Posted by Gregg at 02:26 PM in Thoughts

I didn't think they sold enough of them yet to be stolen? And in NY the only people you see on them are the cops. more

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Posted by Gregg at 02:30 PM in Emerging Technology

I'll admit it. I've stolen music and the internet's been my wheel man. The point is not that I've done it but why. I don't believe content ought to be free - I'm a capitalist. I'm not too cheap to pay - I have hundreds of CD's and much of what I downloaded I already own anyway. Until recently, it's plain old been easier to get digital content from a file sharing service than a legitimate music source. With the evolution of services like Rhapsody and MusicMatch the tide is turning in favor of the artists and labels. more

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Posted by Gregg at 02:51 PM in Human Capital

Brian Hall from HBS has written several papers on what kind of behavior results from complex executive compensation schemes. His findings are not particularly intuitive. more

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Posted by Gregg at 02:54 PM in Thoughts

Rather than have the standard web site with static content we've decided to use blogging technology to enable user generated content. Special thanks to Louis Atkinson and highermind.org! more

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Posted by Gregg at 02:56 PM in Information Industry

Managing large customer databases for consumer and B2B companies is a lucrative business but not without some risks. Some of Acxiom's customer databases were broken into last week by a former employee of one of their clients. It seems as though not much damage was done and the company dodged a PR nightmare and possibly real liability. more

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