World Economic Forum, Davos 2009
I was at Davos again this year, but decidedly quiet on the blogging front -- I did a bit of Twittering, but for the most part was really there to focus on the topics at hand. If you didn't make…
Continue Reading →Girl Power Baby
Whether or not they've ever heard of the Spice Girls, adolescent females in developing nations have more or less served as the embodiment for the phrase "Girl Power", displaying an unparalleled ability to foster drastic socio-economic change in not only…
Continue Reading →How I Spent My Stimulus
Once upon a time, Barry and Levon had $240, and that bought...a lot of puddin'. But, what if they had $600? That would just be too ridiculous to comprehend. How I Spent My Stimulus takes a look at what Americans…
Continue Reading →Spearlocator: World Economic Forum
I've landed in London (warm, rainy, safe) and am here for a quick weekend on my way to Davos, Switzerland for the 2008 World Economic Forum. This year's annual meeting explores the power of collaborative innovation -- five days filled…
Continue Reading →Flipper Nation
When the dot-com bubble burst back in 2000, we saw a few satirical looks at the whole ordeal, pointing out how preposterous it was that people thought they could sustain such an inflated stock market. Six years later, many believe…
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