Carl Natale

Why the best negotiating tips are ridiculous

by Carl Natale on March 22, 2012

I was surprised to learn how valuable it is to start negotiations miles apart from your opponent.

Mike Daisey says he’s an artist, and his story about the working conditions of the Chinese workers who make iPhones doesn’t have to be 100 percent true.

What the business model?

by Carl Natale on March 13, 2012

Marc Maron’s WTF podcast is a lesson on innovating media’s business models.

Is curation the new black?

by Carl Natale on March 13, 2012

Do curation tools better serve our storytelling instincts better than content curation tools (such as blogging, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)? Everyone’s A Curator, Everyone’s A Content Creator It used to be that we were all just consumers—or most of us were, anyway. We’d watch TV or read a book or listen to the music on the […]

Hello Fox. Welcome to the Henhouse

by Carl Natale on March 11, 2012

Gawker Media must be privy to research that says the first reader to comment on a post is never an idiot or jerk.

Why Seth Godin is wrong about ebooks

by Carl Natale on March 6, 2012

The marketing wizard may be right about the future of publishing but he’s underestimating how much desire there is – or will be – to publish ebooks.

Do tablets really discourage concentration?

by Carl Natale on March 6, 2012

I would like to see if anyone actually is switching from ebooks to Angry Birds constantly.

Why newspapers are in trouble

by Carl Natale on March 1, 2012

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Reader Comments: How did all this civil debate happen?

by Carl Natale on February 29, 2012

The Lewiston Sun Journal is proud that they have civility in their reader comments system. Do they really know how they did it?

Are you giving up privacy to get suggested headlines?

by Carl Natale on February 25, 2012

Back in 2000, I suggested something like this was possible to a group of non-journalists. They were horrified that reading habits could be tracked and used to suggest stories. Have we gotten to the point where people are comfortable with this? Washington Post Launches Personalized News Aggregator Personal Post – 10,000 Words Washington Post Launches […]