(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) To mark this post historically, this was posted the day Tumblr decided to cut out some adult content (it’s hard to tell exactly what they meant, … Continue reading
Some time ago I wrote a post that Wal-Mart might end up turning into a hip company, using technology to improve the consumer experience and perhaps be less hated. Then I worried their reputation could affect this transition. I’d like … Continue reading
I worked from home for a day because I took rather ill. What’s odd is I could deal with the mild nausea and weakness of what’s going around – I was worried about infecting my teams. In many jobs I’ve … Continue reading
Meetings seem to be the bane of most businesses. And employees. And people. I judge this by what people tell me, and by my own experiences of slowly fading out as I sat through a meeting that had no reason … Continue reading
Trying to promote professional geekiness, encourage your fellows to turn hobbies into jobs, or at least hook up fellow fans with careers? Get your business involved. Maybe it's your business, maybe it's someone you work for, but find ways to … Continue reading
Remember when Groupon was going to be the next big thing? Now of course everyone seems to be copying their model as we saw last week (http://www.fool.co.uk/news/investing/2011/08/04/will-amazon-google-and-aol-kill-groupon.aspx). Of course I didn't expect GroupOn to survive anyway – their model seemed … Continue reading
And here's another part of my occasional, rambling ideas on businesses fans, geeks, and otaku can start. This one is not so much a business as a side business, but it'd be a great one for someone who makes money … Continue reading
There are many things we can say a business is. A business is a tool to deliver goods, or do tasks. A businesses away to consolidate and in theory improve economic functions. A business is a way for people to … Continue reading
Last post I took a look at the 3 areas of change in the world of business: The Production Revolution – The fact we can make and publish/produce things easier and without the middlemen of the past, using new middlemen … Continue reading
As I see it there are 3 major areas of change in how businesses function in our economy. These areas of change are going to vastly, vastly affect the kind of world we live and work in. These transformations will … Continue reading