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It’s what they do, not what they say

By Jason Moriber • Feb 15th, 2009

I’m excited by this new prototype interface from the New York Times called “The Skimmer.”



Subscription Model, continued

By Jason Moriber • Jan 26th, 2009

I found this link via @howardweaver, one of the people I follow on Twitter. It’s  a NYTimes article on a “pay-what-you-want” model buffet restaurant. In general the article points to it’s success; even though the prices are down they are gaining more users and increasing revenues.
If you did this with your business could you survive? [...]



Subscription Model Note: Concierge Medicine, Supermarket…

By Jason Moriber • Jan 22nd, 2009

I heard this news story on NPR this morning on Concierge Medicine, another example of the subscription model which seems to be gaining ground. It’s my feeling that the subscription model is the trend…



Business’ post-modern era, Part 1 (thesis)

By Jason Moriber • Jul 15th, 2008

The architects will tell you all trends happen with them first, followed by the artists, then music, then the performing arts, then design, then the rest of the “types”.



The intagibles of place, outsourcing, cost-cutting vs. innovation

By Jason Moriber • Jul 9th, 2008

Being-there is 70% of describing-there. There are great intangibles from being at the place where you are working. Working in NYC is not the same as working in Chicago. Describing NYC to a Chicagoan who has never been to NYC is a game of comparisons.



Data Intelligence in practice: Sketch Notes

By Jason Moriber • Jun 30th, 2008

37 Signals posted Mike Rohde’s sketch notes from SEED 3. This is the perfect example of a skilled and responsive person, filtering data and presenting it in an optimal way. Try that Mr. Google! You can’t automate that if you try…right?