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Amazon is on Fire, But Kindle Isn't Prime Reason they are 'The Company to Watch'

November 18, 2011 by Brent Leary with 126 views

I've been playing with my new Kindle Fire for the past 24 hours, and I have to say it's a nice little device. The display is nice and crisp. Video streaming from Amazon worked great, or maybe I was just really excited watching episode one of Felix the Cat while walking around my house... [read more]

Getting Serious About Your Org Chart

September 8, 2011 by Seth Godin with 117 views

Manu's funny brilliance aside, this collection of org charts might help you think hard about why your organization is structured the way it is. [read more]

Cloud Parade Ambushed by Amazon Outage

April 25, 2011 by Jeffrey Kaplan with 134 views

Plenty of has been written about last week’s disruption of Amazon’s Web Services (AWS) which took hundreds of organizations offline, including many rapidly growing start-ups and evolving aspects of enterprise operations. (The best I’ve read summarizing the questions raised and lessons to be learned as a result of the AWS outage... [read more]

Why Serendipity Is Underrated

November 21, 2009 by David Armano with 224 views

A nice reminder from Chris Brogan. I recommend watching the entire talk—it's only 10 minutes. Here's what you need to know: as an observer and active participant of the social web for several years, I've seen the power of serendipity influence how business gets done. Business leads coming in through Twitter because the person inquiring... [read more]

Jeff Bezos’ Eloquently Understated 4-Point Performance

September 2, 2009 by Tim Berry with 516 views

I really like this video (8 minutes), not just for what it says, but also for what it doesn’t. As Jeff Bezos stands comfortably in front of the YouTube camera, in a garden, with a flip chart, I’m reminded of the “it’s good to be king” refrain in Mel Brooks’ classic History of the World Part 2. There are experts all over the place — the... [read more]

The Market for E-Readers

August 11, 2009 by Jeff Nolan with 137 views

I agree with this statement: But industry executives believe the time has come for consumers to begin embracing dedicated readers, especially as the prices fall into a comfortable range. “There were readers who were perhaps unable to join the digital reading environment because our prior products might have been cost prohibitive... [read more]

So Long, And Thanks for All the Shoes

July 23, 2009 by Albert Wenger with 117 views

I am sorry to see Amazon buy Zappos. Not because I have bought a lot of shoes at Zappos (still liked this as a title for the post though), but here are three reasons: First, I felt that Zappos could be a real competitor to Amazon for online retail. And I love competition. It is great not just for customers but also for suppliers. Second... [read more]

On our way to a networked society

April 28, 2009 by Kate Carruthers with 348 views

In an earlier generation all computer networks were for business or the military. That is, they were point-to-point connections between large organizations and were vastly expensive to set up and run. But the invention of TCP/IP and the modern internet changed all that. Now networks are between ordinary people using simple and easy to... [read more]

Kookoo for Kindle. . . (Texas Startup Blog)

March 9, 2009 by AlexanderMuse with 164 views

My seven-year-old goes to a private school here in Dallas, and while he is the in the advance reading group, his teacher won’t allow him to check out any book he wants from the library. I was surprised. He wants to read historical non-fiction (don’t ask me why), but the content is clearly above his 4th grade reading level. As a... [read more]

The 100 Best Business Books Of All Time Book Review And Two Special Offers

March 6, 2009 by Krishna De with 177 views

I love talking to authors – in fact, I love it so much I dedicate one of my podcasts specifically to conversations with authors which means that I can connect great minds and leading authorities to my community and I learn something at the same time.My eight year old devours books, too, and she loves selecting books from the book store... [read more]

Leadership Lessons from... Robert Morris

July 24, 2008 by Michael Waddell with 31 views

Robert Morris is a 'Top 50' Amazon reviewer. His writing style is beautiful - almost poetic - which is a rarity among business writers. He was kind enough to offer this insightful review of Toy Box Leadership: "When thinking about purchasing a book, don't be deterred by a book's title (initially, I was about this one) and don't base the... [read more]

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