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Mistresses of the universe: can women save the world?
in Sox First, on July 13, 2009
Back in February, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof speculated that things could have been very different if Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters. Less macho and testosterone driven. Now the Washington Post reports there is a growing view that global economic recovery will need a...
SouthWest NanoTechnologies Announces $3 Million in Funding
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 10, 2009
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Nanotube manufacturer SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. this week announced $3 million in funding from Michigan's Insight Technology Capital Partners, LP.
"Insight will manage the fun...
RIAA Wins Lawsuit Against Usenet.com
in P2P File Sharing, on July 9, 2009
....com guilty of 'direct, contributory, and vicarious infringement.'"
Steven M. Marks, executive vice president and general counsel of the RIAA, said at the time, "This decision is a...
Apple's lack of enterprise ambition
in The CIO Weblog, on July 8, 2009
... administration and integration easier and better.
All of this iPhone goodness is starting to open executive eyes to all things Apple. Combined with Microsoft's fumbling of Vista, and aggressive ...
The Reality Of PR: Smile, Dial, Name Drop, Pray.
in Wangtam, on July 6, 2009
...resting Things He Said)
• HTML 5 Cheat Sheet (PDF)
• "我知道你在做什么"—欢迎来到twitter时代 ...
Pebble Beach Swamped, Calendar Needs to be Split
in Classical Drives, on July 6, 2009
... different times in the calendar. Having said that, I acknowledge that a La Dolce Vita Scholarship Fund has been established to assist young people aiming to follow a career in automotive design, sh...
New blog on social entrepreneurship from College of Wooster
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on July 5, 2009
... inaugural Global Social Entrepreneurship (GSE) program. The trip is supported by the Smucker's Fund for Global Ethics.
For any new followers of our blog, here is a more linear collection of...
GM Stands For... General Mess. But PT Cruiser Cruises On
in carzz.org, on July 1, 2009
...there is some): The new Chrysler Group LLC has given the PT Cruiser a last-minute reprieve. Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne (who is also CEO of Fiat ) said the company will keep building the PT ...
DHL makes exansion in China
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...s are growing in China, which is one of the fastest-growing markets for DHL," said Victor Mok, executive vice president of DHL Supply Chain Greater China, at the opening ceremony of the firm'...
NetworkingForPros.com Puts You on the Web
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
© Dmitry Baranovskiy
I've been contributing over the last few months to the content of a vibrant and growing site that points toward the future of the Internet and has profound potential for eCommerce and business. The site is NetworkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the mome...
Your Company Website
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
I talked yesterday over at BizPlanHacks about getting customers through your company website. Do you have a company website? You should.
SimplWeb has an online course available to help you start a website. They describe it as "a free 7 part guide to creating a killer content site that ca...
Why CEOs don't blog or Twitter
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
...or good reason too. A new survey, published here , reveals that only two out of the top 100 chief executive officers in the United States have Twitter accounts, only 13 have LinkedIn profiles, 81% d...
Durbin-Grassley, Indian Outsourcing, and the H-1B Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on June 29, 2009
...ll erupt if the Durbin-Grassley bill is signed into law.
© Center for American Progress Action Fund
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Supply chain video: The result of a new survey among 900 U.S. supply chain executives on this year's trends
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...Here comes another interesting video from Tom Murphy, RSM McGladrey's executive vice president of manufacturing and wholesale distribution. He discusses the results of the company's fourth annual Manu...
INQ1 wins Phone of the Year Award:
in The Smart PDA, on June 28, 2009
...Award, INQ1 has recently won the "Phone of the Year" Meffys Award. Here is what MEF's Executive Director, Rimma Perelmuter said about the INQ1:
"We are delighted for INQ Mobile, a ...
Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 3
in Wangtam, on June 26, 2009
...ith On Authentication: '70 Billion Reasons To Make This Work'
• Hedge fund managers betting Twitter will give them an edge in rapid trading
• Habitat sorry for Iran Tweeting
• Did Shaq J...
HTC Hero Android Smartphone Officially Launched
in The Smart PDA, on June 25, 2009
HTC has officially launched a new Android Smartphone known as the HTC Hero. It is the most exciting Android device launched thus far and will come with a customized UI known as the HTC Sense. According to HTC, the HTC Sense UI will be based on three basic principles: Make it Mine, Stay Close and...
Can You Get Money from the Government? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on June 23, 2009
Michael Sanibel had a helpful blog post recently on government grants. He looks at all the basics:
What is a grant?
Who can qualify?
How do you apply?
What types of grants are available?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting a grant?
Why would a grant application not b...
MySpace: a Comeback?
in The Social Networking Weblog, on June 22, 2009
...s and Excite - both sites that have passed on. But a couple of months ago MySpace hired a new chief executive, Owen Van Natta, in an effort to stave off the decline of the site.
If you're a MySp...
iPod Touch 2代升级OS 3.0新系统完美破解/越狱（附图文教程）
in Wangtam, on June 21, 2009
• iPod Touch 2代升级OS 3.0新系统完美破解/越狱（附图文教程）
• Embrace Your Femininity
• Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC2 for Windows
• Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC2 for Linux
• Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC2 for MacOS
• Sony should beware - Activision chief is not simply playing games
• That Was Quick: Veodia Acquires Screen C...
Georgia Tech opens a new supply chain center in Costa Rica
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
...ivity Center, which will be located in San Jose, is designed to teach graduate students and company executives how to improve supply chains and logistics. It will also serve as a research center in th...
CCTV焦点访谈曝光谷歌中国大量宣传色情信息
in Wangtam, on June 19, 2009
...etwork Logins and Passwords
• Tear Down This Cyberwall!
• Streamlining the Inbox
• The New Firefox Icon
• EMI Sues Grooveshark
• Tgethr provides simple email-based collaboration for groups
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Enjoying First Grade
in The Parenting Weblog, on June 19, 2009
My son is truly enjoying first grade. It has been 2 weeks and he is already having a blast.
Though we both have to adjust to waking up early (classes are from 710 to 1130 in the mornings and 1 to 4 in the afternoons), we have slowly gotten there. I don't just rely on one alarm clock, I hav...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
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If you've been retrenched as a banker or hedge fund manager, don't worry. There's plenty of work out there, if you want to become a spook. The CIA is now running a recruitment ad for...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
...se areas is the subject of counterfeit drugs in pharmaceutical industry.
Supply and Demand Chain Executive has recently published a piece covering this area highlighting the fact that preventive p...
The Ultimate Fathers Day Gift for a Classic Car Guy
in Classical Drives, on June 17, 2009
...mology , assisting and educating the blind and visually impaired. The Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund is a co-sponsor. The annual automotive design show, held Sunday, June 21, features more than 200...
A GM name change?
in Sox First, on June 17, 2009
Last month, Harvard Business School set off the debate about a name change for GM . It suggested going for an American theme, although somehow I don't think Stars and Stripes Automobile Manufacturing Co. is going to cut it in a global market. But a name change might be necessary. "If ...
The slow recovery
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
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So the International Monetary Fund has given the US economy, and by implication the Obama administration, a big tick of sorts in its latest report . The IMF projects that the economy will contrac...
Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
... " Hedge funds finished up 4.06% in May , capturing the largest monthly gains since February 2000." Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index, said, "Emerging Markets funds wer...
Just Koogle it.
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
Now I've heard everything. We have reports of a new kosher search engine called "koogle" developed in Israel that allows religious Jews to search the Net without compromising their religious standards. Koogle screens out such forbidden material as sexually explicit images or pict...
Accelerating Relationships with Social Networking
in TJ's Weblog, on June 15, 2009
Business has always been at least partly about networking. More and more, it has come to be about social networking. I wrote recently about the need to focus your efforts in social networking. I came across this piece not long ago by Christopher Rollyson on how business relationships can, in h...
Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
So unemployment in the US has jumped to 9.4% but are the numbers telling us the truth? Is unemployment actually worse than what the statisticians are telling us? As reported here , consultant John Williams says the number of unemployed in the US is actually more like 20%, which takes it up t...
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
It seems the recession is saving marriages. Or it might be prolonging the agony. In Britain, The Independent reports that accountants Grant Thornton have found that fewer couples are divorcing. Plummeting property prices means it's just not worth it, even if it means prolonging a bad marr...
What economy? CEO private jets take off
in Sox First, on June 11, 2009
...ported by Bloomberg , it's heartening to see some things don't change. Pay perks for chief executive officers, despite their abysmal performance, are soaring with reports that more are taki...
Art Funds
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 10, 2009
...di, head of Merit Alternative Investments GmbH and director of the world-wide first Art Photography Fund. "Investments in material assets such as real estate, commodities, as well as art, continu...
The Man Who Might Have Saved General Motors
in carzz.org, on June 10, 2009
...e American Marine Corps from 1954 to 1965. His 45 years of experience in the auto industry included executive time with BMW , presidency of Ford of Europe , and co-chairmanship of Chrysler where h...
Hedge Fund Competing To Buy British Bank
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 9, 2009
..., including the iShares business.
BlackRock's BGI buyout will break its own record in a hedge fund transaction, when in 2006 BlackRock took over Merrill Lynch's asset management business for...
Crunch for airlines
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
...9;t see facts to support optimism. Our industry is in survival mode." British Air's Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh told Bloomberg there isn't much that can be done, saying there&...
Entrepreneurial Life
in TJ's Weblog, on June 7, 2009
© tedmurphy
I came across a interesting piece last week from Small Business Trends : Entrepreneurial Lessons From The Experts. It was a list of simple observations about the life of entrepreneurs in general. Author Lisa Bourne was lucky enough to get Copyblogger's Brian Clark, John Jantsc...
Social Networking With Purpose
in BootStrapMe, on June 7, 2009
Entrepreneur.Com had a piece recently that made a simple point: You should be selective with your social networks.
The simple truth is that social networking can be a time consuming endeavor. It's easy to get bogged down trying to read all your Twitter posts. Social networks can become redun...
PSP Go is More Tempting Thanks to UMD Trade Up
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...eful as my old PSP. Luckily, Sony has a plan; I hope it is a good one.
Gizmodo interviewed a Sony executive at E3 about this very topic. Specifically, they wanted to know how Sony would protect or ev...
Inq To Release Twitter Handset
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 3, 2009
... usage becomes part of your data package like on the PC," said Frank Meehan, INQ's chief executive.
INQ Mobile has sold over 700,000 handsets since the launch of its Skype phone in 2007.
...
Palm Pre has Captured Wireless Carriers' Attention
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 1, 2009
... domestic carriers have their sights set on the Pre as well. Earlier this week AT&T's Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said that he sees his company selling the Pre after Sprint's exclus...
What the GM bankruptcy means
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
...ld be concerned if I was the one pulling the trigger on this bankruptcy," Jeremy Anwyl, chief executive of the auto research Web site Edmunds.com told journalists . Of course, the key to all th...
Social entrepreneurship: A three decade history
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
...g an overview of social entrepreneurship initiatives done in the last 30 years. Leaders from Acumen Funds, Skoll Foundations and some entrepreneurs like Mohammad Yunus offer their point of views about...
Beer company to contribute to social entrepreneurship movement
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
...in Dublin, Guinness has pledged to raise €2.5 million in start up capital for its Arthur Guinness Fund for Social Entrepreneurs. The money is aimed to support approximately twenty-five social entrepre...
Alienware Invades with New M17x Notebook
in Wangtam, on May 30, 2009
...arter
• Five Reasons to Be Terrified of Google Wave
• Google's Top Policy Executive to Join Obama Administration
• Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition
• Palm Pr...
Facebook 公布 fbFund 基金获奖名单
in Wangtam, on May 30, 2009
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Facebook 本周公布了 fbFund 基金的 20 大赢家，其中包括 18 家创业公司和 2 家非营利机构。
为鼓励外部开发者为 Facebook 开发应用程序， Facebook 2007 年 9 月与 Accel Capital、Founders Fund 两家风险投资公司共同组建了 fbFund 基金，始创金额为 1000 万美元，并为符合条件外部开发人员提供 2.5 万到 2...
More on the Satyam-PWC scandal
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
The implosion at Indian IT specialists Satyam raises many questions about corporate governance. As Madhukar Angur says in the Deccan Herald , the debacle suggests we have learned very little since Enron and WorldCom. And that's despite governments around the world tightening their corporat...
Early retirement soars, but who is going to pay?
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
... it to breaking point. As this report points out, the system only has so many reserves. Its trust funds are scheduled to run dry by 2037, which means people will be on severely reduced payments. And...
The Genius Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on May 25, 2009
© Keith Allison
You've probably never heard of the genius visa. Les than 10,000 people a year are allowed into the U.S. on it. People who are at the absolute top tier of their field in the arts, athletics, sciences, education, or business. Its formal name is the O-1 visa, and BusinessWeek...
British Airways axes first class: more to come?
in Sox First, on May 24, 2009
...ss. In hard times, there's less demand for first class and business class travel. With BA chief executive Willie Walsh saying the business will review the configuration of all seating, you can bet...
No More Hydrogen Cars?
in IfEnergy, on May 22, 2009
... But TreeHugger pointed out one chunk of news that didn't get much coverage. Federal support funding for hydrogen cars seems to have collapsed for now: The money was stripped because the presid...
MBAs and Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on May 21, 2009
... with the comings and goings of MBAs as obsolete as our lionization of investment bankers and hedge-fund managers? Is it time to look elsewhere for the "best and the brightest" of what busin...
The recession: blaming the business schools
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
...y, the majority of Harvard's MBAs went into jobs in investment banking, private equity or hedge funds. These were the careers of choice. You can make long lists of high-profile MBAs who brought us... ...Stan O'Neal and John Thain, the last two heads of Merrill Lynch, plus Andy Hornby, former chief executive of HBOS , who graduated top of his class. And then of course, there's George W Bush...
VHA Selects Eight Health Care Organizations for Supply Chain Excellence
in Supplychainer, on May 21, 2009
...sitioning the organization to have more resources to provide better care," said Scott Downing, executive vice president at VHA. "By prioritizing supply chain efficiency, these health care or...
Palm Pre will start selling on June 6th
in The Smart PDA, on May 20, 2009
Good news for Palm Pre fans as Sprint has offically announced that the device will start selling on June 6th. It will be available all across the US at Sprint Stores, Best Buy, Radio Sack and Wal-Mart stores. The device will cost $199.99 on a 2-year contract after rebates & discounts....
Five Golf Destinations in Spain
in Wandalust, on May 19, 2009
... La Cala is also a spa. The resort has three superb 18-hole championship golf courses, plus an executive 6 hole par 3 course, all set within the magnificent rolling hills of Mijas.
Hotel Almenara...
Franchises: WYNTK
in Biz Plan Hacks, on May 19, 2009
We talked recently about how well franchises do during a recession. To balance that I thought I'd point out this piece by Jeff Elgin on buying a franchise. Elgin looks at some things you should know about a franchise contract.
One of the things he points out is that strong franchises usual...
Speed Sourcing - An Over-Reaction to Long Procurement Cycles?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on May 19, 2009
... a step backwards when it comes to the critical need to maintain organizational integration around fundamental business decisions.
Even in tough times - no - especially in tough times, that old adage... ...al-making process. And anyone who has seen a "favorite son" selection process - where an executive chooses a vendor for "personal" reasons - will recognize the value of this discip...
Pandemic Preparedness: Wi-Fi, Teleworking, and Swine Flu
in The Wireless Weblog, on May 15, 2009
...ifying their telework policies in the face of growing concern about swine flu.
Wi-Fi Alliance executive director Edgar Figueroa notes that the advent of 802.11n now makes it possible for a home ...
Spain's Top Five Golf Destinations
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 15, 2009
... La Cala is also a spa. The resort has three superb 18-hole championship golf courses, plus an executive 6 hole par 3 course, all set within the magnificent rolling hills of Mijas.
Hotel Almenara...
Times' reporter's story a reminder: It's easy to fall into foreclosure nightmare
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 15, 2009
...gage loan? Are you one of those very fortunate few who actually do have an 8- to 12-month emergency fund built up?
I know I don't. And if I lost my main job? I'd hate to think about how hard ...
CostPlus supply chain chief steps down
in Supplychainer, on May 14, 2009
...s position will not be replaced and his responsibilities have been assigned to other members of the executive team.
The company has also announced that a member of its board of directors, Christopher...
Hedge Fund Administrator of The Year
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on May 13, 2009
... Along with an award for Hedge Fund Administrator of the year for their alternative investment services (AIS), the Bank of New York Mellon received 6 other awards at the International Custody &...
Why stricter laws won't work
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
... off-balance sheet vehicles. It's a point I discussed the other week with Simon Longstaff, the executive director of the St James Ethics Centre in Sydney. Longstaff says there is a need for reg...
Bankrupt Chrysler's $134 million advertising budget
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
...it half that amount. So what were Chrysler's arguments? According to the report, Robert Manzo, executive director of Capstone Advisory Group and a consultant to Chrysler told the bankruptcy court...
