July 2009
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“There is a new Digital Divide that cuts straight through the ranks of the marketing industry – some executives get the Social Web, some don’t.”
—http://news.cnet.com/8301-13641_3-10300583-44.html
“The Internet has devalued content to the point where it is often offered at no charge—newspapers, for instance—or widely misappropriated, as with music and movies. Either way, many people expect much of their content to be free. Why is this, how did it happen, and, focusing on music and movies, what can be done about it? … Let’s focus on two [factors]: the culture of piracy, and the rise of ad-supported business models.”
—http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/32917
“Twitter’s real money-making power holds as much potential as a search platform as Google’s search algorithm held as an advertising platform.”
—http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/32878
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tumblr overload
- Yuhao: wait... did you just start this on july 26
- me: yes
- Yuhao: so like... 4 days ago
- Yuhao: lol thats a lot of posts
- me: yes
- Yuhao: in 4 days
- me: ^___^
- Yuhao: hahahaha
- Yuhao: i see you are super productive
Internship Checkpoint: Mayfield Questions
For those who are working this summer, some interesting questions to ponder:
1. What’s been your biggest surprise or insight about working in your company?
2. Suppose that you can go back in time and meet yourself on your first day at the company. What advice would you give yourself to have an even better summer internship?
3. Looking forward to the remaining weeks in your internship, what can you do to maximize your learning, success, and fun?
