Category Archives: Business

On the Radar: Giving the blog some love again

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Ken

* ??Mark Glaser?? for ??PBS??: “Should Community-Edited News Sites Pay Top Editors?”:http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/07/digging_deepershould_community.html (via “Digg”:http://digg.com/tech_news/Kevin_Rose_Responds_to_Jason_Calacanis_Rant_from_Netscape → “Kevin”:http://krose.typepad.com/kevinrose/2006/07/calacanis.html → “Jason”:http://www.calacanis.com/2006/07/25/kevin-rose-cracks-or-how-to-know-when-youve-won-the-debate/). Aside from the Digg vs. Netscape drama that’s been erupting over the past couple of weeks, Calacanis raises some interesting questions about … Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Digg Dug Edition

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Ken

* ??Chris Welch??: “Misconception: Renting is for Suckers”:http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/05/23/renting-is-for-suckers (“via Matt”:http://photomatt.net/2006/06/25/renting-is-for-suckers/). Many of my friends are reaching that point in their lives where they’re considering buying a home. However it’s unfortunate that so many choose to buy over rent, especially in … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Geek, Money, On the Radar | 6 Comments

Culture Clash

Posted on June 6, 2006 by Sarah

Every few pages, I found myself nodding my head in agreement, or enthusiatically interrupting my poor husband to read him some blurb about dog behavior. Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Web Calendars, Lip-Syncing and Love (oh, my)

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Ken

* “Boil the ocean”:http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%22boil+the+ocean%22&btnG=Search, an egregious consulting term used to limit the scope of a project: “we’re not looking to boil the ocean with this.” Fast Company took “a shrewd look”:http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/88/debunk.html at the phrase, and Bob Congdon digs up its … Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Up Late Waiting for iDVD to Encode

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Ken

* ??Alissa Clark??: “Weekends and Things”:http://www.alissaclark.com/?p=261. And this, my dears, is why God made coffee for his beloved. It’s a common grace thing, like the rain. * “Ask a Ninja”:http://askaninja.com/. Don’t ask me why, but I think this is hilarious … Continue reading →

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Outside

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Ken

In NYC today, making sure the project managers for our division are getting up to speed on the new “project management system from hell”:http://kennsarah.net/2006/04/05/pebfad/, (which shall remain nameless). It goes like this: I check my mail and find that I’ve … Continue reading →

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PEBFAD

Posted on April 5, 2006 by Ken

Started this morning by getting up late. Been trying to get up earlier so I can do this journalling thing at a decent time–to spend the morning remembering why it is I’m going to carry out my day. Didn’t do … Continue reading →

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How Not to Suck at Your Job

Posted on January 31, 2006 by Ken

??Ken Walker??: “Getting the Basics Right”:http://relevantmagazine.com/life_article.php?id=7104. Hey, that’s me. “Alissa”:http://www.alissaclark.com needed an article for the Career and Finance department of ??Relevant Magazine??, so I thought I’d divulge all the secrets of my success in 1,000 of my favorite words. Speaking … Continue reading →

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Do Business Right, Keep Your Soul

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Ken

??Fast Company??: “The Man Who Said No to Wal-Mart”:http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/102/open_snapper.html?partner=rss. Snapper chooses to continue doing business with excellence, but not by selling out their brand and everything they stand for to Wal-Mart. Indeed, the productivity of every factory worker is measured … Continue reading →

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Justifying My Existence

Posted on December 28, 2005 by Ken

It’s that time of year again. The holidays? Well, yeah, that too, I guess. I’m talking about Year-End Reviews. You know: those few weeks where you get to explain to your boss about what a wonderful job you did and … Continue reading →

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