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SharesPost CEO Takes On WSJ Article

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SharesPost , the secondary marketplace for venture backed, privately owned shares of such companies as Twitter and Facebook, is taking on the Wall Street Journal for an article published last week. SharesPost said the article left readers "largely misinformed and our company unfairly maligned."

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Solving for Banner Blindness. Solve Media.

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But as we’ve all gotten used to the standard “banner&# across the top of our screens or the “sky scraper&# along the right-hand side we’ve trained ourselves not to look there any longer. The standards were set by the IAB ( Interactive Advertising Bureau ), which was founded in 1996. It certainly resonates with me.

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Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

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I want to say that we are deeply committed to inclusion on screen and behind the camera and in our workplace,” Sarandos told the Hollywood Reporter. But Sarandos doubled down on his defense of the special, writing an internal email that “content on screen doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm.” brb walking out.

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How To Network With Really Busy People

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A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Prior to the digital age, high-profile people deployed brute force to screen out unsolicited, inbound communications. Old School Charm.

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Remember The Phone Company? It’s Back And It’s Called Facebook

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Yet, that’s exactly who the Atlantic called out in an article last week (along with Apple), and they’re right. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Quick - name a phone company. Yep, Facebook is a phone company.

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Effective Email Introductions or Why Blind Intros Suck

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Screen First – If you believe that an introduction has a low likelihood of netting either party a substantive gain, dissuade the person requesting the introduction.

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Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Entrepreneurs should leverage the screening performed by B-schools and not dismiss MBA applicants outright. As I stated in my Quora answer, "hate" is the wrong word.