A great explanation of the differences in running a bookmarking business rather than the common models in the silicon valley.

an amusing recollection of seniority at apple from the lomgest continually employed person there on their 34 year anniversary.

A developer's look back at what happened when a toy he made went viral. most interestingly, its a commentary on startup culture and what it means to make something with a business potential in mind and what it means to make a toy.

Great (albeit short) post on the importance of caring about what you're doing and your customers and those that work for you. Also introduced me to hipmunk.com, seems to be the best travel site on the internet

An interesting profile of Terry Gou, the Founder, CEO, and majority share holder of Foxconn / Hon Hai Precision / all the other companies in the group.

An interesting introspection into an entrepreneur and designer's first year of self-employment.

A biography of Sean Parker, co founder of Napster, Founding President of Facebook and internet entrepreneur extraordinaire.

camera repair service in mountain view, could be a source for CLA of the Mamiya

"Look, TV executives. I get that you’re not prepared for online distribution. I get that. I mean, the Internet just got sprung on all of us a month ago — it’s not like it’s been around for forty years, in people’s homes for almost two decades, and capable of streaming high-quality video to mass audiences since, I don’t know, 2006. And I realize you have nothing to worry about, since there are no reports of hundreds of thousands of people dropping their cable subscriptions like rabid hamsters or anything."<br />
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Fantastic article about the shortcomings of internet on TV, specifically Hulu's "Plus" offering.

hilarious memos written by the owner/CEO of an oil business in the 1970s

The new yorker's take on Apple's strategy with the pricing of the iPad and trying to hit a higher end of the market than most of its competitors (specifically asus).

Amazing story about the lengths that Ford went to to make one vocal customer a Ford convert... Alan Mullaly, CEO of Ford, makes an appearance.