“Fast Food Nation” was revealing. “Kitchen Confidential” was juicy. But wow, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” is something else. The...

One of the major challenges we face with the design of our new linguistic command-line project is that of trust. As Zittrain mentions in The Future of the Internet, this...

You might have seen this already but if not, it's a really good article by James Grimmelmann on who controls what you see in your search results. Grimmelmann is a Prof....

Your customers may arrive at the point of sale without knowing they could be getting a better deal. This can pose a dilemma. Do you tell them they can get it cheaper, or...

Here's the updated "thematic index" to the entries and links in this blog.Rich vs. King: The Entrepreneur's Dilemma NEW Article: New Article in Harvard Business Review:...

I sidestepped the evaluation notebook issue in The Gel Dilemma, but this omission has bugged me because I've cared about what I've written on for a lot longer than I’ve...

Filed under: Features Space Invaders Extreme has been out in the U.S. and Europe for about a month now, so if you haven't bought this gem yet (and according to certain...

Eat and DrinkRunning out of energy and taking phone calls with a dry throat is a horrible feeling.  You can’t think straight.  You make mistakes often...

A new survey reveals that while 82 percent of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) surveyed recognize it as an indicator of other health conditions, such as heart disease...

I think the "news analysis" features in the newspapers are a little bit per se absurd (it's not an opinion! we swear! it's analysis!) but Richard Oppel and Jeff Zeleny...

One of the least appreciated benefits of articles is also one of the most obvious: articles send people, not just search engine spiders, to your site. So incoming links...

The thought of Vice President Dick Cheney in a form-fitting bat costume might be too much for most people to bear. But the concepts of security and danger presented in...

In two big, separate splashes, Orange switches to "Together we can do more"/"I am", while Nike celebrates its 20 year-old slogan "Just do...

Training is something I feel very passionately about and I realize that I of all the things I do, I enjoy my time in a classroom the most. In recent years my interest has...

Restaurants which generally sell out have an interesting dilemma. In principle they could make more money with higher prices, but then they'd risk not selling out, and...

Super sale on Cheerios at QFC - $1.50 per box if you buy 4 boxes - but it’s Passover. What to do?!? We bought 4 boxes and hid them in the closet. We’ll bust...

It's a common problem, one that has cropped up many times for me over the last few years. You build a secure system, locked up behind a login so that only authenticated...

Have you ever had to reinstall Windows in an effort to fix a malfunctioning machine? Performing a clean install of Windows is no big deal, but reinstalling a non service...

If you're like me, you get a ton of invitations to join social networks. If you're not like me (and I hope you're not, in this respect), you know what to do with these...

In a transparent attempt to both entertain the reader and avoid finishing vocals for the new album, some links to peruse as the long weekend approaches.Well known liberal...