placements occurred thanks to old-fashioned contacts made in person, online, or making new friends with reporters. Most PR pros and small businesses would be better off kicking off their PR efforts old school. More face time, less Facebook. Meet reporters in person, go to events, participate in seminars, pick up the phone, email reporters [...]

Your E-Book Is Reading You – WSJ.com

Barnes & Noble has determined, through analyzing Nook data, that nonfiction books tend to be read in fits and starts, while novels are generally read straight through, and that nonfiction books, particularly long ones, tend to get dropped earlier. Science-fiction, romance and crime-fiction fans often read more books more quickly than readers of literary fiction [...]

The Low-Down: Outcomes Over Outputs: The Post ROI Business World

The first evidence came in the 90s when the shareholder value movement gained primacy. The notion was that the interests of the ‘owners’ of the business should come first. This spawned ‘pay for performance’ which was supposed to have forced managers to have ‘skin in the game.’ But as many observers have noted, measurements begin [...]

Tech Talks 4 Video- Javier Marti – An Optimistic Technological Future

Big Data: The Hidden Opportunity – Forbes

Waiting eight seconds in a bank line is a lucky break: eight seconds on the Internet is an eternity. via Big Data: The Hidden Opportunity – Forbes.