LOSING HER WITZ
FRAN Lebowitz, the writer, was at the Bulgari party at the Metropolitan Museum the other night when Tonya Lewis Lee, Spike Lee's wife, came up and said, "Miss Lebowitz, are there many people here tonight you've photographed?" In complete deadpan...
Yahoo Advertisers Happier Than Investors
The company's search marketers are raving about Panama. But Wall Street wants to know: Where are the profits?
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High cost major concern for repairing city's brick streets
Sarah Antonio has lived on North Street across from First Baptist Church for about four years.
Searchles, We Hardly Knew You!
When I reviewed social bookmarking site Searchles about eight months ago it looked so promising and the people in charge had so many great new ideas that I figured I d want to check back in a year to see how they were doing. I m four months early but the site has already changed so much that it warrants a second review....
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Some questions
John Hagel who's joined Deloitte & Touche USA LLP with a mandate to establish a major new research center in Silicon Valley, reflects on some questions that are, to put it mildly, thought-provoking.
This is my favorite item:
Can the firm survive as the action flows to the edges?The early view of the Internet was that it would be a catalyst for the fragmentation and marginalization of firms. Tom Malone at MIT wrote an interesting book forecasting the rise of the E-Lance economy.
An alternative view suggests that firms will unbundle and rebundle in ways that lead to even greater concentration and consolidation (although paradoxically at the same time facilitating more decentralization and power at the edges). In the process, the rationale for the firm will fundamentally shift ? from Ronald Coase?s classic view of the firm as an institution designed to economize on transaction and coordination costs we are likely to shift to a rationale focused on accelerating talent development.
Read the rest yourself!
IT Managers and the Web 2.0 Challenge
The tremendous surge in Web-based services and applications, known as "Web 2.0," and their corresponding influence on how people create, exchange and use information are producing an array of new challenges for records and information management professionals -- including how to use these tools effectively and how to manage the creation, integrity, storage, access and dissemination of such dynamic information.
A Sybase Move Toward Mobile Growth
Stronger links to smart device maker HTC and a peek at next-generation architecture.
Centara Hotels in Samui launch 7 Nights Exotic Samui Promotion
Centara Hotels in Samui launch 7 Nights Exotic Samui Promotion.
Can Linux Overtake Windows?
... than in times past. "On the consumer side, the work Dell is doing with Ubuntu is promising. Ubuntu is gaining a lot of mind and market share as being ...
Hypercard tool gets Linux leg up
Runtime Revolution has released a beta version of its Hypercard-like cross-platform development tool with upgraded Linux support. Version 2.9 of the tool is the first version to offer full Linux support since version 2.6.1 was released in October 2005.
Plaintiff Says Affirmative Defenses Not Supported By Reliable Evidence
PHOENIX - A PPA plaintiff is moving to strike two expert reports submitted by defendant Bayer Corp., arguing that their opinions that her stroke was caused by other factors are unsupported and should be excluded under Daubert (Pamela Stowe v. Bayer Corp., No. CV-01-526-TUC-BPV, D. Ariz.). Full story on lexis.com
Microsoft upgrades its Office for Mac upgrade offer
New version of Office for Mac isn't set to ship until January, but software maker is trying to entice Apple users now with a free upgrade to Special Media Edition later.
CNN and MSNBC Battle Yahoo News for Top News Site
Integration of video into news stories may be making the difference in the battle for news supremacy.
Austin agency gets behind a real underdog
As a pretty avid runner, I have utmost respect for the near-elites, the fantastic runners who put themselves through grueling workouts in obscurity. There?s a great story I came across of Paul Stoneham, a Fort Worth, Texas, runner who is still chasing his dream of running in the Olympics at age 37. His life isn?t glamorous: He puts in 140 ... (Read on Source)
Refactoring HTML: Well-Formedness
The first step in moving markup into modern form is to make it well-formed. Well-formedness guarantees a single unique tree structure for the document that can be operated on by the DOM, thus making it the basis of reliable, cross-browser JavaScript. Elliotte Rusty Harold. 0602
Apple's Jobs says oops on MobileMe launch
CEO acknowledges problems with the debut of MobileMe and says the company has much more to learn about delivering Internet services.
Metals Stocks: Gold, other metals rally on credit jitters, dollar fall
Gold and other metals futures rallied Thursday, propelled higher by the U.S. dollar?s tumble against other major currencies amid rekindled fears about the financial sector.
SEO Chat Forums - Backlinks in footers
Date: August 28th, 2008 02:01 AM - x3mario - Untitled Post: backlinks in footer have less impact and usually not counted in google. I agree with THE BERG....
Beckham turns to hippy beads to boost sex skills!
Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life. (Read on Source)
Offline Reps Need to Care About the Online Experience
I had finally tracked down that hard to find item online. It was the right size, the right shape, the right finish, and a tolerable price…and free shipping! I clicked the nice, big, obvious “Add to Cart” button to dive headlong into the conversion funnel. ERROR. Some gobbledegook that only a developer would understand. ... (Read on Source)
Mobiles combat polio in Kenya
Mobiles help combat Kenyan polio outbreak
Recession Worries? Open Source Software Is a Great Way to Cut Costs
CIO: "IT budgets will shrink along with all other budgets, and maybe even more than other budgets. After all, companies still need to advertise and pay their workforce, but they may be able to do without new servers or software for a while. And that is where open source software vendors can help keep the ship sailing."
Fox picks up 'Terminator' for full season
In a somewhat surprising move, Fox has picked up "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" for a full season. The network has ordered the back nine episodes of the show's second season from Warner Bros., sources say. (Read on Source)
United States: Drug Warning Claims 'Impliedly Preempted' But Asks High Court To Hold Off
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. solicitor general on Dec. 21 told the U.S. Supreme Court that failure-to-warn claims involving a drug are barred by implied preemption, but he urged the court not to take up the case until it issues preemption rulings in separate drug and device cases that are pending (Wyeth v. Diana Levine, No. 06-1249, U.S. Sup.). Full story on lexis.com
End of a Bull Market
Here is a scan of part of the long term bond market forecast I published in late...
Technical Analysis: Bulls Hang On
Stock market bulls are showing resilience despite some pretty dismal news.
Indians need to change
... to name a few)? Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems? Q. Who are the chief executives of ...
GM Puts the Volt's Engine Factory on Hold
General Motors says its finances are so bleak it has no choice, but it says the Volt's development continues as planned.
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