GPOYW – Fall 2006 Filo Pastries & Coffee (Thomas Rain Crow pose) Edition
[photo taken by michael erb]
Author: coffeehousejunkie
Twitter is very text-driven, whereas other social networks like Facebook and MySpace are more image-oriented. Maybe women post better photos and other rich media on their social network pages, and men provide more authoritative-sounding sound bites.
Twitter Trends by Catherine Rampell
brocatus: Venn Diagram – Happiness in Business (on budcaddell’s flickr, via mikearauz : zehnuhr)
i love info graphics…
Jared Friedman, co-founder and chief technology officer of Scribd took an optimistic… of the industry’s future. Scribd’s vision may be to liberate the written word but Friedman said he believes digital formats will monetize better than paper books in coming years and urged publishers to stay on track by developing and embracing “a really good distribution model,” such as the Kindle; adopting “more than one distribution mechanism” to avoid a monopoly; and exploring new distribution channels for e-books.
// an author i publish was surprised to learn i didn’t own a crackberry or iphone, ‘not even a cellphone?’ ‘no,’ i said… #fb
I get very excited when people say, “I want a Cuban.” I know they mean they sandwich, but I still enjoy opening my arms up for an embracement.
(via vela)
i get excited when people say “go dutch” … but i usually open my wallet instead of prepare for an embrace…
// from the report (http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/charging-for-news-apis-recommendations/): ‘disruptive internet technologies’…
The thing about salary is that it isn’t only about money, it is about your overall quality of life. It is about the things that you can or you can’t do. The films that you can or can’t see when they are first released, the places or restaurants that you can or can’t eat at, the shops or clothes you wear. The holidays that you take. We all know about the moan that you’ll never be able to afford a mortgage on a publishing salary, but it isn’t only about that. It might not seem much for one or two years or at the beginning of your career but after 5 or even 7 years it takes its toll.
Publishing’s pay drain | theBookseller.com (via fluffynotes)
// i really enjoy my stainless steel coffee press. i’ve noticed a slight taste difference. it’s not bad, just different…
In wine, there is wisdom. In beer, there is strength. In water, their is bacteria.
Oscar Wong, Founder, Owner, President, and chief cleanup guy of Highland Brewery. (via plainclothesman)
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RT @alisaharris ‘Saletan… succeeds in making everyone extremely uncomfortable’ (http://www.slate.com/id/2219537/) // yes, he does… #fb
// my copy of ingeborg bachmann’s german edition of darkness spoken arrived in the mail today… began delving into gedichte tonight… #fb
Luxury vs. premium
Luxury goods are needlessly expensive. By needlessly, I mean that the price is not related to performance. The price is related to scarcity, brand and storytelling. Luxury goods are organized waste. They say, “I can afford to spend money without regard for intrinsic value.”
That doesn’t mean they are senseless expenditures. Sending a signal is valuable if that signal is important to you.
Premium goods, on the other hand, are expensive variants of commodity goods. Pay more, get more. Figure skates made from kangaroo hide, for example, are premium. The spectators don’t know what they’re made out of, but some skaters believe they get better performance. They’re happy to pay more because they believe they get more.
The difference between marketing and sales
Marketing tells a story that spreads.
Sales overcomes the natural resistance to say yes.
If you don’t pay the salesforce (because you go direct, or you go free), then who is going to do that for you? The only answer that occurs to me is, “your users/fans/customers.”
This means that a critical element of any strategy that ditches the salesforce is to figure out how you will empower and encourage your customers to take their place. Easier said than done.
// the long awaited french press stainless steel coffee maker arrived today! now i can brew coffee at home again… #fb
That was always the yuppie dream: an aristocratic life achieved meritocratically.
The new post-college prestige job is retail | Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist via mlherold (via fluffynotes)
dream? or fantasy?
the south garden patch on the last day of may: since i lost almost all the spinach plants in last week’s excessive rains, i may rename the south garden the pepper & tomato patch (since that’s the only thing left). again, going with the found, native, organic gardening goal. the waddle fence boarder is from spring trimmings. the tomato plants aren’t high enough for trellis work. maybe in a couple weeks. the pine boxes to the east of the patch (your left) are recycled from and old bookshelf and are home to various herbs: basil, oregano & chives.
the north garden patch on the last day of may: the goal for this year’s garden is found, native, organic gardening. the stones are from the creek. the pea poles & tomato trellis are from spring trimmings. the wood boarders are from winter deadwood. the only thing i bought was the jute & twine for the trellis work.
// it’s nice to know i still have some beach sand in my camera from the trip to charleston… #fb
// finally, some coffee! spent the whole weekend w/o coffee due to 2 broken coffee presses… even the office coffee tastes good today. #fb
// she says, ‘you’ve been nice to me all weekend.’ i reply, ‘but the kidlingers think i’m genghis khan.’
// what ever happened to WNCNN, Mad Miss Mattie & others (http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2007/09/01/early-morning-mad-miss-mattie/)…
tolle: successful people make their decisions quickly and change their minds slowly
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