21 July 2010
culture & business — #
If you make $40,000 a year, you are richer than almost 97% of the world. $100,000 gets you to 99.34%.
18 July 2010
food & business — #
Feastery is a members-only gourmet concierge that will find deals for you at restaurants you actually want to eat in.
culture & business — #
Portfolios of the Poor explores how the World’s poor people live on $2 a day.
business & technology — #
IT is undergoing its biggest changes since the advent of client/server computing in the 1980s. These changes are being driven by many factors, chief amongst them the emergence of a different model of computing, – cloud computing. We are entering the Age of the Cloud.
25 June 2010
media & business — #
n+1 is a great online and offline magazine artfully bucking the offline media death march.
sustainability & business — #
Forbes: Valuing the Planet: The Role of Economics
An eco-friendly stance is pretty easy to sell, but it remains to be seen whether this seemingly-broad corporate commitment represents an actual shift in policy
22 June 2010
business & sports — #
WSJ: Few Are Coming to See Greece’s Modern Olympic Ruins
When the Olympic torch went out after the Athens Summer Games six years ago, the doors closed here, as well as at many of the 30-odd other sites built or renovated for the Olympics that summer.
The vacant venues, several of which dominate parts of the city’s renovated Aegean coastline, have become some of the most visible reminders of Greece’s age of excessive spending. Sites range from a softball stadium and kayaking facility to a beach volleyball stadium and a sailing marina.
As Greece sifts through the wreckage wrought by its enormous public debt, which sent tremors through world finance in recent months, the Athens Games are once again unifying this nation—this time as a target of criticism. They cost an estimated $7.4 billion to $14 billion, minor in light of the more than $370 billion of public debt, but that hasn’t mitigated the resentment.
5 June 2010
business & politics — #
Before Oil Spill, It Was Unclear Who Was in Charge of Rig. Let me know when the state of offshore oil rig oversight starts to remind you of that we had—or rather, did not have and still don’t—over the financial sector.
4 June 2010
business & culture — #
This infographic conveying how entrepreneurship compares between the US and Europe offers an intriguing picture into culture and business. For more, check out FastCompany’s write up.
27 May 2010
business & humor — #
On the European Financial Crisis — Australian humor is just top notch sometimes.