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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

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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