Top stories from the past week: Porn, Crocs, dopamine and Goldman

Posted: November 16th, 2009 | Author: dana | Filed under: Editorials | No Comments »

Porn 2.0. The porn business is not unlike other online content-based businesses: it’s a crowded space, it’s tech savvy, it’s got your usual suspects pirating your stuff, and the stars are going all social media, baby!

How Crocs crashed.  Because “ugly and comfy” was not the most sustainable business proposition, but getting all clever on design didn’t see to help either.

Dopamine makes you addicted to seeking information. If you know of a 12-step program that can get people off of this stuff, please contact us.

Goldman and the US housing crash, Goldman, AIG and the Fed, Goldman and the global oil scam, all while doing God’s work.  Seriously, there’s just no end to this.

Everyone wants to school Murdoch on how the online news business works. Not sure he cares, or listens.

Palm Pre sales already in decline. Did it even get started?

More housework gets you, laid.

Now try to compete with that business model: less than free.

Will the US default on its debt?

Gerald Ronson answers the question what makes a great entrepreneur in his autobiography.  The Atlantic examines the science of success.



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