Must Reads
There is so much to read, so much to know, so many sources to follow. And the volume of news and information just keeps growing exponentially. How to keep up? Even more, how to rediscover the serendipity of learning something new and interesting for its own sake?
Here, for your enjoyment and interest, are the articles Temin and Company considers “must reads.” They are primarily on the topics of reputation and crisis management, the media, leadership and strategy, perception and psychology, self-presentation, science, girls and women, organizational behavior and other articles of interest.
They are listed below with the most recent articles first, and to the side, by category.
We hope you enjoy them and would appreciate your comments. And whenever you have any favorite articles for us to add, please let us know so that we might include them for other readers to enjoy.
There is so much to read, so much to know, so many sources to follow. And the volume of news and information just keeps growing exponentially. How to keep up? Even more, how to rediscover the serendipity of learning something new and interesting for its own sake?
Here, for your enjoyment and interest, are the articles Temin and Company considers “must reads.” They are primarily on the topics of reputation and crisis management, the media, leadership and strategy, perception and psychology, self-presentation, science, girls and women, organizational behavior and other articles of interest.
They are listed below with the most recent articles first, and to the side, by category.
We hope you enjoy them and would appreciate your comments. And whenever you have any favorite articles for us to add, please let us know so that we might include them for other readers to enjoy.
Knowledge Is Money, but the Peril Is Obvious
Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times, November 26, 2012
The expert network business model is “inherently perilous,” writes this New York Times journalist. […read more]
Britain Selects a Canadian to Lead the Bank of England
Landon Thomas Jr. and Julia Werdigier, The New York Times, November 26, 2012
The first non-Brit to run the Bank of England. Why now? […read more]
Facebook makes it official—an external advertising network is coming soon
Matthew Ingram, BloombergBusinessweek, November 26, 2012
Be careful what you “like” on Facebook: the social network company announced that it will start using data about users’ likes and dislikes to display ads outside of Facebook in an attempt to boost revenue. […read more]
How to Calculate the Value of a Like
Dan Zarrella, HBR Blog Network, November 26, 2012
Finally: marketing software company HubSpot has developed a formula to measure the value of a “like” on Facebook and followers on Twitter. […read more]
Black Friday Online Sales Top $1 Billion for First Time
Zoe Fox, Mashable, November 25, 2012
$1 billion in 1 day: for the first time in history, Black Friday online sales exceeded the $1 billion mark. […read more]
11 Biggest Social Media Disasters of 2012
Seth Fiegerman, Mashable, November 25, 2012
11 social media failures of the past year, from McDonald’s to Snickers to Donald Trump. […read more]
#muckedup Chat Tuesday: The Problem With Always Being On
Adam Popescu, The Muck Rack Blog, November 25, 2012
Muckrack holds an online chat for journalists to talk about the problem with “always being on.” […read more]
Looking to Industry for the Next Digital Disruption
Steve Lohr, The New York Times, November 23, 2012
Recruiting more engineers, computer scientists, and software developers is part of General Electric’s big bet on the “industrial Internet”: bringing digital intelligence to the physical world of industry. […read more]
How to Use Your Turkey Leftovers: 13 Ideas from F. Scott Fitzgerald
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, November 23, 2012
You’ll never forget these recipes: 13 irreverent ideas from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1945 work The Crack-Up. […read more]
In His Own Words: Bill Gates Dishes on Computers, Religion and Being Smart [Excerpt]
Lisa Rogak, Scientific American, November 23, 2012
Quotes on technology, life, and business philosophy from Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates, from Impatient Optimist: Bill Gates in His Own Words. […read more]