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Global Brain Candy New Year’s Resolution

I’ve been wracking my brain lately for more inspiration on what to blog about and the direction that Global Brain Candy should take, and one idea dawned on me when I read “Adding Fees and Fences on Media Sites” in The New York Times. Given that we’re less than a week away from 2010, I also thought that making this idea part of a Global Brain Candy New Year’s Resolution might be a great way to more formally add a new dimension to the Media Corner section.

“Adding Fees and Fences on Media Sites” touched on a major question in the media industry of monetizing ...read more

December 28th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Media Corner | Leave a comment
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Blogs Can Build Reputation, According to AVC.com

As part of Technorati’s annual State Of The Blogosphere report one of my favorite bloggers, Fred Wilson at AVC.com, shared some thoughts on VCs and entrepreneurs who blog.

He pointed out that blogging can help entrepreneurs communicate with key stakeholders and build their reputation and thought leadership. While this can be true, it is also easier said than done to do so effectively and credibly as Smashing Magazine notes in “10 ...read more

November 12th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Media Corner | Leave a comment
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Books for Entrepreneurs by Fred Wilson

I was reading one of my favorite bloggers, Fred Wilson, and he has this interesting feature called Zemanta to reblog his posts. I thought it was interesting and tried it out on one of his postings that I thought was relevant to mine. Below is the result. I think they try to make it a standalone posting for a blog, but it looked so random on its own that I decided to put an intro. I’m sure I’ll find more of his work that I’ll want to reblog, so let’s see if they refine this function. In the meantime, I may check out one ...read more

September 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Entrepreneurialism & Reinvention | Leave a comment
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Favorite Blogger on Freemium and Freeconomics in the FT

Since I tend to consume most news online or on TV, it’s a little cathartic during the rare times that I get to read hard copies of print publications. This often happens when airlines give away complimentary copies, and I actually sit down and page through articles quickly while on the plane.

On the way back to NYC, I flipped through the Financial Times. I got to read a piece on one of my latest favorite bloggers, Fred Wilson, a VC and principal of Union Square Ventures. In his blog, Musings from a VC in New York, Wilson shares his insights related ...read more

July 14th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Media Corner, Worldwide Trends | Leave a comment