The (not so?) long tail

Rethinking the Long Tail Theory: How to Define ‘Hits’ and ‘Niches’

In a working paper titled, “Is Tom Cruise Threatened? Using Netflix Prize Data to Examine the Long Tail of Electronic Commerce,”Wharton Operations and Information Management professor Serguei Netessine and

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Blogging homeworks

Why not?  My “back to school” week made me think about that. Yes, between 40+ hours of work with Ex Machina and 4 master degree classes there’s still time to think (OK, not that much).

• It’s easy. Once an essay

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Divorcer en se lançant des livres au lieu de la vaisselle

L’autonomie institutionnelle  est désirée par deux types de directeurs : Ceux qui veulent la liberté d’action et ceux qui veulent diriger leur empire au lieu d’être un acteur d’un système plus grand.

La différence entre les deux vient de la …

Education shifts, time-location becoming a process

When we thought about education, we used to think about a building, some brick and mortar place where we went to sit on a bench and acquire stuff from 9AM to 4PM. Some DIYers used to go to the library …

The ABC of business viability

You have a great idea for a business? You think it’s an unexploited goldmine? Try this test with your idea; if it succeeds you may well be into something. If you fail this test, stop right now, or find another …

HT.com, now on WordBook

Great plugin from Tsaiberspace, wich allow to automaticaly write on your facebook wall the content of your blog.

Only problem i found with it was related to image caption. WordPress use brackets to manage it, so the content of …

Elevator pitch, cut the crap

Yesterday i had the chance to see a presentation about the elevator pitch with investors from Vincent Guyaux. How to say “That’s my company, that’s who we deal with, and that’s how me make money” in two minutes or …

Choc des cultures

Le globaliste aime ce qu’il fait. C’est la personne qui va prendre le temps de conseiller les autres ou de travailler sur un projet dans lequel il n’a pas d’intérêt financier. C’est le genre qui va avoir, qu’il le veule …

Consumerism and democratization

What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coca

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Finir entre deux gugusses en plastique

Tout le monde crie que vos prix sont trop élevés? C’est faux.

Vous avez besoin d’augmenter votre valeur. Baissez son prix, c’est choisir de sacrifier la qualité, le service, l’innovation et l’excellence. En supposant évidemment que vous êtes en train …