DD: Instagram As a Tool for the Media

The Death of Books Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Whenever a new technology threatens to supplant an older one, there is a tendency to assume that the change is necessarily for the worse. That’s certainly the case with ebooks. The wailing over the fate of the traditional book is ubiquitous – and misguided.

A Look At “Internet Marketing” Scams

A remarkable and thorough investigation at the tech blog The Verge looks at the sketchy world of “internet marketing” – a product-free scam that ensnares thousands of gullible and / or desperate people a year.

Can Online Video Bring the World Together?

Can ubiquitous story-telling through video serve as a means of breaking down international cultural barriers?

The author, Hunter Walk, lists some examples that he thinks demonstrates that it can.

Dumbest Post – When JP Morgan Asked For More Latitude

About a month ago, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon made a public case for the ability of his institution to have more flexibility in investments. He argued that limitations under the “Volcker rule” (a subsection of the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation) would impair JP Morgan’s ability to take risks.

Yesterday, Dimon announced that Morgan had taken a $2 billion bath last quarter, investing in credit default swaps.