Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the declining power and influence of the IRS.
Quote of the Day
"It’s not really surprising that technology released into the wild is used in unanticipated ways. The human reaction to innovations is one of the biggest sources of uncertainty in the commercialization process."
(Jerry Neumann)
Technology
- Ubiquitous technology, think Alexa, is going to make it possible to monetize our every move. (theatlantic.com)
- Neil Cybart, "There are changes taking place in the iPhone business. The business is maturing. However, the largest change is something unable to be seen by just looking at unit sales or ASP. In recent years, the iPhone’s role within the Apple universe has been evolving." (aboveavalon.com)
Media
- How Fox's bid for NFL television rights changed the sports and business worlds. (theringer.com)
- Streaming video has changed how artists will tell stories. (wsj.com)
- We living in an increasingly complex world: on the rise of the recommendation site. (vox.com)
Longform
- A profile of Jim Pattison, Canada's "Warren Buffett." (bloomberg.com)
- How the razor business became such a hotbed for competition. (vox.com)
- Parkour is as much about learning how to fall as jumping in the first place. (citylab.com)
- The FT picks its favorite long reads of 2018. (ft.com)
- The story of Charles Barkley's unlikely friendship with Lin Wang, a 'regular guy.' (wbur.org)
