Truthfully, we're fascinated by bullsh*t. No kidding. Honestly. Trust us. We've written on how betting can serve as a check on bullsh*t, but most of the literature is opinion and conjecture. So we perked up to encounter an academic study…
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We are big fans of the global game, so this is a month to relish – and a tremendous start. As enthralling as the competition is, the cultural implications of futball are equally captivating. Some of the best writing on the game off the field — and which deserves a read no matter your sport..
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Wearables — electronic devices attached to the body in some way — are generating some serious buzz, capturing imaginations with visions of science fiction coming to life. Although wearables have been on the market in some form or another since a complex and miniature abacus was attached to a ring in the Qing dynasty…
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The intersection of theoretical economics and practical reality are often akin to the collisions between the Roadrunner and ACME products. Often these two forces align over time, but the blackboard simplicity of supply and demand curves rarely work out so cleanly in real life, particularly when there is transformational change…
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As the new year slipped into memory, two transactions may provide the footnote on the hyped expectations that accompanied the last decade. First is Friendster. The pioneer social networking company and Facebook’s predecessor, Friendster had lost virtually all of its US market share…
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That Twitter is an impressive distribution network for breaking news is increasingly a given; however its sheer ubiquity for the immediacy of big events is now also leading to some intriguing analyses about the patterns and speed…
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A recent piece in the McKinsey Quarterly makes a simple, if maternal, point: technology results in information overload and attention fragmentation, and the more responsibility one has
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Like many people, I am now getting more and more news and information through twitter. I’ve always thought that facebook is socially familiar — because it is permission-based and…
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An enterprising job coach collected actual questions from interviews at Google. My personal favorite: “Explain the significance…
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Lastly, in my first nod to venture celebrity gossip, read about the night Brad Feld almost went to jail. And it wasn’t even for his self-regretful investment in…
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