Putting it together++

Mar 8

Beta living: Veni, vidi, spotify.

Feb 11

“Jos kuluttaja on maksanut ostoksen muulla tavoin kuin luottokortilla, eikä hänen maksamaansa tavaraa ole erotettu hänelle kuuluvaksi, hän joutuu valvomaan saatavaansa konkurssimenettelyssä.” Varo liian aikaisin maksamista (Taloussanomat)

Feb 8

“DR: “I am against the notion of ‘best practices’ because it implies that there is a single best way of doing anything. Embedded in the idea is the tacit assumption that following the ‘best practice’ always results in the ‘best outcome’. Since I have never met a really experienced manager who believed this was true, I am not sure I am really being very radical. I simply believe that all practices are ‘tools’ that are useful to achieve certain objectives in certain contexts. “For example, consider sequential development versus concurrent development. Neither can truly be called a best practice. A concurrent process is very well-suited to achieve development speed. A sequential process is generally better at minimizing risk and controlling development expenses. Each is ‘best’ to achieve a certain objective. The same is true for functional organizations versus teams. A functional organization is an excellent tool to keep development expenses low. Teams are well-suited for rapid development, especially when they are adequately manned. Again, neither is a universal best practice. “The great danger in labeling something a ‘best practice’ is that you cannot be against it. People stop thinking as soon as something is labeled as a ‘best’. Such mindless behavior is dangerous in a complex world. I am simply arguing for a more thoughtful approach to development process design.” Interview with Don Reinertsen

“New Pet Shop Boys Single! New Pet Shop Boys Single! New Pet Shop Boys Single! New Pet Shop Boys Single! It’s fantastic. I don’t know what I love more: the great lyrics, the fun harmonies, or the thumping music. Sort of really, really excited for their upcoming album, Yes, set for release on March 23rd.” Pet Shop Boys - Love, etc at Pretty Much Amazing!

Feb 7

“As we battle a global recession, corporations are looking for new ways to sell their products and engage their consumers. Many have turned to the Internet, with Social Media in particular, to market their goods. Let’s take a look at 10 companies that have done a phenomenal job of taking advantage of social media platforms.” Presenting: 10 of the Smartest Big Brands in Social Media

Feb 6

“Marketing is telling a story that sticks, that spreads and that changes the way people act. The story you tell is far more important than the way you tell it.” Seth’s Blog: The difference between a show and a story

“Yes, Septillion, that is a 1, followed by 24 zeros.” One Death Star for $15 Septillion? What a deal!

(via garfieldminusgarfield)

“Nyt markkinoilla olevat asunnot ovat niitä, jotka laitettiin myyntiin jo viime syksynä. Lokakuussa asuntokauppa pysähtyi kuin seinään, ja uusia asuntoja ei juurikaan ole tullut myytäväksi, sanoo Hypoteekkiyhdistyksen toimitusjohtaja Matti Inha. – Nämä myyjät eivät kovin helposti lähde pyyntihintaa pudottamaan, eivätkä rakennuttajatkaan ole hintojen laskuun lähteneet. Tinkivara sen sijaan on varmasti kasvanut, Inha toteaa.” Ostajat hävisivät, hintapyynnöt pysyvät (Taloussanomat)

“Starting today, you can try Multiple Inboxes, a Labs experiment which makes it possible to have more than one ‘inbox’ in your default Gmail view.” Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Multiple Inboxes

Feb 5

“Porsche’s profits before taxes of $11.6 billion in the fiscal year ended in July were actually larger than its total revenues from sales of $10.2 billion. Not even Google has profits exceeding 100%. Only 12% of Porsche’s profits came from making cars. The remainder is the fruit of a brilliantly sophisticated stock-hedging strategy (yes, sometimes they do work)” Europe businessman of the year: Wendelin Wiedeking - Jan. 27, 2009

“Translation of shoddy hack journalism to English on Google Latitude ob·ser·va·tion” Translation of shoddy hack journalism to English on Google Latitude - sevitzdotcom

“At that moment everyone wonders “what is the hummingbird”? And this is precisely what the writers were counting on. Why? Well, what do you do to learn about the hummingbird? You google it. And when people google the specific phrases you can see that in google trends. Good stuff.” GregWolejko.com