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by mchafkin 16y ago
I don't understand how this is being spun as a failure. It sounds like a success based on the bottom line: "Depending on the actual CPM, financially they are doing at least two to four times better than they were before. And that is with on
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TechCrunch and the importance of good writing(inc.com)
3 points by mchafkin 16y ago|0 comments
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Why We Shut Newstilt Down(blog.paulbiggar.com)
140 points by mchafkin 16y ago|96 comments
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How a near-worthless magazine beats Demand Media(inc.com)
2 points by mchafkin 16y ago|1 comments
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Do Start-Ups Really Create Jobs?(inc.com)
8 points by mchafkin 16y ago|1 comments
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by mchafkin 16y ago
If anyone is interested, we'll be hosting a live chat with Tony at 1pm EST. http://www.inc.com/live
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Tim O'Reilly live on Inc.com/Justin.TV now(inc.com)
5 points by mchafkin 16y ago|0 comments
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The Case for the Virtual Company(inc.com)
2 points by mchafkin 17y ago|0 comments
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by mchafkin 17y ago
Right on. The problem is the advertisements. Someone needs to figure out how to charge print CPMs for online content. It means thinking beyond banner ads--maybe even the whole CPM model. Meanwhile, the calculations in this post are very con
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U.S. Businesses Would Save $750 billion a year by going virtual(blog.inc.com)
3 points by mchafkin 17y ago|0 comments
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How to Manage Virtually: Four Tips(blog.inc.com)
1 points by mchafkin 17y ago|0 comments
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by mchafkin 17y ago
Yes, it's only going to last a month.
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by mchafkin 17y ago
To clarify: This is not a cost-cutting measure--and it wasn't introduced by managers. (I, humble writer that I am, proposed it.) It's a month-long editorial experiment that I will be writing about in the April issue of Inc. magazine. But y
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by mchafkin 17y ago
These are great suggestions--and good points about the limitations. Thanks! Do you think IRC is superior to other IM clients? A lot of folks in the offices have never used IM before--and may be more comfortable with something like AIM or GC
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by mchafkin 17y ago
Sure. But the experiment is about taking a company culture that is built on face to face contact (and moving around a bunch of printed pages) and taking it virtual. Should be interesting to see what happens.
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We're Shutting the Offices and Going Virtual: An Experiment(blog.inc.com)
36 points by mchafkin 17y ago|15 comments
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by mchafkin 17y ago
That's actually not true. All a business has to do is register. They'll get sales calls, but they don't actually have to buy anything.
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by mchafkin 17y ago
Thanks Scott. I led with her because I think the incident, while extreme, is a vivid illustration of the way that Yelp (and not just Yelp, but all online review sites) is making business owners feel. This owner is not the first or the last
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by mchafkin 17y ago
Thanks for the comment. And sorry if it seemed late--that's one of the drawbacks of a monthly mag. But it's also advantage since we have time to sift through these claims. I talked to a lot of business owners for this story and I was unable
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by mchafkin 17y ago
They offer a bunch of tools. and they've gotten a lot better at being sensitive to business onwers. Owners can respond to negative reviews, either publiclly or privately. (Later in the story, I talk about a hair salon that has done a really