Monday, February 28

Friday, February 18

Doobie Brothers - Far From Home Project

Nice concept from the Doobie Brothers. Taking videos from fans to construct their music video.


Wednesday, February 16

Death of the music industry as we know it

Interesting chart and comments. The chart's headline is "The Death of the Music Industry" but in reality this chart only focuses on the conventional business model of the music industry, which is dying.



The music business is morphing rather quickly toward streaming media supported by ads and more people attending live shows.



I would say that the music industry is undergoing democratization. Ultimately this chart will evolve to a point where the majority of traditional sales will be led by manufactured stars, while independent artists will dominate the live show scene, not in terms of dollars but certainly in attendance.

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CHART OF THE DAY: The Death Of The Music Industry

chart of the day, music industry 1973-2009, feb 2011
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Tuesday, February 15

Employees are Your Greatest Asset in a Business

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I have been an entrepreneur for over twenty years, and along the way, I have learned a few things about what makes a business successful. Here are some tried and true characteristics and strategies of successful companies. How many of these are you doing? Do you need to reevaluate your Business Plan?
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A future for news | Analysis & Opinion |

It certainly will be interesting how this evolves. I do see the extensibility of the vision of the author outside of news into all information sources.



What is implied in this blog is an evolution toward the potential of harnessing the power of crowd sourcing, both dynamic (such as Twitter) and persistent (blogging, etc.). This is not a small undertaking given the question of trusted and unbiased content, though this an area where Thomson Reuters leads the competition.


China faces Internet dictator's dilemma: Clinton | Reuters

As people find the balance with online and in-person socialization, the social net will enhance their lives and bring greater understanding to the world. People will maintain an ‘inner circle’ of relationships that will primarily be in person, while staying connected with people around the world through various forms of the social net. This will allow the average person to gain a greater understanding of the world from the eyes of other average people from different countries and cultures. This hyper-connectivity will give rise to greater collaboration leading to more creativity and ideas.



Ideas and creativity are the most dangerous weapons against those who look to suppress freedom. The Internet has the potential to magnify their impact and it is why it is suppressed in certain places.



Governments will need to adjust to this new world society.


Apple subscription service challenges publishers | Reuters

Ultimately this will encourage publishers to find alternative ways to distribute their content. I don’t see publishers recreating distribution channels, its more effective for them to have multiple outlets to distribute.



Distribution is a commodity, though to a consumer the ease of acquiring content is a factor not to be overlooked. Also having an ability to see recommendations from peers and supporting other components of social media will also attract and keep consumers loyal to a distribution source. At this point, Apple has distribution and ease of acquiring content, but other aspects let’s face it, Ping is, well let’s just say it isn’t very useful.


Friday, February 11

A Break Down

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CHART OF THE DAY: A Break Down Of The $2 Billion Virtual Goods Industry

chart of the day, virtual goods spending, feb 2011
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Monday, February 7

"open expression of creative ideas was negatively correlated with perceptions of leadership potential"

Interesting article and I agree with the points but not as a general rule. I'd also say that this "barrier" is breaking down slowly.

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Your Organization To
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Friday, February 4

IPv4 Addresses are gone.

Definitely an interesting milestone and certainly reflects an amazing growth in the Internet. Its more significant when you consider the creativity in how IPv4 addresses were conserved.



I can't possibly imagine the number of devices connected to the Internet that have private addresses.

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Depletion of Internet addresses reflects wired world

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thirty years after the first Internet addresses were created, the supply of addresses officially ran dry on Thursday.



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Regardless of who the hot company is today, after 100 years, IBM still drives innovation and progress

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IBM Celebrates 100 Years





IBM is celebrating 100 years - a century of achievements that have changed the world. Across the decades, IBM has had a greater impact on business than any other company. IBM’s tradition of innovation is reflected by its leadership patent portfolio. For the past 18 years, IBM has received more U.S. patents than any other company, holding more than 40,000 patents worldwide. And IBM’s history of outstanding business performance and its strong balance sheet virtually define “blue chip company.”

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Great interview about the Thomson Reuters corporate culture - Organizational curiousity.

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Thomson Reuters’ Culture of Organizational Curiosity

Interview with Devin Wenig, CEO, Thomson Reuters Markets
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Tuesday, February 1

Volcanic lightning is seen above Shinmoedake

Volcanic lightning or a dirty thunderstorm is seen above Shinmoedake peak as it erupts

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Volcanic lightning is seen above Shinmoedake ...

Volcanic lightning is seen above Shinmoedake ...



Volcanic lightning or a dirty thunderstorm is seen above Shinmoedake peak as it erupts, between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures


Mount Shinmoedake erupts in Japan





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