Monthly Archives: November 2009

How to Make $55,000 by Giving Away Your Work – Digits – WSJ

How to Make $55,000 by Giving Away Your Work – Digits – WSJ. A self-described “information radical,” Ms. Paley argues that content should be free, while “containers” for content — such as DVDs — should be paid for. To bolster her argument, she disclosed how much she has made from her “free” film in a …

November 23, 2009 – 4:46 pm | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples | Comments (0)

BBC iPlayer – Business Daily: Future of economics

BBC iPlayer – Business Daily: Future of economics. Future of economics program about 17 mins. covers behavioral economics and the problems of economics in general. Based on Krugman’s critique. Related articles by Zemanta Wealthy Germans want to pay more taxes to help recovery (americablog.com)

November 23, 2009 – 2:08 pm | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Economic forces | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

MPAA Says Copyright-Treaty Critics Hate Hollywood | Threat Level | Wired.com

MPAA Says Copyright-Treaty Critics Hate Hollywood | Threat Level | Wired.com.

November 23, 2009 – 1:42 pm | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples, Innovator/Pirates | Comments (0)

Norwegian Band Told It Can’t Post Its Own Music To The Pirate Bay, Even Though It Wants To | Techdirt

Norwegian Band Told It Can’t Post Its Own Music To The Pirate Bay, Even Though It Wants To | Techdirt.

November 22, 2009 – 9:43 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples | Comments (0)

Cultural Bent Hangs Over Oracle’s Battle for Sun – NYTimes.com

Cultural Bent Hangs Over Oracle’s Battle for Sun – NYTimes.com. At one level, the sharp exchanges fit a familiar pattern in antitrust disputes between Brussels and American technology companies, including Microsoft and Intel. The Americans tend to portray the European authorities as technically clueless bureaucrats, while the Europeans cast the big American businesses as arrogant …

November 11, 2009 – 8:17 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples | Comments (0)

The Texas Tribune: A case study on non-profit news – Editors Weblog

The Texas Tribune: A case study on non-profit news – Editors Weblog.

November 10, 2009 – 9:13 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples | Comments (0)

Turn America into a nation of savers | csmonitor.com

Turn America into a nation of savers | csmonitor.com.

November 10, 2009 – 7:44 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples | Comments (0)

Why advertising needs behavioural economics – advertising news – Campaign

Why advertising needs behavioural economics – advertising news – Campaign. includes 9 examples of behav econ in practice

November 8, 2009 – 10:02 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples | Comments (0)

Telnor in Norway won’t block Pirate Bay

Image by biverson via Flickr IFPI Loses: Telenor Will Not Block The Pirate Bay | TorrentFreak. This March, IFPI – backed by several Hollywood movie companies – gave Telenor, Norway’s largest ISP, a warning: block your users from accessing The Pirate Bay within 14 days or we will take legal action. Without any legal basis, …

November 8, 2009 – 9:48 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Copyright, Innovator/Pirates | Comments (0)

Can Behavioral Economics Jump-Start Green Leadership? – Forbes.com

Can Behavioral Economics Jump-Start Green Leadership? – Forbes.com. Examples of policy that changes behaviors.

November 4, 2009 – 8:04 am | By Barbara Iverson | Posted in Examples | Comments (0)