10. The writers’ strike ends in favor of the writers once the studios recognize that people are watching Funny or Die (Will Ferrell’s partnership with Sequoia Capital), YouTube, and almost anything on the web rather Biggest Loser 13, The Bachelor in Helsinki, or The Next Great American Band 3.
9. Apple’s stock hits $265 per share [...]
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In an interesting post yesterday, Dave Morgan (Executive V.P. of Global Advertising Strategy for AOL) suggests that by disaggregating their businesses and opening up each component part to operate and even compete independently, daily newspapers can save themselves from complete oblivion. Clearly, there is some merit to Morgan’s argument, and some papers (mostly in the [...]
Nick Corcodilos, in his column Ask The Headhunter, went off on a tirade in his post today, ripping job seekers who believe themselves to be too cool to work for sleepy companies that ‘don’t get it’ - it being new technology, social media, the web, etc. It’s a pretty legitimate rant and well worth the [...]
This Guy…
Orlando Taylor, pictured above, robbed an HSBC bank at the Fulton Mall in Brooklyn last Friday at 10:30 AM. On Saturday, he strolled two blocks further down the street and robbed a Bank of America branch. On Monday, he robbed the same Bank of America branch at 10:00 AM and then again at 2:20 [...]
I’ve linked to No Impact Man before, but Colin Beavan’s year-long experiment in trying to live in a manner that creates zero impact on the environment and his corresponding blog about his experiences in doing so are fascinating. In today’s post, Colin provides a single, powerful example of how a transition to a more environmentally [...]
The 2008 HR Trendbook had some interesting articles on a variety of topics, but two statistics caught my attention. The first was that in 2005, Hispanics represented 14% of the U.S. population but 22% of the U.S. Workforce. If trends continue, Hispanics will represent 32% of the population in 2050 and 55% of the U.S. [...]
ZoomInfo is sponsoring RecruitingBlogs.com’s Best Recruiting Blog Awards of 2007 and the voting has begun. Diggings was nominated for the Best Sourcing Blog, and I would be honored to represent all 13 of my readers among the prestigious winners of this year’s awards. If you like this blog and feel so inclined, I would greatly [...]
John Klim, an analyst with Credit Suisse, just released a fairly upbeat report on the daily newspaper industry, claiming that the decimation they have experienced of late, particularly in their classified advertising business, will eventually abate. The report specifically identifies the New York Times and Gannett as the stars within the industry, while the rest, [...]
Listening to a Slate podcast this week on the life of Robert Craig ‘Evel’ Knievel, the author of Evel Knievel’s biography, Steve Mandich, told a great anecdote about the egomaniacal stunt man. Back when Evel was just starting out, around 1967 or so, he jumped over the fountains in front of the new Caesar’s Palace [...]