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Why social media gurus should be trampled by elephants

Link bookmarked via Diigo on Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:41 CDT by Daniel Andrlik

This is a fun read from Alexander Blom on how to identify if your social media guy needs to go. It’s definitely a polemic, and is targeting the more clueless of the social media crowd, typically the ones that refer to themselves as “gurus” or “mavens”. I don’t disagree with any of his points, although I think he paints with a wide brush, as there are a significant minority of people in social media that know what they are doing.

I also highly recommend that you also read his post Social Media is NOT  New for a level-headed view of what social media actually represents, and it is less of a change than most people in social media would lead you to believe.

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The End Of 9-To-5: When Work Time Is Anytime : NPR

Link bookmarked via Diigo on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 11:14 CDT by Daniel Andrlik

While I haven’t listened to the audio yet, the text of this NPR article on a results-only work environment (ROWE) caught my interest immediately.

I’m pleased to see agencies beginning to experiment with different types of management styles, in particular for knowledge-worker positions, which don’t really fit well in our traditional manufacturing-based approaches. It certainly wouldn’t work well in every work situation, and it comes with it’s own perils as well, such as effectively setting boundaries for your work. However, it is still good to see that people are starting to realize that traditional work models are not always the most effective, and that people are actively seeking new solutions.

It’s interesting to see that this particular ROWE experiment is being tried out in a government agency of all places. Believe me, I’ve worked in government, and innovation isn’t usually a trait you associate with the usual bureaucracy you find there. Good for them for being forward-thinking.

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Amazon Sues New York Over State Law on Collection of Sales Tax

Link bookmarked via Diigo on Friday, May 2, 2008 @ 09:59 CDT by Daniel Andrlik

This is going to be a big issue, especially as it involves regulation that is partially based on affiliate marketing. New York claims if any Amazon Associates (people who place Amazon ads or use referral links on their site) are residents of the state of New York, then Amazon must collect sales tax on behalf the state.

Note that the issue of whether sales tax should be collected is not at issue here, what’s at issue is if Amazon has to collect the additional sales tax, or if it is the responsibility of the consumer to report it on their state returns.

As I mentioned above, what’s interesting here is the use of Amazon’s associate program as a method of establishing Amazon’s legal presence in New York. At some point, affliate marketing is going to subject to some sort of regulation, and while that isn’t the intrinsic goal of this law, it is certainly worth noting the legal system starting to take a closer look at how affiliate marketing works.

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House approves anti-genetic discrimination bill

Link bookmarked via Diigo on Thursday, May 1, 2008 @ 13:46 CDT by Daniel Andrlik

I’m sure at some point as genetic testing becomes more common the insurance companies will find a way around the protections provided by this bill, however this is still great news today.

Oddly enough, Ron Paul was the only member of Congress to vote against it. I’m curious what his reasoning is, even if it ends up being crazy talk, as I see nothing but good in this bill.

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Urgency is poisonous - (37signals)

Link bookmarked via Diigo on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 @ 16:25 CDT by Daniel Andrlik

This is a great post by Jason Fried over at 37 signals. As he mentions, this won’t work in every industry, but it absolutely makes sense in software. Good stuff.

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Taming the Beast - New York Times

Link bookmarked via Diigo on Monday, March 24, 2008 @ 07:33 CDT by Daniel Andrlik

“If Wall Street companies can count on being rescued like banks, then they need to be regulated like banks.”

This is a pretty good op-ed piece in the NYT on our current financial crisis and why there may need to be more regulation on Wall Street.

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Reznor: Radiohead offering was insincere, industry is inept

Link bookmarked via Diigo on Friday, March 14, 2008 @ 10:40 CDT by Daniel Andrlik

Trent Reznor weighs in on new music distribution and indicates that he doesn’t think Radiohead went far enough in their offering, particularly that their download offering ceased once the album was released in stores.

That last point does bother me a bit, and I really liked the way Reznor released his latest album. There’s definately room for discussion that I’ll probably separate out into a proper blog post.

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Note to self: stop promoting, start thinking again (or “Scoble’s Law”)

Link bookmarked via Diigo on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 @ 13:16 CDT by Daniel Andrlik

This is an excellent post by Jason Calacanis on how sometimes the best way to promote yourself and your project is to engage the community and talk about topics that aren’t your own business. “The less you talk about yourself, the more folks will talk about you.”

It’s quite true, and seems a like common sense to me when dealing with the web crowd, but Calacanis goes further and backs up his theory with traffic stats. A necessary read for anyone in the online space.

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Nine Inch Nails Releases Album Via BitTorrent - ReadWriteWeb

Link bookmarked via Diigo on Monday, March 3, 2008 @ 14:55 CST by Daniel Andrlik

Yet another major artist rejects the traditional business model and takes a more “new media” path. Trent Reznor indicated he would follow Radiohead’s example, but now he has actually done it.

Very cool. If the labels don’t come to their senses soon, maybe at least the artists will. :-D

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Monkey Boy’s three-legged race

Link bookmarked via Diigo on Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 11:58 CST by Daniel Andrlik

Great piece from FSJ on the potential Microsoft-Yahoo merger. “It’s like taking the two guys who finished second and third in a 100-yard dash and tying their legs together and asking for a rematch, believing that now they’ll run faster.”

Read it, it’s wonderful and hilarious.

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