Loneliness and the rise of the partisan fringe
We often look at fringe groups and think “Gah, they’re crazy!” That’s potentially true. What if they are just lonely and seeking? Continue Reading
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Is Silicon Valley’s run going to end shortly? Will they get #piped?
Could Silicon Valley 2020 be heading the way of early-1980s Detroit? It doesn’t seem likely, but signs are there. Nothing lasts forever. Continue Reading
The “Yea, it’s good enough” Economy
Are we in a race to the bottom of quality because all the platforms we use regularly have too many options? Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 63: Friends after you move, Midwest vs. everyone, Platinum Rule
When you move for a job after 30, how do you make friends in the new city? Plus: The Platinum Rule vs. The Golden Rule. Continue Reading
Nordstrom: full-line store sales down 1.2%, but Nordstrom.com up 22%. A new trend?
Cool article on Forbes about Nordstrom’s evolving strategy in retail; consider this paragraph especially: It is very important to understand the customer’s need to find time to shop. Nordstrom gets this. Consumers, especially young working people, are less and less interested in… Continue Reading
Satya Nadella and Microsoft just hit one of the all-time corporate pivot moments
Remember back in about 1996, when there were all sorts of pre-Internet memes about how, if Bill Gates stumbled across a $20 on the street, it actually wasn’t worth his time to bend over and pick it up? Everyone thought they… Continue Reading
Amazon vs. Netflix is getting more and more interesting
Just learned this today: Amazon has an entire landing page for “not on Netflix.” A shot across the bow? Perhaps. It’s kind of interesting broadly, though: five-six years ago, you would maybe kinda view Amazon and Netflix as business rivals — Netflix primarily… Continue Reading
The world got impatient; one second of slower load time can cost Amazon $1.6 billion across a year
There are some statistics you run across in the course of consuming information that just straight up blow your mind. Here’s one example: The most staggering statistic in @VaclavSmil’s new book: http://t.co/2N6cpXQsJ5 pic.twitter.com/QPcBscSLXj — Bill Gates (@BillGates) June 13, 2014… Continue Reading