Wing Tang Wong

author: Seth Godin asin: 1598870564 binding: Audio CD list price: $29.95 USD amazon price: $22.76 USD

An Audiofile Earphones Award Winner Is it better to be CEO of Craigslist or the head of UPS? Bestselling business author Seth Godin reveals why small is better (among other surprises) in this full-size dose of brilliant, provocative thinking. Big used to matter. . . and then small happened. Enron (big) got audited by Andersen (big) and failed (big). American Airlines (big) is getting creamed by Jet Blue (smaller and way faster). Today, little companies often make more money than big companies. So why are so many people still stuck on big is better?  read more »

So.. What Am I Signing Away Today?

That is something I wonder about, each time I sign an NDA agreement, hiring contract, purchase order, package receipt, or sales receipt. Just... what am I signing up for... and what rights am I signing away?

Like many folks, I typically will give something a good long read and try my best to make heads or tails of it. And, like most folks, I will derive a very simplistic understanding of the written agreement and go with it. Seriously, does anyone REALLY read and parse every line of their electronics store agreements? Do you? Really?  read more »

On The Matter of "Cruft"

For those who know me, I have a habit of building out a sizable online footprint, then after a year or so, just retract them back, save for a handful, which I migrate or rebuild. Part of this exercise is due to hosting migrations, but part of it is to clear out "cruft" that builds up on my sites.

By cruft, I mean... posts which really don't add much value to the site, for me, or for people visiting and reading the site.

However, what survives has a tendency to be improved upon, even if it seems worse off at first.

This site is a new site. :) So thankfully, it has no bar by which it is being judged.

However, my other blogging sites do have a history.. and a good deal of "cruft".  read more »