http://www.pberg.com/blog Solving problems since 1979. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:44:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Very good article about a formula that actually lets you determine whether a freemium or paid model is right for your business. With this in mind, Mullany's equation for freemium businesses looks like this: Price Paid by Premium User - Cost of Proving the Service to the Premium User - [ (1/Ratio ... http://www.pberg.com/blog/2009/08/20/freemium-vs-paid-models-how-to-know-which-one-makes-sense/ This video is mind-blowing and amazing. It describes how one might visualize ten dimensions. Found on this website via @ryanjunee. http://www.pberg.com/blog/2009/08/20/visualizing-ten-dimensions/ Twitter's been a media darling for a while now, as nearly everyone speculates on which direction they're headed as a company and how they are planning to make money. One of the most public, and most audacious, speculations about future business models was the recent TechCrunch debacle over Twitter secrets ... http://www.pberg.com/blog/2009/07/28/twitters-new-homepage-speaks-volumes/ As you might guess from the fact that I'm @peter on Twitter, I was a pretty early adopter. In fact, I signed up almost immediately after the service went live. For the past three years I've enjoyed using the service, and it's been fascinating to see its evolution. Imagine my ... http://www.pberg.com/blog/2009/06/11/the-never-ending-twitter-ordeal/ Earlier today Yelp! sent out their weekly email newsletter with the following headline: "Put the fun between your legs". A little suggestive, certainly, but it was the next line that really made me do a double-take: "This Weekly Yelp brought to you by SF Women Against Rape" http://www.pberg.com/blog/2009/05/27/advertising-fail/ Since my blogging is so infrequent, mostly due to the fact that it's a little tedious posting short missives and links, I've started a Posterous account. You can find my posts over here. I will still continue to blog in this space from time to time; in fact, I'm working ... http://www.pberg.com/blog/2009/04/22/peterposterous/ You really couldn't make this stuff up if you tried. The Associated Press is well on its way to becoming the RIAA of the news industry. Their latest stunt involves one of their VPs sending a cease and desist letter to a Tennessee radio station (WTNQ), asking them to remove ... http://www.pberg.com/blog/2009/04/08/ap-achieves-new-depths-of-cluelessness/ This guy created an incredible original composition from a number of different YouTube songs & videos. If this doesn't make a strong case in favor of Creative Commons, I don't know what does. http://www.pberg.com/blog/2009/03/16/awesomeness/ Probably the greatest snack food creation I have ever seen in my entire life. Guacamole, salsa, a pound of bacon, and a pile of Twinkies... just to name some of the ingredients. via Anne Hubert. Originally posted on Holy Taco. http://www.pberg.com/blog/2009/02/03/snack-stadium-supreme/ Woman auctions her virginity for $3.8 million (and counting) (CNN.com) Zappos CEO on how to build a brand online without spending a fortune on ads (BrandWeek) 37 Signals has a creative way to reduce credit card chargebacks - via @superamit http://www.pberg.com/blog/2009/01/22/links-for-2009-01-22/