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13 Aug 2009, Posted by Matthew Reinbold in Wunderkammer (the links), 1 Comments

Week’s Wunderkammer


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It had been my intention to suck up the links stored in Delicious for as part of the Week In Pop posts. However, it quickly became apparent that there was enough there to warrant its own series. So welcome to the collection of curious links – the Wunderkammer!

The Week’s Links:

  • The Case for Constructive Capitalism – Harvard’s Umair Haque on the need for a new kind of Capitalism – a Constructive form:

    “Today’s crisis is one of institutions. That’s institution not as in “organization,” but institution as in rule to follow, or, better yet, ideal to strive for. The institutions, or ideals, at the heart of Capitalism 1.0 — exploitation, tyranny, domination, war, to name a few — are great if the economy’s goal is to create the illusion of profit (hi, Wall Street). But they are toxic and self-destructive if its goal is to make people better off. Capitalism 1.0 is best at creating “thin” value — brittle, often illusory, and ultimately unsustainable value.”

  • Bootstrapping a Micro-ISV, Marketing – The success of balsamiq results in an extremely detailed post on how to market a Micro-ISV. It involves a lot of genuine correspondence, some elbow grease, and a solid product.
  • The New Music Business Model: Imogen Heap – Detailed recap of how Imogen Heap is leveraging social media techniques to create a strong and more authentic bond between artist and fan:

    “Imogen Heap is changing the way business is done. Or perhaps she’s just bringing music back to its roots — the relationship between musician and fan — and exploiting all the technical advantages available. In a time when some music industry veterans seem to be afraid of the way technology is changing their business, Imogen Heap is using these technological advances to her advantage.”

  • OpenID: the unseen branded revenue opportunity – Factory Joe on how trusted brands can create revenue streams by “bequeathing” part of that identity via OpenID:

    “we can start to see the symbiosis of making an intentional choice about identity: Creative Commons finds a new revenue opportunity and members of the community have a way to express their affiliation and promote the brand. “

  • Scaling Reputation – Thinking about the Amazon/Zappos Deal

    “Zappos has principally scaled, not production or operations, but its customer service and they’ve done if not through efficiency, but through authenticity. In the 21st Century the challenges of building great businesses are different than in the 2oth century and at the core of success is responding to the consumer. Amazon has responded to the customer with remarkable innovations in supply chain and information transparency, but they still did not have the customer service piece. Zappos has built the ultimate lab for figuring out how to maximize the VALUE of customer service to a business.”

That’s all for this week. What did you find that was interesting?