So it wasn?t a runaway hit with viewers (or critics). NBC?s latest reality show Fashion Star did spark the kind of buying frenzy that its creators James Deutch and E.J. Johnston were hoping when they sold the concept to retail chains , and Saks.?Sales of Fashion Star merchandise exceeded expectations,? says Macy?s spokesperson Holly Thomas. ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:54

The regulatory probe, although encompasses Netflix as well, might actually result in favorable expansion conditions for Netflix.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 17:56

In 2009, during the height of the debate over Obamacare, the law's architect, MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, was all over the op-ed pages, talking about how the bill would reduce the cost of health insurance. "What we know for sure," he told Ezra Klein, "is that [the bill] will lower the cost of buying non-group health insurance." His words were trumpeted by the law's advocates, and were critical to persuading skittish Democrats to vote for the bill. But it turns out that "for sure" doesn't mean what you thought it did. Because, now, Gruber is quietly telling state governments that the law will significantly increase the cost of insurance. And it will especially do so for young Americans: the ones who most struggle to find affordable health coverage.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 18:55

Some of you may know Kevin Smith from his movies, such as Clerks and Dogma. Others of you may know him from his television show, Comic Book Men, currently on AMC (and let's not forget his work writing Daredevil and Batman comic books). And there are at least one hundred thousand of you who know Smith from his weekly podcast, "SModcast." But Smith's excellent podcast adventure is more than a weekly bull session with his producer pal, Scott Mosier: It turns out that Smodcast was an essential aspect to revitalizing his career.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 00:23

Shipping titan John Fredriksen’s $11 billion fortune has soared while the tanker industry has been tanking. His secret offers a lesson for every industry.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 23:01

Shipping titan John Fredriksen's $11 billion fortune has soared while the tanker industry has been tanking. His secret offers a lesson for every industry.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 23:25

I ??came to the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar to moderate a social media panel at the??Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) conference??on??Promoting Online Safety and Cyber Ethics in the Middle East. But it's hard to talk about anything dealing with the Internet or technology in this part of the world without focusing on the historic ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 01:24

? Wow. I think this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen: it's a little green plug/stir stick that fits neatly into the lid of the Venti dark roast I'm enjoying. I think I vaguely recall having seen one before, but I don't know for certain. This I do know: a seemingly mundane ...

pubblicato il: 17/03/2012 - 01:53

Well-meaning laws like Sarbanes-Oxley have widened the opportunities for hedge funds to buy stock in advance of IPOs.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 23:25

The Market for Lemons is one of the great economics papers of the past few decades. So good that it gained George Akerlof, its writer, a share of the Nobel Prize. The essential point is about information asymmetry. The seller of a used car knows much more about the quality of that car than does ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 12:52

Guest post written by Brian Gentile Brian Gentile is CEO of Jaspersoft, a San Francisco-based business intelligence software company. Innovation is the birth of an idea in the right environment. While Silicon Valley has an endless stream of ideas, we have the responsibility to ensure the environment remains healthy as well. A startup CEO is ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 21:57

When I saw actor Mike Daisey perform his monologue, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of ," at the Public Theater on February 11, I had already read the Times's dramatic, carefully written January 25 expose on the harsh conditions at the Chinese factories that assemble iPhones and iPads and products for hundreds of other electronics ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:54

? Joining The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Twilight is the newest jackpot movie series, The Hunger Games.??The Hunger?? chronicles the life of??Katniss Everdeen, a 17 year-old who lives in District 12, a run-down neglected district belonging to the country of??Panem. After she is selected twice to be in the games and survives, ...

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 01:11

LinkedIn has rules about attempting to connect with people you don't know. But those rules were meant to be broken.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 17:55

I often feel awkward when I go to a conference. Reluctant to sidle up to a stranger and introduce myself, I roam, like I did at college parties, self-conscious, seltzer water in hand, not fitting in. In the midst of a sea of people chatting away enthusiastically, I am uncomfortable and alone. But when my ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 23:27

Educator and entrepreneur Nate Cooper lends his advice on how to best position yourself for attracting a technical co-founder.

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 08:25

Why has creativity become more important now? Actually we've been obsessed with creativity for over two hundred years, the difference is now it matters to each of us.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 15:57

Take my tumor, please.

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 16:56

Why work when you can work in your underpants?

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 17:25

Can you imagine? ??Sitting behind a desk, day after day, hating your job. ??Is this you? ??Do you know the feeling? ??I call it job jail. ??If you're currently stuck in job jail, don't despair ? there is hope. ??You can break free. ??Oh but how you ask. Well, I found someone who can help ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 16:25