"Recessions Promote Breakthrough Innovations":
http://blog.summation.net/summation/2008/03/recessions-prom.html
This was written last March but it
is much more relevant today.
"It Takes Tech to Be Elected President":
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2008/tc20080822_700775.htm
Much has been written about the
Obama technology coup. This goes over a
history of tech innovations in elections.
"Social Media Gender Gap":
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2008/tc20080516_580743.htm
Men are from video games and women
are from social networks.
“How to Hire: When Good Isn't Good Enough”:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2008/tc20080221_017760.htm
With the recession in full swing, it
is even more important to hire great people.
"You think for yourself but you act like your
friends":
This was my most talked about blog
in 2008 … on homophily.
"Implicit is the New Explicit":
http://blog.summation.net/2008/05/implicit-is-the.html
getting users is hard
marketing. Getting data can be a better
strategy.
"The art of a job offer: encourage candidates to turn
you down":
Some non-obvious ideas on how to
give a job offer.