Sep 022010

So in the 1950s you could buy real products (air rifles) advertised alongside imaginary entertainments (comic book stories). But now you can buy imaginary entertainments (Farmville credits) advertised alongside real products (at Target). My brain hurts!

Aug 312010

“It’s not a focus on opening up restaurants… it’s re-purposing land, arable land.”  Not something you hear everyday from a restaurant proprietor.  

Aug 282010

Starting your own online business? It sounds like this open source software makes it easy.

Aug 172010
Startups create jobs; big companies destroy them

Vivek Wadhwa at TechCrunch does the numbers to prove that Google and Microsoft don’t create jobs, but your startup company will.

Aug 142010

Why stop at grades? Why not bet on whether you’ll make the rugby team, or whether you’ll get married in five years? Or maybe you could play hedge fund manager and bet that you’ll flunk out–at least you’d have some change to make it through the summer.

Jul 172010

Is there anyone besides Rupert surprised by these results?

Jul 172010

Is there anyone besides Rupert surprised by these results?

Jul 102010

A timely story, given two recent NMD student projects that exposed sports-related cost at a time of cutting university departments.

Jul 102010

A timely story, given two recent NMD student projects that exposed sports-related cost at a time of cutting university departments.

May 312010

Much of this advice for women seems pretty good for men too.

May 312010

Much of this advice for women seems pretty good for men too.

May 312010

Much of this advice for women seems pretty good for men too.

May 142010
Summer job at Advanced Composites Center

If you have interest and experience in developing for the iPad or Web, this could be your summer job.

May 142010
Summer job at Advanced Composites Center

If you have interest and experience in developing for the iPad or Web, this could be your summer job.

May 122010

Charlie Stross argues that Steve Jobs’ recent fascistic turn — such as his refusal to run Flash on the iPhone — is a side effect of Jobs’ planning for the coming decline in personal computer sales. According to Stross, the market will be all about mobility. Apple will turn from selling hardware that runs its software to selling hardware that runs its cloud.

May 062010

No, not how to get a job *as* a Ninja. This book covers how to deal with the stress of jobhunting and also how to leverage social media to uncover recruiter information and land that interview. (Hint: time to get a LinkedIn account.)

May 062010

No, not how to get a job *as* a Ninja. This book covers how to deal with the stress of jobhunting and also how to leverage social media to uncover recruiter information and land that interview. (Hint: time to get a LinkedIn account.)

May 052010

New companies catering to university professors offer to grade their papers and tests. Is outsourcing grades a boon or a boondoggle?

May 052010

New companies catering to university professors offer to grade their papers and tests. Is outsourcing grades a boon or a boondoggle?

May 042010

Woman or minority gamer? The industry will give you $3000 to get your game on. Deadline 15 May.