Taxi Driver, now considered a masterpiece, was a box office flop. As a result, Scorsese tried something completely different. His next movie was New York, New York, a musical with a light-hearted tone (as opposed to the dark, high-concept Taxi Driver). It was also a huge flop – critically and commercially. Severely depressed and unsure[...]
2 years ago, I developed a rare health condition. Ever since, the daily pain and discomfort is so intense I often go entire nights without sleeping. But it’s not all bad. Through duress I’ve learned something vital: We are not using our time properly. You see, pain has eviscerated my tolerance for anything less than[...]
In a pretty interesting move Threadloom has just been acquired by VerticalScope in what looks like a way for VS to get a good grip on some powerful, data-driven tools for their vast communities. Congrats to the ThreadLoom team. I don’t use the products myself but they are clearly popular with a good team behind[...]
We all want more comments on our blog posts. More comments means more popularity and a quality community of commenters adds immense value to our writing. A way to reward readers for leaving a comment (and encourage them to keep coming back) is to let them link back to their own blog. This pushes a[...]