http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ The Florida Times-Union's guide to the day's most interesting business news. en-us tim@timgibbons.net 2004-08-10T13:02:29-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000286.html You can quibble with parts of this speech by Paul Graham (one of the developers of Viaweb), but I found this part interesting in terms of the Jacksonville economy: With this amount of noise in the signal, it's hard to... 286@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Jacksonville 2004-08-10T13:02:29-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000285.html Another example of things that make the Internet great ... Ever wonder why Yahoo! is called Yahoo!, or why SAAB is written all in caps? Or just curious about who, exactly, McDonald's and Kawasaki were named after? Well, wonder no... 285@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Business Culture 2004-08-09T18:53:48-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000284.html Coming on the heels of this article, I'm beginning to wonder how any work gets done in England. Today, the Guardian offers a book excerpt that ponders why we're so obsessed with being busy: For all modern society's promises of... 284@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Miscellaneous 2004-08-09T17:45:29-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000283.html We're not about to urge people to try making a living out of playing the lottery, but for a couple of guys in Missouri, figuring out the math behind the luck turned a Pick 3 game into a sure thing.... 283@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Miscellaneous 2004-08-09T15:02:39-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000281.html When Comcast made its unsolicited bid for Disney back in February, it seemed like an odd move: Comcast is an infrastructure company: It's supposed to just supply the pipes that companies like Disney provide the programming to send down. In... 281@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Strategy 2004-08-09T11:11:59-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000280.html Following up on the last post, here, via Gizmodo, is a review of another, non-Apple, traveling access point: SMC has thrown the kitchen sink into its traveler’s access point, a street price $99 device that has the full complement of... 280@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Technology 2004-08-06T13:43:37-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000279.html This is a little on the techy side of things, but this discussion on using Airport Express in hotel rooms might be of interest to business travelers (or the sort of people who bring their laptops/WiFi devices everywhere they go).... 279@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Technology 2004-08-06T11:58:21-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000278.html This review of a Willing Slaves, a book by Madeleine Bunting is the sort of thing that makes you wonder why we bother to work at all. Hard work was supposed to bring wealth and satisfaction. Instead, argues Bunting, with... 278@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Business Culture 2004-08-05T17:53:36-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000276.html Mark Hurst's claim to fame is popularizing the idea that customer experience matters, that it's not just nice to have, say, a website that's easy to use, but that it's vital for a company's bottom line. In his blog, Hurst... 276@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Strategy 2004-08-05T17:32:57-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000277.html This is what's cool about the Internet. A Microsoft intern gets to have dinner (as part of a group) with Bill Gates — and through the intern's blog, everyone can get a peak at this once-in-a-lifetime sort of opportunity. Jeff... 277@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Business Culture 2004-08-05T11:58:56-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000275.html Working at a call center anywhere has always seemed like a tough job, but it the Indians who have recently taken charge of a large chunk of that market seem to be having a particularly hard time adjusting. Now, to... 275@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Business Culture 2004-08-04T18:09:42-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000274.html Here's another kinda-personal-finance sort of thing -- but one that fits well within the "news you can use" focus of Getting Ahead. With the number of options and technological changes in television sets, simply buying something to zone out in... 274@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Personal finance 2004-08-04T17:43:19-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000273.html Standford Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig has compiled a collection of quotes from Jack Valenti, who has stepped down as president of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, where he was the industry's chief lobbyist. Valenti, of course, has been... 273@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Technology 2004-08-04T14:20:15-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000272.html This squeezes into the personal finance category enough to fit into the Getting Ahead blog, I think. FindYourSpot is a website that will help narrow down where you'd be happy living (Jacksonville, happily, scored high on my list.) The quiz... 272@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Personal finance 2004-08-04T11:58:44-05:00 http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/archives/000271.html Greece has been getting ready for the Olympic Games for years, with the country having spent billions of dollars on facilities and venues. Still, with the Opening Ceremonies just weeks away, there's concern that the entire event might be a... 271@http://www.timgibbons.net/gotblog/ Jacksonville 2004-08-03T16:51:39-05:00