Adam Lasnik's Writings
Adam wearing tie, smiling and holding camera
So what's new?

Last update:
November 6, 2009

- Social Media rant
- Choral music
- CSE Search
- FriendConnect

See full list

Adam Lasnik's writings

You are here:  Homepage --> Adam --> Writings
About this page:  Originally posted around 2005'ish
Not yet substantially updated

PLEASE NOTE: I haven't updated this page since at least 2006, so all the links here are old and not even guaranteed to work. I hope to dramatically revise this one of these days. 'til then, check out my blog directly for the latest entries or see my Friendfeed stream for my latest micro-blatherings.

Below you'll find selected articles out of the many hundreds I've written for my blog, "BLADAM." All articles are opened into new browser windows. Want to know more about BLADAM? Learn about BLADAM and my other sites!

 

Product, Company, and Industry-related Reviews and Commentary

Digital music and the music industry

Otunica | Napster | MusicMatch | Sony's Connect service | Questioning assumptions | Evolution of music | iTunes / iTMS | Ideal music service | Cluelessness |

 

Other products, services, and industries

Plaxo | HUMOR: Product reassurances | The Movie industry | Usability beyond the Web | HUMOR: AOL | MovieLink and Hating the Consumer |

 

The Business World

Customer, employee, and potential-employee relations

When smart companies do dumb things | Fire these marketing and branding folks! | Expendability of customers | Customer disservice | Forget marketing -- just give me the darn info! | Courtesy in HR |

 

Other business issues

Privacy Policies | Affiliate programs offline | More marketing? | Form and function | A sick policy | Selfishness and obsolescence | HUMOR: Rich and Stupid | The stupidity of cutting corners | Successful simplicity | Ludicrous disclaimers | Working smart |

 

Online writing and socializing

Blogging

Blogger Don'ts | On Community | Context and Queasiness |

 

Social networks

Sharing in the face of greed | Flickr | Tragedy of the commons | Perceptions | "Friend"ly misunderstandings |

 

Other online community issues

The meaningfulness of online socializing | Anonymity | Knowing someone | Desire for Connection |

 


 

Still want more?

View some of my more personal writing. Or check out the more current items in my blog, BLADAM.

 

 

You are here: Home --> Adam --> Writings