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I've been keeping my eye on Square , a potentially disruptive innovation in the financial services space. Imagine, for a second, if any individual or small business could accept credit cards for any product or service at any time in any place. That's what Square is making possible for smart phones and the new Apple iPad. "long tail" Wired
Endless Innovation: Square for iPad: Disruptive innovation in th
Pay-What-You-Wish Goes to the Theater - Freakonomics Blog - NYTi
Dallas-based theatergoers can enjoy a pay-what-you-want performance of Death of a Salesman at the Dallas Theater Center tomorrow. Tickets will be available at the theater starting at 10 AM the day of the performance. Who’ll glean a higher share of the list price: Arthur Miller or Radiohead ? (HT: Larry Johnson )[%comments]
How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online?
Oh, boo hoo. I too am an artist, and I am sick to death of the lame arguments surrounding this issue. “Oh! those awful pirates! THEY are to blame for the fact that we make no money!”
Shangri-La is the official name of a small Chinese town in a mountainous valley on the edge of the Tibetan plateau. Formerly called Zhongdian, the town was renamed Shangri-La by local businessmen with the blessings of the national government in order to spur tourism. Who would not want to visit Shangri-La? I’ve been twice, and sorry to say, it is no Shangri-La. But on my last visit there a pristine 6-inch layer of snow in April covered the normally dusty and dilapidated old town, and in this clean robe it actually looked picturesque. Old guy on the main street of Shangri-La.
The Technium: How to Thrive Among Pirates
Here Is Why The iPad Won't Save The Magazine Industry
Foursquare continues to pick up momentum. It now has 20 million users, up from 15 million in December. What's more, user growth is accelerating; it took approximately 6 months for the app to gain 5 million users between June and December last year. Foursquare is part of a wave of location-based services that have grown with the surge in smartphone adoption over the past few years.