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The Organizing Principle Of The 21st Century

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Jul 24, 2006 at 4:45 PM

Interesting article in Sunday's Los Angeles Times on the spread of open-source ideals, to religion, terrorism, and other far-flung realms. (Registration may be required.) The piece dwells too much on the basics--Linux, ...READ»

SPORTS | 4 comments

Crowded Wisdom

Relevancy Score: 92
Thu Sep 7, 2006 at 11:27 AM

How's this for "The Wisdom of Crowds" in practice: LivePlanet and Microsoft MSN cooked up a deal with the Schaumburg Flyers, a minor-league baseball team in Illinois, to have the fans act as the manager for the second half of the ...READ»

FISH ON FRIDAY | Comment

Friday Free-For-All Quick Hits

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 92
Fri Jun 8, 2007 at 12:22 PM

“If you’re a brand, you’re either right, or you’re gone.” A story in today’s Los Angeles Times on the growing power and importance of private-label merchandise. Relaxation, at last, for Harvard students at Christmas For ...READ»

HUMOR | Comment

Work/Life: American Idol, Your Days Are Numbered

BY Tom Stern
Relevancy Score: 90
Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 6:30 PM

Even as the latest season of “American Idol” moves into its final weeks, I was on the fence about creating an “Idol”-themed blog for today. It seemed a little low-brow. Then I found an article on the show, by no ...READ»

MANAGEMENT | Comment

Love Can Be So Lucrative

BY Saabira Chaudhuri
Relevancy Score: 90
Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 6:20 PM

I was wandering around Coney Island one day not too long ago with a few friends when a scruffy, bearded guy who was trying to sell some equally scruffy stuffed animals stopped us. "Come on guys," he somewhat insolently ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | Comment

In Today's Papers

BY Lynne d Johnson
Relevancy Score: 89
Fri Sep 1, 2006 at 11:20 AM

No Day at the Beach "Bloggers struggle with what to do about vacation." Coming To Video Games: Live Ads "Game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. announced yesterday that it has inked deals with two ad companies that will stream live ...READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

The Age of RND

BY Scott Smith
Relevancy Score: 79
Tue Apr 1, 2008 at 9:26 AM

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times lifted the lid on something the wired individual is beginning to experience more and more: being caught in a Realtime Knowledge Discontinuity (let's call it RND for short). RND sufferers ...READ»

ILYA BODNER | Comment

Get your finances in order for 2009

BY Ilya Bodner
Relevancy Score: 76
Wed Nov 26, 2008 at 9:14 AM

Over the past 30 days our economy went on a series of “oohs” and “awhhs”. The media is to blame for this massive panic. Everyone is encouraged to turn off the TV and focus on their small business finances for the next quarter – Q1 of 2009 is rapidly approaching, are you going to have the finances to get into the groove?READ»

BLOGJAM 2005 | 1 comment

New Rules for Wikipedia?

Relevancy Score: 74
Mon Aug 8, 2005 at 10:35 AM

CNET reported on Friday that Wikipedia, the massive user-collaborated online encyclopedia, is planning on imposing stricter editorial rules and "freezing" pages that contain stable, undisputed content. This move stems from founder ...READ»

DIGITAL MEDIA | 1 comment

A Bailout for Journalists? Just Say No!

BY Anya Kamenetz
Relevancy Score: 73
Tue Nov 25, 2008 at 2:45 PM

TypePad is making news by offering laid-off journalists a free "pro" blogging account. Don't fall for it!READ»

MEDIA | 4 comments

Newspaper Circulation Falling Faster and Faster

Relevancy Score: 67
Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 12:20 PM

Gone are the days of the smoking-jacketed man with his armchair, pipe and evening paper. The Audit Bureau of Circulations reported a 2.8 percent decline for weekday circulation and 3.4 percent decline in Sunday circulation for the ...READ»

LEADERSHIP | 1 comment

What The Arts Teach Us About Business and Life

BY Ruth Sherman
Relevancy Score: 67
Tue May 29, 2007 at 8:04 PM

There is a lot of talk these days about education, what we should be teaching our children so they will be successful. A consensus seems to have arisen that math and science should be more rigorously taught and that the United States ...READ»

THE STIMULIST | 2 comments

Income Based Repayments | Now That's School Reform

BY Max Linsky
Relevancy Score: 66
Wed Jul 8, 2009 at 2:23 PM

Essentially, the option allows those with student loans to make payments based on their discretionary income, not fixed rates. With special incentives if you choose to work for the government or education, like debt forgiveness. READ»

INFO GRAPHIC | Comment

Infographic of the Day: A Chronology of the Gay Marriage Debate

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 64
Wed Nov 18, 2009 at 9:59 AM

A handy map by the LA Times summarizes the sprawling, state-by-state debate.READ»

APPLE | 4 comments

iPhone Owners Slapped With Hefty Bills for Mystery Roaming Charges

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 63
Thu Oct 8, 2009 at 1:55 PM

Did you rack up charges on your iPhone when you went overseas--without meaning to? According to anecdotal evidence collected by the LA Times, iPhone users may have pricey data roaming options switched on by default, causing them to ...READ»

COMIC CON | Comment

Stan Lee Joins Forces with Virgin Comics

BY Saabira Chaudhuri
Relevancy Score: 60
Sat Apr 19, 2008 at 11:35 AM

Stan Lee, the mastermind behind Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Iron Man and many others is to be in charge of Branson bankrolled Virgin Comics’ new line of superheroes. The LA Times broke the news this ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | 3 comments

Walk This Way

Relevancy Score: 59
Fri Aug 25, 2006 at 5:34 PM

Three cheers for Stephon Marbury, point guard for the New York Knicks. He's bucking the trend among athletes and endorsing a sneaker , the Starbury One, that costs a very reasonable $15. Just in time for back to school. Michael ...READ»

CULTURE | 2 comments

Material Guilt

Relevancy Score: 58
Tue Dec 23, 2003 at 4:48 PM

There's a fascinating essay in the Los Angeles Times today on the guilt trip over the usual American buying binge during the holidays. Michael J. Silverstein of the Boston Consulting Group assures us that it's okay to buy. Guilt? ...READ»

ADVERTISING + PR | 3 comments

From Veejays to Ceejays? Firebrand's Ad TV

BY April Joyner
Relevancy Score: 57
Fri Nov 30, 2007 at 1:10 PM

A couple of days ago, I happened upon an article in the Los Angeles Times about Firebrand, a new media company dedicated exclusively to commercials. Its TV show, "Firebrand," premiered Monday and airs weeknights from 11 pm to 12 am ...READ»

BIODIVERSITY | Comment

Television Viewing, Brain Melting at All-Time High

BY Anya Kamenetz
Relevancy Score: 56
Tue Feb 24, 2009 at 3:06 PM

You would think it was 1997 again, a year without smart phones or the social Web. Despite all the endless chatter about Twitter this and Flickr that and YouTube, iTunes, and Kindle 2.0, the good old boob tube is capturing ...READ»

ARCHITECTURE | 1 comment

Dark Days for Frank Gehry

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 54
Wed Mar 4, 2009 at 11:19 AM

We recently wrote about the troubles buffeting Norman Foster. This week, it's Frank Gehry's turn: The architect synonymous with the 15-year trend towards flashy, destination architecture—witness the Simpsons appearance ...READ»

MICHELLE KAUFMANN | 2 comments

Iconic Pre-Fab Provider Closes Shop

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 51
Wed May 27, 2009 at 11:57 AM

Michelle Kaufmann Designs, a path-breaking seller of modern, eco-friendly pre-fab homes, is folding due to the anemic housing market and the credit crisis at large. Kaufmann's firm became synonymous with the contemporary ...READ»

DELL | 1 comment

Dell: Are We Finally Sick of Netbooks Yet?

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 50
Wed Oct 14, 2009 at 9:06 AM

Michael Dell thinks so. Sure, they're fun and light at first, he told a group of associates Tuesday. "But 36 hours later, they're saying... 'Give me my 15-inch screen back.'" Dell says that he foresees consumer excitement swinging ...READ»

CALIFORNIA | Comment

Want a Holiday From Gas Taxes or Traffic?

BY Terry Tamminen
Relevancy Score: 50
Fri May 16, 2008 at 12:59 PM

Senators John McCain and Hilary Clinton are among many in Congress clamoring for a gas tax “holiday” as fuel prices rise and the summer driving season fast approaches. Never mind that they focus entirely on poor consumers and ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | 9 comments

How to Organize a Protest

Relevancy Score: 45
Thu Mar 30, 2006 at 10:50 AM

On Monday, around 500,000 people in Los Angeles turned out to protest proposed federal legislation that would tighten U.S. immigration law by making it a felony to cross the border illegally and help those trying to do so. ...READ»

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