Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:

* Shakespeare became popular after a publisher disregarded copyright agreements and moved to sell his works for dirt cheap. (Courtesy: Harper’s)

* The tremendous drop in labor share–how much labor is needed to cover the labor costs of doing business–during the past few years and its longer decline. (Courtesy: The Big Picture)

* What it’s like to be in an earthquake. (Courtesy: Personal experience)

* Once you’ve been in a demolition derby, you never watch one the same way. (Courtesy: Personal experience)

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:

* The iPhone and iPad handle/display Web data (e.g., HTML) differently, even though it is the same OS and both use Safari Mobile. (Courtesy: A Web site I manage)

* Bingo has a huge Web presence (e.g., directories). (Courtesy: All the Ws)

* The story of Marsha Ferber, who kickstarted Morgantown’s music scene with the creation of the Underground Railroad. (Courtesy: 123 Pleasant Street)

* The existence of “termination rights”, which could lead to a significant shift in rights of music starting in the late-1970s. (Courtesy: NYT)