An Overdose Of Nicholas Molnar

The Genesis of the Virtual Goods Model | Virtual Economy Research Network

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:36 -0800

The Genesis of the Virtual Goods Model | Virtual Economy Research Network:

Amazing post by the founder of Achaea, the first massively multiplayer game to successfully sell virtual goods. Matt Mihaly wrote the playbook that Zynga and CyWorld are using to make megamillions…and he did it over 10 years ago.

"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:03:25 -0800

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”

- Voltaire (via azspot)

"1. Stop the Musical Masturbation I wasted so much time playing open mics and writer’s nights in..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:01:59 -0800

“1. Stop the Musical Masturbation
I wasted so much time playing open mics and writer’s nights in Nashville and Boston. The same is true of all the “hot new music sites” that spring up every 20 minutes on the Internet. The fans do not go there, you’re only entertaining yourself. Every open mic I’ve ever seen is a room full of musicians politely waiting for their turn to get on stage. These events only introduce musicians to other musicians and offer some live performance practice. Trying to sell CD’s at an open mic is like trying to sell timeshare condos at a telemarketing convention. Fans go to Facebook or iTunes, not Stereofame. I could waste all my time playing for a crowd of other broke indie artists or I can spend my efforts approaching fans where they’re already congregating.”

- In Defense Of 1,000 True Fans - Part II - Matthew Ebel - MTT - Music Think Tank

"The average yellow pages book weighs 3.62 pounds. Multiply that by the 540 million directories..."

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:20:52 -0800

“The average yellow pages book weighs 3.62 pounds. Multiply that by the 540 million directories printed each year and you get 2 BILLION pounds of paper. It takes 24 fully developed trees to make a ton of paper. So you’re looking at 23 million trees each year being cut down to make these books. The yellow pages industry is a $26 billion annual business, bigger than Google’s $20 billion in revenues for 2008. The yellow pages are profitable and are not dying anytime soon.”

- Facts you probably didn’t know about the Yellow Pages

Bumped into these facts (no source is listed, though). I always knew I would be depressed by these numbers when I found them.

(via dalasverdugo)

dstrelau: Lada Gaga’s Poker Face as read by Christopher...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:31:39 -0800

dstrelau:

Lada Gaga’s Poker Face as read by Christopher Walken

via @ronalddevera

MF Doom - Friends I made an iTunes Smart Playlist of songs that...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:58:00 -0800

MF Doom - Friends

I made an iTunes Smart Playlist of songs that I haven’t listened to since 2006. There are some classics I had forgotten about.

You Can Make Him Like You — The Hold Steady (via...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:55:00 -0800

You Can Make Him Like You — The Hold Steady (via hardrockdotcom)

This song brings me back to 2006.

"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s..."

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:23:55 -0800

“If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.”

- James Cameron (via entrepreneurwisdom) (via mikehudack) (via peterwknox)

I Wanna Be Your Dog on Vimeo (via Vimeo) Iggy would approve

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:16:21 -0800

I Wanna Be Your Dog on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

Iggy would approve

"I then asked my friend, “so why would they ever use the Google (non open source) license version.” ..."

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:57:03 -0800

“I then asked my friend, “so why would they ever use the Google (non open source) license version.” Here was the big punch line – because Google will give you ad splits on search if you use that version! That’s right; Google will pay you to use their mobile OS. I like to call this the “less than free” business model.”

- Google Redefines Disruption: The “Less Than Free” Business Model « abovethecrowd.com

Julian Treasure: The 4 ways sound affects us | Video on TED.com

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:24:49 -0700

Julian Treasure: The 4 ways sound affects us | Video on TED.com:

One of those under appreciated influences in our life and mood.

Avalanches - Thank You Caroline (Andy Votel Mix)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:43:44 -0700

Avalanches - Thank You Caroline (Andy Votel Mix)

Overnight Success- Chris Brogan (via chrisbrogan) Hat tip to...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:39:12 -0700

Overnight Success- Chris Brogan (via chrisbrogan)

Hat tip to @tommyhump

So true

Radiohead - Knives Out

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:41:27 -0700

Radiohead - Knives Out

"The average life span of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years” progressing from..."

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:19:49 -0700

“The average life span of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years” progressing from “bondage to spiritual faith … to great courage … to liberty … to abundance … to selfishness … to complacency … to apathy … to dependence and … back into bondage!”

- Alexander Fraser Tytler (via poortaste) (via scottfriday)

"The North Korean regime is terrified of the illegal DVD industry because they allow people to get a..."

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:18:46 -0700

“The North Korean regime is terrified of the illegal DVD industry because they allow people to get a glimpse of the outside. Movies like “Gone with the Wind” or “Titanic” are not the threat—they’re period pieces, after all—but movies and television serials depicting modern lifestyles are devastating. Any glimpse of the outside world is corrosive to the regime’s hold over the population. When North Koreans watch soap operas, especially South Korean soap operas, and see ordinary people in kitchens with microwaves and gas stoves, refrigerators filled with food, they realize everything they’ve been told is untrue. They do have something to envy.”

- Barbara Demick on Life in North Korea: News Desk : The New Yorker

davemorin: mcahill: How Users See your Program

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:18:47 -0700

davemorin:

mcahill:

How Users See your Program

"Korea’s excellent Internet infrastructure may be useless as long as its software programs are..."

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:18:45 -0700

““Korea’s excellent Internet infrastructure may be useless as long as its software programs are adopting outdated technologies.” Korea is like an oxcart going along a highway.”

- Korea’s Internet Is Mired in a Microsoft Monoculture

"And yet this real-time mentality – pictures/tweets or it didn’t happen – continues to seep into..."

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:17:21 -0700

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And yet this real-time mentality – pictures/tweets or it didn’t happen – continues to seep into every aspect of our lives, both personally and professionally. Whereas once we might attend a conference to watch the speakers and perhaps learn something, today our priority is to live blog it – to ensure our followers know we’re on the inside; first with whatever news might be broken. And it’s not just journalists doing the live-blogging, but anyone with a laptop and a wifi connection.

Hell, we can’t even have lunch or drinks with a friend without tweeting, Foursquaring and probably photographing the occasion. No matter how unimportant the event, the actual experience of something has become secondary to our capturing of it and telling our followers.

”

- NSFW: Weezer, plane crashes and everything else that’s worrying about the real-time web

newspeedwayboogie: Ridiculously hot song from...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:58:45 -0700

newspeedwayboogie:

Ridiculously hot song from Atmosphere

theunderground:

Sunshine- Atmosphere

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