OK, heads need to roll on this one. Mistakes happen, but.....th
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
49 of 50 States Still Without Economic Growth
This is a very interesting - and troubling - chart from our friends at the Business Insider.
Source and analysis:
Great time to be in North Dakota - and poor, old West Virginia (almost off the chart - literally!).
David
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Afghanistan PowerPoint slide: Generals left baffled by PowerPoint slide
Well, here's the actual slide, believe it or not:
This slide should be shown in every "Presentation 101" class (whether it be in a college, university, or corporate training session). It is the antithesis of how to convey a message. What were they thinking - and what does this say about our thinking?
See
This should be Exhibit A for all training on how to - or rather, how not to - put together an effective PowerPoint presentation!
David
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Wham-O Moves to America: From "The Daily Show"
Destined to be a classic - "The Daily Show" recently did a piece entitled, "Wham-O Moves to America." Yes, satirical, but Aasif Mandvi asked the CEO of Wham-O, Kyle Aguilar, that critical question in the era of global trade and production: "Does that mean Americans will have to produce their own plastic crap?" China's getting too expensive to produce in - uh oh!
Watch:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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David
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GEICO Fires Voice-over Actor for Leaving the Stupidest Voice Mail of All Time
Ironic twist, isn't it, for a voice-over actor to be fired for this. Leave it to Jon Stewart and the "Daily Show" crew to find a funny way to deliver the story.
Watch:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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Of course, this can also be true in one's personal life. Ah, a classic from the "olden days" of answering machines in the pre-digital era. Watch this Seinfeld classic:
The moral: Think before you leave that voice-mail, or hit send on that email, or make that post to Facebook, or make that Tweet....Your career...and/or your relationship....may very well depend on it!
David
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Senator Schumer Asks FTC To REGULATE Facebook, Social Networks
I gotta say that with the bang-up job the feds have done with regulating the banks, Wall Street, airlines, offshore gambling, etc., we can trust them to regulate social networks. Besides, to regulate something, you need to have predictability in order to set appropriate regulations. And we know, since the advent of the Internet, technology and our use of it changes so slowly, you can predict things 1000% correct years in advance, right (any caveman could do it!)?
Hands-off, I say, and most of the Web 2.0 generation (and those who remember Web 1.0 and even the pre-Web days) will concur!
David http://wyl
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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Deep Horizon Oil Well Gushing 42,000 Gallons Into Gulf Of Mexico Per Day
As a New Orleans-area resident, I have a sick feeling that this could be our Exxon Valdez and our coast could well end-up like Prince William Sound - except in this case the oil will continue pumping for some indefinite time from this undersea pipe that is the source. This could really impact our coast, our wildlife, our fishing industry, and yes, the "drill baby drill" movement in a big way. This could end-up being one of the really big stories of the whole year.
David http://wyl
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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