“The bad news is that state funding for California libraries has been completely eliminated. There’s not really any good news about that except that it was expected.” —
Goodbye, state funding for California libraries | KALW
Well shit.
I rate this G+ a ✔-
(via Why I Need To Thank My Enemies - Confessions of an Entrepreneur - Keyhubs)
“Pinterest already is driving buyers to some websites. In the last six months, the retail deal site ideeli.com has seen a 446 percent increase in web traffic from Pinterest and sales resulting from those visits have increased five-fold.” —
How Pinterest Is Becoming the Next Big Thing in Social Media for Business — Entrepreneur.com (via courtenaybird)
Hey @dpstyles - which cat photos are quintupling sales again? BAM
(via courtenaybird)
Our First Principles | Contents Magazine -
Have only read a third of this, and digested far less, but I already want to bookmark it to come back to.
Thanks for the link @timoni!
We’re returning to The Palace Hotel on Thursday evening, 7pm. We enjoyed the quiet space and classy vibe last time, so we’re back again, enjoying each other[s company and a few good books. Can’t wait to see everyone there.
(via Print by @imajes | Stay Focused)
Yep
“The first hour of the Social Network is about making a CRUD app seem like sexy, the second is a Lifetime drama about a divorce improbably involving two heterosexual men.” —
Don’t Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Software
LOL
(h/t @timoni)
“After being a liaison between these two worlds long enough, you end up knowing more than anyone else on the team. When you have millions and millions of users that hit every button and link in combinations you would never dream of, then reporting the “interesting” outcomes of their explorations, these support agents become walking encyclopedias of the ins-and-outs of the site and with Flickr, there are odd edge cases waiting on every page. Having people on your team aware of everything the site does is huge. You literally can’t buy that or replace it or outsource it, though it appears that Yahoo thinks it can.” —
truth
A List Apart: Articles: Pricing Strategy for Creatives -
I don’t consider myself a creative, and think this article works far beyond that category.
The Savvy Startup: Copywriting as Scalable Customer SupportExpect Wow -
Great tips. Sometimes practicality wins over confusing elegance.
Letters of Note: I am a lousy copywriter -
Amen.
Who’s Using Pinterest? Yup, It’s Mostly Ladies
Or, as Gizmodo calls it: “Tumblr for ladies”
I find it amazing Pinterest comes in third in referral traffic in Warby Parker’s annual report (Social Media page). It’s only bested by Twitter and Facebook.
There’s a perception that Pinterest is Mormon housewives. Either Mormon housewives love Warby Parker or there is a more nuanced story here.
I’m totally addicted to answering people’s questions with a thoughtful musical selection on this emotional baggage website.
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