Interesting Tidbits for February 9th

Things worth reading for February 7th through February 9th:

Why Didn’t a Newspaper Create The Huffington Post?: Tech News and Analysis « – More thoughtful analysis on the HuffPo/AOL marriage from GigaOm: “As author Clay Christensen outlined in The Innovator’s Dilemma, it is almost impossible for a company that has an established business in one market to successfully transition to a different market, particularly one that disrupts or cannibalizes its existing business. Newspapers have been caught in that trap for the past decade at least. Every bit of growth online comes at the expense of the printed product, and even though the writing on the wall has been obvious in terms of the slide in advertising revenue as readers move online, very few newspaper publishers have had the gumption to fully embrace the web — with the exception of outfits like the Journal-Register Corp., where CEO John Paton was able to launch a web-first approach because the company had already gone bankrupt.”

Social Psychologists Detect Liberal Bias Within – NYTimes.com – Yes, Virginia, there is ideology in science…

Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work | Video on TED.com – Truly inspirational– and I don’t say that lightly.

VIDEO: ‘Superman Classic,’ a retro flight of fancy | Hero Complex – Los Angeles Times – Terrific short video with some related context from the L.A. Times’ “Hero Complex” blog.

FT.com / Telecoms – Nokia likened to ‘burning platform’ – Fascinating story of a “leaked” memo from the new(ish) Nokia CEO… akin to the Peanut Butter Manifesto from Yahoo in 2006.

The Seven Deadly Sins That Choke Out Innovation | Co.Design – Quick read and worth a look.

Amazon Adds Page Numbers To Kindle With Software Update | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD – Good news!

When Parents Text: The 13 Most Hilarious Fails From Mom And Dad (PICTURES) – I nearly soiled myself laughing.

Attentionomics: Captivating Attention in the Age of Content Decay – Steve Rubel – Wow! Steve Rubel sure is on a roll lately– don’t miss this terrific deck.

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