Monthly Archives: December 2010

If you just wait long enough, everything happens.

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

David Pennock on Twitter. Reminder: Midas Oracle on Twitter.

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Crisis of the States: Bankruptcy or Inflation – [VIDEO in French]

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

FranÃ§ois Lenglet on cable news:

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Why the iPad will continue to dominate the tablet market

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

The tablet market is nothing like smartphones. Any bet?

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Hans Rosling’s data visualization techniques… are… amazing. – [VIDEO]

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

UPDATE: Criticism.

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Wolfy is cited FIVE TIMES in this prediction market story.

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

Political prediction markets @ Politico –> The sur-excited Wolfy exaggerates the usefulness of the prediction markets. –> ‘Yay, free markets!… Greed is good!… Yep, people respond to incentives!… Markets work!… Capitalism triumphs.’

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Dan Pink on motivation – Money (for mechanical tasks) – Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose (for cognitive tasks) – [VIDEO]

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Business, Business Administration, Education, Jobs - Careers - Hiring | Tagged autonomy, Business, cognitive tasks, Dan Pink, incentives, leadership, management, mastery, mechanical tasks, Money, motivation, purpose, task management | Leave a comment

“Cool it” – Bjorn Lomborg on climate change (global warming?) – [VIDEO]

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Politics, Science, The Global Economy | Tagged Bjorn Lomborg, climate, climate change, climate science, Earth, fear, global politics, global warming, Planet Earth, Politics, scare tactics, US politics, weather | Leave a comment

Ron Conway shamelessly plugs his latest investments. – [VIDEO]

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship, Finance | Tagged angel investors, angels, Business, business angels, capital, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Finance, investments, mini VCs, Ron Conway, startups, super angels, VCs, venture capital, venture capitalists | Leave a comment