Author Archives: Bud Gibson

by failing to communicate themselves to a wider world and thereby leaving a vacuum in the public discourse around what they did and why it mattered, which their enemies eagerly filled — seemed a question infinitely debatable. — Read on http://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190510-academes-extinction-event Precisely.

The extent of this operation is amazing.

The key thing is how much planning and writing goes into each video. Link

“It was completely unexpected—at the beginning I wanted to be a medical missionary,” says Ms. Grace, who says her faith informs her desire to reach people on TikTok. “But now I’ve realized that nursing could be a really cool platform to impact people, and I’ve developed a passion for being a nurse influencer.” — ReadContinue reading “TikTok Is the Latest Reason Teens Are Addicted to Their Phones – WSJ”

Vertical marketplaces that involve fractionalized labor (eg, tasks, gigs, freelance work or short-term assignments) are particularly interesting. These fractionalized labor marketplaces have three key advantages over pure job sites that are focused on full-time employment. First, the fractionalized labor marketplaces tend to have high repeat usage on the supply side because the workers come backContinue reading “LinkedIn is the New Craigslist – Craft Ventures – Medium”

By definition, companies know more about the abilities of their own workers than they do about those of outsiders. But they still opt for the latter, even though research suggests that outside hires take three years longer to perform as well as internal candidates in the same job. They also pay outsiders more. — ReadContinue reading “Why companies are so bad at hiring – Bartleby”

But 15 years later, Amazon is worth more than $900 billion, compared to just $33 billion for its old foe eBay, which spun off its (more valuable) payment division, PayPal. And the Amazon Prime membership program is perhaps the biggest reason why. — Read on http://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/3/18511544/amazon-prime-oral-history-jeff-bezos-one-day-shipping In 2009, I remember an old friend, who hadContinue reading “How Amazon created the Prime membership program – Vox”

In Ecuador, cameras capture footage to be examined by police and domestic intelligence. The surveillance system’s origin: China. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/technology/ecuador-surveillance-cameras-police-government.html The real question is to what extent AI can automate this process.

Public relations jobs exceeded those of reporters by more than six-to-one last year, up from less than two-to-one 20 years ago, according to data from the U.S. Census. — Read on http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-27/public-relations-jobs-boom-as-buffett-sees-newspapers-dying Not super surprising. In effect, every company is becoming its own publisher. Note that communications jobs are increasing, not decreasing, in the ageContinue reading “Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffett Sees Newspapers Dying – Bloomberg”

Today, Mr. Haag, known as Nadeshot, is the chief executive of 100 Thieves, an esports organization that makes apparel for competitive gamers and their fans. He has more than 1 million followers on Instagram and routinely uses the platform to model the latest in 100 Thieves merchandise: splashy graphic tees, athleisure hoodies and starchy camoContinue reading “The Rise of Live-Streamer Style – The New York Times”