Daily Reading from July 11, 2008

11 Jul 2008

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• How not to apply for a job Applying for a job isn't that hard, but it does take some minimal effort and common sense.
• Lock-in is bad T-Mobile thinks they'll get new Hotspot customers with exclusive content and locked-in devices.
• Where do the RSS ad startups fit in? Yahoo's RSS advertising service could spell trouble for pure-play RSS advertising services unless they adapt their business model.
• The importance of being good Starbucks is pulling CD burning stations from their stores. That says something interesting about their brand.
• Writing Realistic Job Descriptions Publish a job listing like this one and you are virtually guaranteeing that you won't get qualified applicants for the position.
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