Tuesday’s Tidbits
Has anything changed in Chechnya? Tanya Lokshima reflects on the “end” of the counter-terrorism operation and decides sadly that the answer is “no”.
Mapping Swine Flu - As a nice indicator of how information flows aroundthese days, I noticed that . 1. Giga has a post on how someone is using google maps to track the spread of swine flu (nice I thought) 2. A comment to the post notes that other sites are updated more quickly (even better). And by the way — how about a carbon emissions Google map?
Why Portfolio Failed- Conde Nast poured $100,000,000 into the magazine and is shutting down a year later. Erick Schonfeld has the rather amazing story for Tech Crunch.
Another Reason to Buy a Kindle - For your next road trip, MG Seigler reports that Kindle now can download “Offbeat Guides” for a pretty low price. The updating is the key to make this a great service.
And I thought Lawyers Were Bad - Mathew Stewart writes a very funny send up of the management consulting and MBA disciplines. Amidst the humor, he offers some insights and new ideas. I didn’t know, for example about McKinsey’s relationship with Enron.
Swine Flu as a Test of Subsidiarity - And you thought it was just an illness? Dave Brooks thinks it is a test of how the international “commuity” should react to a global crisis. Being a conservative, Dave thinks local responses are the most effective. Somehow, I think he oversells the approach.
What is Apple Doing? Apple is a high wire act without a net. It leads or dies. So one can guess that it is not just sitting back on the pile of cash it has made ont he Ipod and IPhone. It is getting ready to pounce — but on what? An electronic reader to compete with Kindle? John Paczkowski thinks it is a good bet.