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"The problem is not just the pre-roll ads. The problem is that music is ubiquitous. It's everywhere. The vevo platform is not. I know there are a few smart people at the major labels but this idea isn't. They are polishing up a 20th Century idea. A 21st Century idea would be to include all videos that include a certain song in Vevo. That would include mashups, homemade videos, etc. And then let let the search be ranked by viewer popularity." - chartreuse

"Thanks Brother. I still ( like everyone else) read you everyday. I just felt the urge to comment." - chartreuse

"I spent some time in New Jersey this year. I had a better chance of winning than Corizine. You are right. People want change. Real change. And getting rid of the bums is (hopefully) just the start." - chartreuse

"Hey I remember that site...it was popular for a minute. I didn't even realize it was still around. I think they were bought by some financial company if i remember right." - chartreuse

"I have no idea how much $TWIT or $FBOOK are worth but I think the idea of giving them $ (tags) is interesting. How long before you start giving them to people (i.e. $OPRH, $SPLBRG, $FWILSON) when talking about the influence/financial impact they have on others?" - chartreuse

Hunt’s interesting central thesis is that in order to successfully change social capital into market capital, company employees need to be authentic community members engaging in meaningful participation where their contributions often outweigh personal gains. - chartreuse

Envision the events that might happen to a brand (shelf space at Walmart, an appearance on Oprah, a bestseller, worldwide recognition, a new edition, worldwide rights, chosen by the Queen, whatever) as a series of dominos. - chartreuse

"I find most of the comments here really enlightening (you have smart readers) and I agree with almost all of them. I think the one thing no one mentioned is that sometimes what we think is adoption isn't. It's people (like me) buying into the ideals/experience/potential of a product. I own an itouch. Despite all the apps I purchase I use it 99% for music. I own Rock Band. We used it for a week and now one of my jackets covers the drums. I own a netbook. Hardly ever use it though I am always on the go. (I did buy one for a gf who uses it all the time.) We know that most twitter users are over it in a month just like blogging. Massive consumer adoption is less about convincing me I should use your X but convincing the people I trust to use it. And, no, it's not the same thing." - chartreuse

"I agree. Howard is slick!" - chartreuse

"Great article. You didn't mention how he, just last week, bought the rights to all his music. It'll be interesting to see what his next move will be." - chartreuse

"Paypal is decent for consumers but most merchants hate it. There are websites dedicated to horror stories about the way they treat merchants. Accounts being frozen while they figure out their mistake is the usual one. http://www.paypalsucks.com/ In an age where everyone is/can be a merchant word spreads quickly. And the people who have problems with Paypal don't just complain. They say (as seen in the comments) the company is "evil". They have some core customer issues to fix, obviously." - chartreuse

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"I remember this clip. off the cuff...TV isn't TV anymore. It's just the largest screen in the house. The networks need to redefine themselves and start thinking "outside the box". (pun intended). Do that and kids would fall over themselves to run one." - chartreuse

Building a Sleep Discipline schedule can be easy and fun. It involves balancing many factors including the amount of extra time you would like to have, how many naps you can fit in per day, how strict you expect to be with the schedule, and how much sleep deprivation you’re willing to deal with in the beginning - chartreuse

"well-educated white women in moderately affluent circumstances almost never had babies without a husband, and women from middle class homes were almost as finicky about requiring a husband. At the same time, white women with no more than a high school education in low-income households were having nearly half of their babies without a husband." - chartreuse

The QALY is based on the number of years of life that would be added by the intervention. Each year in perfect health is assigned the value of 1.0 down to a value of 0.0 for death. If the extra years would not be lived in full health, for example if the patient would lose a limb, or be blind or be confined to a wheelchair, then the extra life-years are given a value between 0 and 1 to account for this. - chartreuse

Is there a formula—some mix of love, work, and psychological adaptation—for a good life? For 72 years, researchers at Harvard have been examining this question, following 268 men who entered college in the late 1930s through war, career, marriage and divorce, parenthood and grandparenthood, and old age. Here, for the first time, a journalist gains access to the archive of one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies in history. Its contents, as much literature as science, offer profound insight into the human condition - chartreuse

This insight is why the Pentagon's approach to the global media sphere is so hilarious. Bathed in a world view dominated by deprecated cold war logic/secrecy, it is in the process of trying to create an impervious bubble to shield itself from the very environment within which it is expected to fight. This can be seen in everything from a growing plethora of buildings that bar any and all communication devices to the blocking of Web sites that contain dangerous ideas. - chartreuse

The solution to newspapers' woes is simple: make news that people and communities actually value — and once you can do that, charge them for it. Better yet, charge advertisers. - chartreuse

Social Innovation Conversations brings you social change ideas through audio lectures, speaker series, and conference recordings. Download free podcasts on social entrepreneurship, environmental sustainability, philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, responsible investing, and more. - chartreuse

every episode in detail - chartreuse

This site is run by screenwriter John August. Mostly, he answers reader-submitted questions about the craft, but occasionally he goes on tangents that run far afield of writing and filmmaking. You'll also find info on past, present and future projects. - chartreuse

Steven Wright Quotations - chartreuse

Most notably, Jayaram said Twitter Search will soon index not only the text of Twitter posts but also the pages that Tweets link to. - chartreuse

The following exercises are a great way to start discussing and documenting aspects of design to help clients shed their fear of creativity and encourage them to join the design process. - chartreuse

At a time when some associations are struggling for relevance, the American Advertising Federation has added new corporate members and is looking to burnish its image with a new reality TV show and a presence on Facebook and Twitter - chartreuse

"It's time these frauds were shown for what they are (beyond "greedy bastards"): They are traitors. For thirty years we have heard the deregulated capitalist cultists conflate spreading "free markets" with spreading "freedom". They're spreading neither. They're spreading something else." - chartreuse

This database was created entirely from data gleaned off the 'net and via submissions from people like you and your parents. It's supposed to be funny and/or informational. Calm down. - chartreuse

As many as 50 million people could be out of work by the end of 2009. But the unemployed in some countries definitely have it better than others. - chartreuse

Say you got a problem with your cellphone company and you want it solved, pronto. You've already called regular customer service and they're either unable or unwilling to help you, or you're just sick of waiting on hold. You've got things to do! That's where executive customer service comes in handy. Just about every big company has a pack of these people who can basically walk on water within the company and get any problem solved. The key is reaching them. Naturally, you won't find them in an overseas call center at the end of the 1-800 number. Rather, they're attached to the corporate headquarters executive offices. Don't worry, we did the hard part for you. Here's up-to-date phone numbers for the executive customer service departments for Sprint, Verizon, T-mobile, and AT&T - chartreuse