Charging into 2016 with vim and vigour
I’m not sure exactly when the blogging started to tail off…. The peak for posting was 2007, when our team hit an average of almost two posts a day; that was a particularly “exciting”...
Tagged: new york times
Carney's first week abroad a predictable success
Back from holidays in a place where they read The New York Times each morning, and better for it. Of all the world news I read last week, the fact that Bank of England...
Why is "cut and paste" ever allowed in the newsroom?
I read an article this morning in The Toronto Star regarding an attempt by some human rights activists to draw attention to the United Nations-sanctioned blockade of Gaza by the Israeli Defence Force. Part...
Bank regulators hold the cure to weak lending volumes
“The banks are just not lending,” one Western business CEO told me earlier this week. And this isn’t just an alleged Canadian funk. According to The New York Times, one of the key drivers...
Foursquare becoming a marketers' dream
I know that the New York Times is concerned about a private company technology bubble in Silicon Valley, but the U.S. VC industry has climbed a wall of worry over the past few years,...
What is the origin of O'Leary's "billionaire" moniker?
There is no end to the benefits of the world wide web. Just the other day, I was fortunate enough to come across an April 2000 New York Times article regarding Mattel’s brutal experience...
Top 10 ways the U.S. Secret Service will get their revenge on the Salahis
To think that the toughest security detail in the world can get fooled by a pair of smiling wannabees, using the oldest trick in the book: look as though you know what you are...
Bloomberg sets new news standard
In the wake of the Jayson Blair scandal at the New York Times, many of the world’s best media brands have put themselves through the ringer. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal...
Hey Twitter, strike while the iron is hot
Busy day of meetings today, but here’s some free advice for the folks behind Twitter (having lunch with Rick Segal gets the creative juices going). The growth and buzz of your Tweet business is...
Quelle surprise! AIG staff matter.
I had a hard time explaining to Gregg Jarrett on Fox News (see prior post “O.K., to be crystal clear on AIG’s bonuses….” March 22-09) that many of the folks who were still plying...
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