http://www.instapaper.com/uhttp://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/04/what-martial-arts-have-to-do-with-atheism/275273/Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:33:02 EDThttp://www.thenation.com/article/173980/inside-americas-dirty-wars?page=fullThu, 25 Apr 2013 13:30:39 EDThttp://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/139104/kenneth-neil-cukier-and-viktor-mayer-schoenberger/the-rise-of-big-data?page=showThu, 25 Apr 2013 13:30:24 EDThttp://www.instafetch.com/getting_started?locale=en_GBSat, 30 Mar 2013 07:17:44 EDThttp://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/coming-soon-a-market-for-used-e-books-amazon-com-inc-amzn-apple-inc-aapl-83242/Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:50:02 EDThttp://seekingalpha.com/article/1260541-streaming-wars-will-amazon-send-netflix-to-zero?source=email_rt_article_titleast article, we discussed the importance of Netflix trying to create its own content to both control costs and to attract new subscribers. Amazon has now joined in the content creation wars. This past week saw Amazon announce that it is going to start filling its own shows for its Prime service. Of concern to investors should be news that "Netflix has been ordering entire seasons of its shows without seeing pilots first." This seems to be a tremendous risk. House of Cards appears to be a huge success but that luck may be unlikely to continue. Amazon is taking the best and smartest approach. Order multiple pilots, give them network budgets and then show the pilots to its Prime members for feedback. The company will quickly learn the winners and let viewers feel like they are part of the experience of choosing shows. Viewer loyalty is a big part of success in shows. Amazon has not disclosed how much money it is investing in original video production, but some media experts estimate it likely will cost more than $10 million to produce the pilots. It will pick the shows to develop into full seasons based on the feedback it receives about the pilots, which will be posted online. Roughly half the pilots Amazon is shooting are comedies and half are kids shows. They include "Browsers," a musical comedy starring Emmy and Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth, aSun, 10 Mar 2013 21:46:08 EDThttp://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/05/daily-report-tv-pilots-turn-to-internet-not-networks/Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:46:00 EDThttp://www.43folders.com/2005/02/18/quick-tips-on-processing-your-email-inboxHere’s a very brief overviewSun, 10 Mar 2013 18:36:55 EDThttp://www.43folders.com/2006/03/20/actionSun, 10 Mar 2013 18:31:31 EDThttp://www.43folders.com/2006/03/15/email-dashSun, 10 Mar 2013 18:30:43 EDT