instant messaging, normally viewed as a distraction, is now seen as more efficient than face to face meetings, email, and phonecalls. want to chat with someone in the office? look at im, see if they are available, and get that answer! this may function in a large office, but here at eben illustration worldwide global incorporated, instant messaging is still used the way it should be, as a procrastination device.
nytimes.com: what’s online, by dan mitchell
medical marijuana, california, and federal law have some nice fuzziness going on:
Medical marijuana is legal in California, but federal law still bans sales. Amid the uncertainty that this creates — including the occasional raid by federal agents — a full-fledged industry has blossomed, taking in about $2 billion a year and generating $100 million in state sales taxes, CNBC reported.
nytimes.com: what’s online, by dan mitchell
zappos is so obsessed with getting the right people to work for them, that they offer new hires a thousand dollars to quit after training. yes, they pay people to quit.
The theory, according to Mr. Taylor, is that the people who take the money “obviously don’t have the sense of commitment” Zappos requires from its employees. The company says about 10 percent of its trainees take the offer.
nytimes.com: what’s online, by dan mitchell
anders bylund of ars technica writes about how big media can combat piracy by offering better versions of what piracy offers:
Media piracy will always be with us. But the pirates, Mr. Bylund writes, “can be beaten — it happens all the time — but not primarily by means of legal threats and lawsuits.” Rather, he says: “You subjugate these rebels with the tools of free enterprise. Piracy is just another business model, and the pirates will lose and go away when you come up with a better model.”
nytimes.com: what’s online, by dan mitchell
what’s online: filling up for a bit less
if you’re an american, likely you’re struggling at the pump. me? i don’t have a car. screw that! anyway, you aren’t going to be able to buy cheap gas, but some gas stations will be cheaper! good hunting:
nytimes.com: what’s online, by dan mitchell