billy bicket's notebook

A Resolution That May Stick - Spending Less...

Dec 31st

2008: my year of living smaller - O'Reilly...

Dec 31st

“Jim Wier looked into the future and saw a death spiral.”
— The Man Who Said No to...

Dec 30th

“In June, Mr. Au sent an e-mail message to the company asking...”
— The Reckoning - WaMu Built an...

Dec 28th

“We’ve found it’s very important to people that they feel...”
— The Energy Challenge - No...

Dec 27th

E L S U A ~ A KM Blog Thinking Outside The...

Dec 25th

Preoccupations - I Freed Myself From E-Mail’s...

Dec 25th

“Arrington can get right up the nose of people with massive...”
— The makings of a media mogul:...

Dec 25th

“As I recently argued, the mass media at its core is about...”
— The makings of a media mogul:...

Dec 25th

“Below I describe what I think are the Critical Success...”
— The makings of a media mogul:...

Dec 25th

“But Wikipedia is more than a website. We share a common...”
— Donate/Letter/en

Dec 23rd

How to Buy a Small Nonprofit IT System |...

Dec 22nd

“There are now more slaves on the planet than at any time in...”
— Foreign Policy: A World...

Dec 19th

“And so one of the problems that old people like me suffer...”
— Interview with Clay Shirky,...

Dec 19th

“But, you know, you never hear twenty-year-olds talking about...”
— Interview with Clay Shirky,...

Dec 19th

“By the mid-fifties, he had devised his own method, based on...”
— The Human Condition: Ageless,...

Dec 19th

“The Watch List Meetup.com. The bartering economy will...”
— Maureen Farrell On...

Dec 18th

With or Without You

Dec 18th

Watch

Fifty People, One Question: Brooklyn on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

Dec 18th

Short Term Rentals - Roomorama

Dec 18th

Twelve Days of EFF | Please Donate

Dec 17th

“I don’t want to kill the animal spirits that necessarily...”
— Op-Ed Columnist - The Great...

Dec 17th

Co-evolution of human systems and tool...

Dec 17th

“I mean geez, if you have to put quotes around the word real...”
— Top Marketing Geeks Make Their...

Dec 17th

“The survey of over 2000 adults showed that 48 percent of...”
— The Internet is Better than...

Dec 17th

simplicity

Dec 17th

“It may be that we should fundamentally rethink our pervasive...”
— Axioms, downturns, and a...

Dec 17th

Watch

Inside the Transition: Service (via ChangeDotGov) “How do you take what happened in this...

Dec 15th

Negotiator in Kidnapping Cases Is Himself...

Dec 15th

“The key features of 21st Century Pedagogy are: ? building...”
— 21st Century Pedagogy | 21st...

Dec 15th

“Siemens, the German engineering giant, agreed Monday to pay...”
— Settling Bribery Case to Cost...

Dec 15th

“Two things have to happen before a big company buys your...”
— Seth’s Blog: Selling...

Dec 15th

“Here are the key findings on the survey of experts by the...”
— Pew Internet: Future of the...

Dec 15th

“You don’t have to buy a drink at Starbucks to help...”
— Starbucks Saves? | Reverend...

Dec 14th

“All I can report is it is a size 10,” he said jokingly...”
— Touting New Security Deal,...

Dec 14th

Year In Ideas 2008 - Interactive Feature -...

Dec 14th

“In a way, we’re coming full circle. Until the 1950s, when...”
— Year In Ideas 2008 -...

Dec 14th

Money Meltdown: I Love The Recession Because...

Dec 14th

“Roughly one in 10 Americans is now receiving federal food...”
— National food stamp surge...

Dec 13th

“This year, two sets of studies revealed that feelings of...”
— Year In Ideas 2008 -...

Dec 13th

Marc Dreier, a Lawyer With a Lavish Lifestyle...

Dec 13th

“If you combine some palpable street anger with...”
— Even Workers Surprised by...

Dec 13th

“People came to trust him so much that, eventually, they...”
— For Investors, Trust Lost, and...

Dec 13th

“Whatever can be done, will be done. The only question is...”
— Friedman: While Detroit slept...

Dec 12th

“To expand our revenue base and diversify our business model,...”
— Old Media Weathering Sea...

Dec 12th

“What do you do if you don’t have the money to pay a debt? If...”
— Financial Crisis, Housing...

Dec 12th

“Limits on over-the-limit fees: Over-the-limit fees would be...”
— What new credit card rules may...

Dec 12th

“We’ve forfeited the rights to our own tragedies.”
— Arundhati Roy: Mumbai was not...

Dec 12th

“It’s better to create a category that to fight in one.”
— Tips for Personal Branding in...

Dec 12th

“To those who say it’s too difficult to conclude a deal...”
— BBC NEWS | Science &...

Dec 12th

“Facebook’s problem is not simply that it cannot grow...”
— Peter Schwartz:...

Dec 11th

NY Tech Nate Westheimer

Dec 11th

Who should be the next NYTM Organizer? - NY...

Dec 11th

“Inspiration” section, Walmart Store.

Dec 11th

I’m not serious.

Dec 11th

Shameless funk.

Dec 11th

No comment neccessary.

Dec 11th

Sailing aboard a 35 foot Pearson Alberg...

Dec 11th

“He was alright, this Bernard, and I liked his...”
— a series of supershort stories...

Dec 11th

“I’ve heard the stories of people who are suffering and can...”
— Fighting Foreclosures,...

Dec 11th

“Making videos for YouTube — for three years a pastime for...”
— YouTube Videos Are Pulling in...

Dec 11th

“The truth is most of the individual mistakes boil down to...”
— Joseph E. Stiglitz on...

Dec 11th

Add themes to your homepage

Dec 11th

Report: Corporate Blogs Not Trusted -...

Dec 10th

“According to a new report by Forrester Research, corporate...”
— ReadWriteWeb - Web Apps, Web...

Dec 10th

Report Empty Homes - Empty Homes Agency

Dec 10th

“I am glad that I voted for 5 projets posted here on...”
— Learning about various...

Dec 10th

“People all over Britain run, jog and lift weights and...”
— Social Innovation Camp »...

Dec 10th

“I don’t post this because I think I had some unique...”
— The Newspaper Industry and the...

Dec 10th

“The problem now is funding those products.”
— furbo.org · Ringtone apps

Dec 10th

“Mr. Nishar said he chose to leave Google because he wanted...”
— Google Executive Departs for...

Dec 10th

“I’ve done all my Windows updates, Bill, but when I...”
— tompeters! management...

Dec 10th

“At the same time, though, I think you’ll see more new...”
— 8 really, really scary...

Dec 10th

“No matter what we do, we’re trying to deal with a...”
— 8 really, really scary...

Dec 10th

“Delusional, narcissistic, vengeful and profane, Mr....”
— A Portrait of a Politician -...

Dec 10th

“I have never believed that there is a secret United Nations...”
— FT.com / Columnists / Gideon...

Dec 9th

“Despite that social technologies can improve customer...”
— How Companies Respond to the...

Dec 9th

Master List ‎(A Wiki of Social Media...

Dec 9th

“The pain is being felt on St. Barth’s and at Sotheby’s, on...”
— Wall Street: Profiles in...

Dec 8th

“Two neighborhoods in Milwaukee are considering printing...”
— Recession Watch: Neighborhoods...

Dec 8th

“Make shit happen.”
— About — Jack Cheng

Dec 8th

“Shit, what a year.”
— tompeters! management...

Dec 8th

“My approach now is simple: take a look at the rules of the...”
— Seth’s Blog: Lesson...

Dec 8th

“Liberals are growing increasingly nervous – and some just...”
— Liberals voice concerns about...

Dec 8th

Watch

The Making of our Christmas Card on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

Dec 8th

Howdy there bloggers! You’ll no doubt remember that when we acquired Gravatar.com, just over a...

Dec 7th

“Visiting a museum can be like visiting a very rich person’s...”
— Art - The Machine Project...

Dec 7th

“There are over 1,900 community-based currencies around the...”
— Mobile Application for Virtual...

Dec 6th

Watch

World Bank - WIZZIT: Banking the Unbanked in South Africa (via WorldBank)

Dec 6th

It’s 43 degrees outside, which is I think as cold as it gets in San Francisco. But there’s no...

Dec 6th

“G.M.’s biggest failing, reflected in a clear pattern over...”
— At G.M., Innovation Often...

Dec 6th

“After being sent home to Detroit empty-handed two weeks ago,...”
— Skeptics Remain as Automakers...

Dec 5th

“And this will require a new set of skills where...”
— Extracting Value From Free |...

Dec 4th

“As for social disruption, Hanauer gave a quick summary of...”
— How To Spot a Breakthrough:...

Dec 4th

“Is this thing in some way 10 times better than the existing...”
— How To Spot a Breakthrough:...

Dec 4th

“The current generation of founders want to raise money from...”
— Could VC be a Casualty of the...

Dec 4th

You’ve probably gotten tired of hearing about it from us, but the day has finally come and the new...

Dec 4th

Toward a 21st century government |...

Dec 3rd

Because We Want It

Dec 3rd

F.A.T. - Free Art & Technology

Dec 3rd

Filippo Minelli | Art Portfolio

Dec 3rd

“I have great admiration of American people. Creative,...”
— “Be Nice to the Countries That...

Dec 3rd

“How do I explain derivatives?, and I used the model of...”
— “Be Nice to the Countries That...

Dec 3rd

“Thirty years ago, the leverage of the investment banks was...”
— “Be Nice to the Countries That...

Dec 3rd

“But I have to say that one of the pleasures of a local...”
— Just Turn Right - On the...

Dec 3rd

“Even when they laugh at him, he keeps coming back.”
— Peter Schiff — and Shawn Tully...

Dec 3rd

“The regulation should have required the consumer to opt in,...”
— The Worst Is Yet To Come:...

Dec 3rd

“This has got to stop.”
— The Worst Is Yet To Come:...

Dec 3rd

11 Twitter business models: Vote for the best...

Dec 3rd

“Google’s a big model for a small company (Twitter has...”
— Twitter CEO: The...

Dec 3rd

“On the campaign trail, Mr. Obama said he would expand...”
— Two Charity Heads Among...

Dec 3rd

Twitter / HumanRightsDay

Dec 2nd

Apple announces Top 10 iPhone App downloads...

Dec 2nd

The Wisdom of Experience

Dec 2nd

“So far, he has collected $350. His semester final is sold...”
— Ads on tests add up for...

Dec 2nd

“But mark my words: (a) Nobodies are the new somebodies, and...”
— How to Change the World: How...

Dec 2nd

As promised, here is the advance notice that WordPress 2.7 is coming to WordPress.com, and will go...

Dec 2nd

“A few assorted things that we will do: * Take all of our...”
— Virgance: the story behind the...

Dec 2nd

Today’s post is dedicated to Chuck Norris: the man, the myth, the legend, and the star in our demo...

Dec 2nd

“But the mavericks at DFJ saw powerful forces converging. The...”
— Venture-capital firm...

Dec 2nd

BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Journalism...

Dec 2nd

“DFJ’s mission is to identify, serve, and provide...”
— About Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Dec 2nd

Join the CC Network | Creative Commons

Dec 2nd

go-go-ga-ga- for mobile

Dec 2nd

EarthBrowser - Interactive Earth

Dec 2nd

Flex Developer’s Toolbox : Free Components,...

Dec 2nd

:: Mobigosee ::

Dec 2nd

Watch

Technology is the 7th Kingdom of Life (via OreillyMedia)

Dec 1st

“The causes of social fragmentation are linked to mobility....”
— BBC NEWS | UK | Life in UK...

Dec 1st

BBC NEWS | UK | Life in UK 'has become...

Dec 1st

Dec 1st

Dec 1st

“The thing to remember is this: Such amazingly priced...”
— Basics - Black Friday Shoppers...

Dec 1st

“So far about half of American households have made the jump...”
— TV Sales Becoming Litmus Test...

Dec 1st

“People are getting sick of registering and re-declaring...”
— Brad’s Thoughts on the...

Dec 1st

The Top 100 websites in the Web 2.0 world....

Dec 1st

netsquared.org - How popular is...

Dec 1st