Plurk’s motivation, originally uploaded by Box and Arrow. I’m playing with Plurk, and while I find the UI […]
Plurk’s motivation
Size Matters
2008-05-05_1101, originally uploaded by Box and Arrow. One of the things I’ve been thinking about and watching for […]
You Are Weird
A nice reminder of the wisdom of “You are not the user” at a product manager’s blog: Eating […]
Amelie Vaudevillian
MVI_0965 Originally uploaded by Box and Arrow We celebrate flickr’s new video feature with Amelie’s debut as a […]
Notes from last night’s product managment class
Last night’s Product Management class covered two important business areas: Business development (Guest lecturer to remain anonymous) and “Tips for success in growing revenues” – Guest Lecturer: Steve Tennant. I’ll put up tennant’s slides when/if they become available. The BD talk was from an individual from a big company with a lot of paranoia any time any of their people talk, I appreciated the chance to learn.
A couple of metaobservations. In a case study, one observation was that advertisers just won’t advertise against user-generated media. There is too much concern over potential porn, infringement and old-fashioned crappiness, making many UGD projects unprofitable, despite guarantees you put in place. Hardly news: i remember randy Farmer mentioning this being a problem back in his palace days. Interesting that with the prevalence of UGC it still hasn’t been solved though.
Secondly, it was pointed out that 99% of your end users will watch the work of the 1% who will actually make content with any tool you offer, which means you have got to make certain that you have enough traffic that 1% of that 1% will actually be cool enough to attract an audience (Don’t forget Sturgeon’s law!), or the whole thing is unprofitable.
Good Behavior and Good People
| View | Upload your own As of late, I’ve been extremely focused on how we motivate behavior […]
That’s motivating
That’s motivating, originally uploaded by Box and Arrow. No, that is not me. This definitely motivates me to […]
The News Business
Out of Print in The New Yorker
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin’s Courant, it
no longer requires a dystopic imagination to wonder who will have the
dubious distinction of publishing America’s last genuine newspaper. Few
believe that newspapers in their current printed form will survive.
Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and,
in some cases, their sense of mission at a pace that would have been
barely imaginable just four years ago. Bill Keller, the executive
editor of the Times, said recently in a speech in London, “At
places where editors and publishers gather, the mood these days is
funereal. Editors ask one another, ‘How are you?,’ in that sober tone
one employs with friends who have just emerged from rehab or a messy
divorce.” Keller’s speech appeared on the Web site of its sponsor, the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”
Amelie: faith healer
Hospital helper, originally uploaded by Box and Arrow. She climbs in my bed, demands getting under covers, steals […]
Why We Lie
From The Financial Times, Seven categories of rot that appeal to big cheeses Last week, I came across […]
Tell Me a Story
Truth, naked and cold, had been turned away from every door in the village. Her nakedness frightened the […]
Come Whisper in My Ear, Words I Want to Hear
I don’t know how I got so lucky, but suddenly I find myself bombarded with rules about how […]
In which less is proven to be about right.
Administrative Debris It struck me that Tufte’s description of “administrative debris” and its opposite, which I suppose might […]
PARC Forum | January 10, 2008
Bernardo A. Huberman has been, so far, the most impressive speaking in a very impressive series. and, lucky […]
Diversion
My sister-in-law just got cast in Play, by Samuel Beckett and sent me this fascinating short video of […]
You Weren’t Meant to Have a Boss
Paul Graham says The guys on the scavenger hunt looked like the programmers I was used to, but […]
movabletype wins dumbest error message ever award
movabletype wins dumbest error message ever award, originally uploaded by Box and Arrow. I’m sorry if you are […]
Time to Paint the Ceiling
For those who do not follow me on twitter or see my statusi in their many locations, I […]
presentation zen makes slideshare less valuable?
I was just trolling through slideshare recent crop of social media themed slideshows, and I was amazed at […]
More thoughts on Free, and an application
The Wired article on Free has an excellent list of ways free can happen; the one I think […]
Many Eyes: My Recommendations on LinkedIN
Who am I? I pasted in my recommendations on Linkedin to find out.
Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business
Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business Thanks to Gillette, the idea that you can make money […]
Notes from Andrew McAfee at Parc Forum
enterprise 2.0 old business processes/tools allow management impose their will on company enterprise 2.0 is the use of […]
Signs of the end of the world
2008-02-19_1505, originally uploaded by Box and Arrow. Or at least a sign that journalism is dead: “local woman […]
Celebrating the Semicolon in a Most Unlikely Location
New York Times on the semicolon “When Hemingway killed himself he put a period at the end of […]
Are you living the lie, or lying to live?
Customer Centric Organizations – Hype or Innovation? Many companies talk about being customer focused and selling on value, […]
keeping busy
IMG_4483, originally uploaded by philippesar. We’ve got her doing tech support.
First the Butterfly Ballot, now this.
Count Every Vote When are they going to start usability testing ballots, already?
poetic spam
poeticspam, originally uploaded by Box and Arrow. prolonged effusion of small talk. How I wished sleep would silence […]
Why user filtering is not censorship
Why user filtering is not censorship, originally uploaded by Box and Arrow. take a look… my god. mashupawards.com/dont-censor-me/ […]