Morrie the Toupee Salesman

I’ve talked about Organizational Theory in the past, but today inspired by the launch of PleaseDressMe.com, I want to talk about titles. Calling Joe Stump “Lead Architect” of digg, as a lot of articles have, is quite frankly, a joke. Joe is a great guy, but while I was at digg, his primary contribution to [...]

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513:brainnovate: 10 Productivity Tactics To Make Ideas Happen 427:dralter: Mythbusters Adam & Jamie at NVISION 08 337:kineticworm: Creative Movie Poster Designs 334:Bukowsky: You Might Be A Digg Spammer If…. 328:jaybol: The Ultimate Drinking Game for Geeks: Wizard’s Staff (VIDEO) 326:louiebaur: Air compression energy storage finally finds an investor 326:TaliaRose: Can You Buy Us Alcohol? 323:Burento: [...]

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I currently have two submissions to hacker news on the front page (both from the NYT). It’s kind of fun, because it reminds me of what digg was like in the early days. Cheap, easy, bozo-free.

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A little late this week due to my crazed, but wonderfully successful, trip to California. 435:smashartist: Did McCain just lose Colorado? 380:umarboy: How Safe Is Your Cell Phone? 373:statebelt: McCain just lost Colorado 356:mejaredme: The Constitution–We Ought to Mind Our Own Business 345:msaleem: The 5 Best Nepalese Treks for Adventurous Travelers 341:diggboss: 4 Crazy New [...]

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406:bluetidalwave: McCain’s Internet Troll leads online censorship campaign 384:Notyavgkat: Ron Paul Affirms: Iran Attack Plan Has Green Light 367:haxr: World’s Poorest Apple Fanboys Need Digg’s Help 343:upick: "Cute" Girl Mime China Opening Ceremony 335:openthink: A Disabled Child. A Mother. A Pool. A Cynic Changed Forever 333:B00Radley: The Top Ten Hollywood Cradle Robbers 324:Burento: Electric Bill [...]

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Well, not really. But I’m happy to welcome Eli White III, #3 engineer from digg to Travelpods Labs as my first hire. Eli was a key member of the engineering team at digg, a skilled engineer, active in the PHP community and a great addition to our particular branch of the Expedia family. Everyone here [...]

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One of the more pointless courses I took back in my B-School days was called “Organizational Theory.” It’s subject matter was org. charts, those tree and box diagrams that are ubiquitous in large organizations, and its focus was mostly on the decisions made by the person at the top of the charts (the CEO). It [...]

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1081:pieceofred: Republicans and miltary men on John McCain 646:gcnaddict: This is a fucking problem. 376:steve9924: First ever digital music recording unearthed. 355:Masternajee: MEN ONLY! NO WOMEN! 341:msaleem: 25 Billionaires and Millionaires That Became Philanthropists 331:gnews: Terror Blob Strikes Venezuela! [pic] 328:darkchild82: When the Term "Girl Next Door" Goes Bad // Pic 313:vats: 5 Efficient driving [...]

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485:MommaLu: From NOT to HOT in 60 Seconds 435:pokeefe: ProBlogger Banned from StumbleUpon! 410:Angel1379: Dwight Schrute: How To Survive A Bear Attack 400:eccitante: McCain’s son resigns from board of bank days before it fails 346:1KrazyKorean: 25 Celebrities Shouldn’t Have Skipped Sensitivity Training 341:ileen4justice: New Laws and Presidential Directives Allowing Martial Law 337:MommaLu: War on Drugs [...]

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318:maxyRO: 101 Reasons Freelancers Do it Better 313:acelegal: Should We Go Back To The Moon? 311:LUCCHINA: How do Horses Make Babies? 296:diggboss: 3 Next-Gen Animal Prosthetics Save Endangered Species 270:babychen: 5 Reasons I Despise My Mother In Law 264:jaybol: Call + Response Movie Trailer (Video) 263:pavelmah: Linux Users: Why So Serious? 263:AmyVernon: An educational weekend [...]

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