It’s Cyber Monday, the unofficial holiday of online retail. The term Cyber Monday was first used in 2005, after e-tailers reported a big spike in website traffic the Monday after Thanksgiving 2004. The reasoning was that shoppers would browse the brick-and-mortar stores over the weekend, and then use the high-speed connection at their offices when [...]
Just like the original, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s follow-up “sequel” is pretty much brain candy. Superfreakonomics reads quickly and always takes the unexpected turn.
Some people have criticized this book for spotty analysis, dubious morals, and even rushing to print without enough substantial content. For me, I think the larger point is the “economic [...]
There’s no question, Thanksgiving is a great holiday. You get to down piles of food with friends and family and be thankful for all the opportunities that made it possible. But I wanted to address some common Thanksgiving “legends” to see if they were true or not.
1. The tryptophan in turkey makes you sleepy.
This is [...]
I really liked The Geography of Bliss. It probably helped that I read it in my personal version of paradise, poolside at the Hilton Los Cabos.
In the book, the narrator travels the globe in search of the secrets to happiness. (Strangely absent: the “happiest place on earth.”) The journey is both serious and funny, genuine [...]
I thought this was a good ad for the Chevy Malibu. It’s simple, confident, and takes a friendly jab at the competition.
Still, I think GM has a long way to go toward restoring customer confidence. Maybe they’ll give you a discount on this car since you helped pay to build it.
I had a hard time getting into Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo From Maslow. It started slow but picked up steam about half way in. Peak is written by San Francisco boutique hotelier Chip Conley, and was one of the books gifted to me during my Zappos tour. The premise of the book [...]
This is a pretty well done video thanking our veterans for their service to our country. Oh, and spoiler alert — it’s a Ford ad. Not sure it ever made it on the air since it’s really long, but they’ve got a story to tell that wouldn’t fit in a 30-second or 60-second spot.
Thanks mom [...]
Here’s my Mexico mash-up. Swim-up bar, here I come!
It sounds so simple, I just got to go
Some beach, somewhere
South of the border, down Mexico way
Do my best to waste another day
Toes in the water, ass in the sand
Sit right here and
have another beer in Mexico
It sounds so sweet, with the sun sinking low
I AM THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR! There is one user, one log-in, one administrator. Me. Don’t give me this BS about “the system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation,” because I most definitely have not. In fact, I am the one trying to install it.
Sincerely,
Nick (Administrator)
This is possibly the greatest example of an author who doesn’t believe his own hypothesis. Free is a book about how creative businesses can still make money even after they give away their main product for free. To that I say, practice what you preach. Giving the book away free really would be a radical [...]
