Susie Madrak- Fact Checking the Gods

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Paul Kedrosky

Steve Jobs: Not Dead Yet

paul.kedrosky.com -There are many unsettling things about yesterday’s brief and unseemly Bloomberg wire appearance, and then disappearance, of an obituary for Apple’s Steve Jobs -- not least of which is that he’s not dead yet -- but I was struck by this parenthetical instruction to reporters. (IF STOCK DROPS): The decline is no surprise to investors and analysts, many of whom considered Jobs irreplaceable. Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray & Co. in Minneapolis had said if J more »

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Matthew Mullenweg

Captcha is Broken

ma.tt -Captcha is broken - now what? The Guardian. I was quoted in today’s Guardian, which consistently has some of the best tech coverage around. more »

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Susie Madrak

Over my dead body

susiemadrak.com -There are relatively few times these days that racism in public discourse is so blatant that you actually gasp when you hear it. Get ready to *gasp*: “Here is the variation in life expectancy among ethnic and racial groups in the United States and as you can see, it’s all over the map. [...] but doctors [...] more »

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Josh Spear

Fillmore Photography

www.joshspear.com -We blogged about things to do before die in the Polaroid Bucket List. One commenter announced his life long ambition to be featured on JoshSpear.com. While we do have an active “send us a tip” button on the top left of your screen, it caught our eye. We had a look and it’s some really [...] more »

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Martin Varavsky

Airplane Affinities

english.martinvarsavsky.net -Now that the web has discovered that people get together according to affinities. How about seating people in airplanes according to affinity? For example long intercontinental flights with 400 passengers on a plane we could create 4 zones. One could be for singles who want to party and flirt at the back [...] more »

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Ethan Zuckerman

Blogger “failures” in the Georgian war, and the rise of citizen propaganda

ethanzuckerman.com/blog -As Russia slowly pulls out of Georgia and the world of foreign policy wonks contemplates how the Olympics War will change the geopolitical map of the Caucuses, the world of citizen media is busily evaluating its (our?) own performance. Two good friends have taken the blogosphere to task for its failures during the conflict. Rather [...] more »

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Zac Johnson

Advertise on Perez Hilton’s Blog for $54,000 a Day!

zacjohnson.com -If I asked you who Mario Lavandeira was, most of you probably wouldn’t know… But if I asked you who Perez Hilton was, the response would be almost immediate. Just like I did a breakdown of how Guy Kawasaki uses his name for branding power, Mario Lavandeira has done the same… [...] more »

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Ben Casnocha

Should We Consider Preparation Time When Evaluating Someone's Performance?

ben.casnocha.com -Who's the better competitor -- the person who won the championship after spending hours each day practicing or the person who won the championship with very little practice leading up to it? Or are their achievements equal? How about completion... more »

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Zoli Erdos

SaaS is an Ancient Model

zoliblog.com -Lots of talk today about how the SaaS market will ‘collapse’ in two years.  I don’t get it: if it survived 40 years, why would it collapse now?  Yes, that’s right, SaaS has been a successful model for 4 decades now. Need proof?   Check out Technorati linking to my post on the NetSuite IPO 11119 [...] more »

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