YouTube Movie of the Day: Powers of Ten
Posted by Dan Grossman on July 31st, 2006Great film on exponential growth–interesting diversion for a few minutes…
Archive for July, 2006
“Ambient Noise” aka The Deafening Sound of Product Failure
Posted by Dan Grossman on July 29th, 2006I feel for the guy, but this clip shows that sometimes it takes more than practice to make perfect… and that if you’re going to blame ambient noise for a major glitch, you should first make sure that whoever is running the product demo isn’t wearing a microphone headset.
Link of the Day: A New Model for Getting Rich Online
Posted by Dan Grossman on July 28th, 2006The Washington Post has a good article on emerging businesses powered by AdSense. Most are small, with only a handful of employees. Examples:
Podcastdirectory.com: $30-40K/year run rate.
FreeWebLayouts.com (designs for use on MySpace): $10-20K/month.
SeatGuru.com (info on plane configurations): $20-40K/month, including direct ad sales.
But the biggest winner of all is Google (surprise). In Q2 […]
Win a new Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, or $40,000 cash! (Or, How to Lose Customers and Irritate People)
Posted by Dan Grossman on July 28th, 2006Yesterday, I received a small blue postcard in the mail proclaiming me an “official prizewinner” entitled to receive one of four “guaranteed” prizes: one of the cars mentioned in this post’s title or $40K in cash, a $1,500 shopping spree, an “exotic island adventure”, or $500 cash. In addition, I would get either […]
