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...Given this weakness, professional restaurant critics and other review sources will continue to thrive as trusted sources to help guide us through the explosion of consumer commentary. But harnessed in the right way, this new phenomenon can swing the balance of power in favor of the consumer...
Outlasting his detractors more than winning them over, Smith was elected president of the fledgling colony in September 1608. Chief executive, military commander and political leader of British America, Smith, at 28, had found a place at last where a man might thrive on bravado and wit. No title, no patron, no ruff-throated pretensions of nobility were required in Smith's Virginia, just an iron will to prevail--and a hornful of powder and shot...
...true, the rule would then suggest that 80% of this new form of content is created by 20% of the users. The rule, subject of countless business books, has no application when it comes to consumer-generated content. Far less than 1% of visits to most sites that thrive on user-created materials are attributable as participatory, the remaining 99% are passive visits...
...baseball's economics thrive, more teams can afford high-profile players to fill the DH spot: the Toronto Blue Jays can sign Frank Thomas, who hit 39 home runs for Oakland last season, to a two-year, $18 million contract, and Oakland can give Mike Piazza one-year, $8.5 million deal to replace him. The result is a concentration of DH talent the game has never seen before. "It's unusual," says veteran Texas Rangers scout Mel Didier. "You usually have two or three of those Hall of Fame caliber guys, but seven or eight...
Unlike its more primitive predecessor, this enhanced web is not merely about people going online to request content, but involves individuals actively contributing and exchanging information themselves. MySpace and Facebook thrive on content created by some users and downloaded by others. Whereas blogs spawn localized news and controversial opinions, websites are increasingly emphasizing interactive information available to anyone willing enough to click...