The Future Employee Must Posses the Skill and Will to Learn
Thomas Friedman recently wrote an article for the NYT titled, “Need a Job? Invent It” which addresses how our educational institutions are not teaching students the skills that value most. He goes on to point out that in today’s economy there is no such thing as a high-wage, middle-skilled job. Things are changing quickly and by time [...]
The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong
The New York Times recently ran an article titled, “Tech Companies Leave Phone Calls Behind.” I love the NY Times and am a paying subscriber. But this article missed the real trend. The premise of the article is that in an increasingly online world ruled by techies who don’t want to talk on the phone, [...]
Woman in High Tech & The New York Times Out of the Loop
Out of the loop is the original title of a New York Times article discussing how difficult it is for women entrepreneurs to get funded, or generally to get into the management ranks in business. A title that backfires … but you’ll have to wait to see why. The first case discussed @ the NYT [...]
Angels Getting Antsy
The New York Times tells of the difficulties new start-ups are having finding angel investment. It’s not surprising of course – a number of angel investors have seen their own net value drop hugely since the onset of the economic meltdown so why would they not be reluctant to pour cash into high risk endeavours. [...]
New York Times Extra: Who Cares About Clutter, It’s All Good
Isn’t it funny how a move by traditional media can divide the blogosphere? Today’s move is by none other than The New York Times: they opened up their front page to third party content. If you enable Times Extra, you get up to eight related stories beneath each NYT main story. These stories are picked [...]
