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Sunday, October 25
“ Christian Muñoz-Donoso is going to make this job pay, he’s got to move quickly. He has a list of 10 videos to shoot on this warm June morning, for which he’ll earn just $200.
Thursday, July 30
Friday, May 01
Why Radio & Music Industry Sucks Nowadays
Thursday, June 12
“ Music giant Universal Music Group has lost a court battle to stop an eBay trader from reselling promotional CDs he had bought from second hand stores.
Monday, February 04
“ The Borg-Yahoo merger won’t work. Here’s why. It’s like taking the two guys who finished second and third in a 100-yard dash and tying their legs together and asking for a rematch, believing that now they’ll run faster.
Sunday, February 03
Friday, September 28
“ Jim Buckmaster doesn t believe in maximising profits. He doesn t believe in management. He doesn t believe in brands. … Hugely successful, he could also be hugely rich if he wanted to cash in his stake. Only he chooses not to. … “I m not averse to riches or profit, but not at the expense of the user.” … So the site is clear and fast. Users don t like pop-up ads or big logos, so there aren t any. They have one principle - to please users - and they follow this doggedly. Here are some of Jim s operating principles: • Listen to what users want. Try to make the site faster and better. • Hire good people. “We work hard trying to get the right kind of folks.” It pays off: they hardly ever leave. • No meetings, ever. “I find them stupefying and useless.
Friday, April 20
