Monthly Archives: March 2011

Cryptome (a kind of WikiLeaks) publishes 10 photos of the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant. — [PHOTOS]

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Pepsi invested heavily in so-called “social media” while de-investing in traditional advertising. — [ANALYSIS]

Result: – Pepsi-Cola and Diet Pepsi had each lost about 5% of their market share in the past year. #fail

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Are citations in science journals reflecting serious, genuine and productive R&D? — [CHART]

However the report points out that a growing volume of research publications does not necessarily mean in increase in quality. Via Jason Ruspini.

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MicroSoft stole BetFair’s marketing idea. — [PHOTO]

- June 2000, BetFair paraded the streets of central London with a coffin in a mock-funeral, to mark “the death of the bookmaker”. – September 2010, MicroSoft employees celebrated a mock iPhone funeral, to commemorate the launch of Windows Phone … Continue reading

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The future belongs to hedge funds — [LINK]

Man vs. Machine on Wall Street: How Computers Beat the Market.

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Paul Allen on Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer during MicroSoft’s inception — [LINK]

Riveting. Paul Allen’s memoir (IDEA MAN) is out April 19, 2011.

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We have become a nation of beggars. — [VIDEO]

Today’s society doesn’t value hard work and innovation.

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What China is doing with all that copper… — [LINK]

Copper in China.

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2 academic sites worth bookmarking — [LINKS]

http://thinkquarterly.co.uk/ http://theconversation.edu.au/

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Human Achievement Hour 2011 — [VIDEO]

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