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Social Media: Not Everyone Is Welcome !
Members Only: The Chronicle of Philanthropy builds a LinkedIn community by keeping people out By Andrew Phelps The Chronicle of Philanthropy is building a community on LinkedIn by breaking a rule from the social media playbook: In this group, not everyone is welcome. Membership in the newspaper’s LinkedIn group is free, but self-promoters, spammers, and…
Christine Lagarde The Most Powerful Woman In The World
Reuters All of the IMF’s Problems Now Belong to Christine Lagarde John Hudson Jun 28, 2011 97 The International Monetary Fund’s newly-minted leader Christine Lagarde has a lot on her plate. As the 55-year-old French Finance minister replaces Dominique Strauss-Kahn as managing director, she’ll be saddled with reviving a disgraced institution mired with challenges as…
Entrepreneurial Encouragement: India there is no climate of respecting failure
The struggles and successes of India’s start-up culture Is Bangalore Asia’s answer to Silicon Valley? Start-up Stories Delhi start-up rethinks ink Michael and Xochi Birch, Bebo Brent Hoberman, lastminute.com Krishnan Ganesh, TutorVista Twenty years ago in the vibrant entrepreneurial paradise of Silicon Valley in the US, it was said that you would find…
“Wow, I wish I’d thought of that.” Bill Clinton`s Jobs BluePrint
It’s Still the Economy, Stupid Fourteen million Americans remain out of work, a waste of our greatest resource. The 42nd president has more than a dozen ideas on how to attack the jobs crisis. Andrew Hetherington for Newsweek Bill Clinton 14 WAYS TO PUT AMERICA BACK TO WORK Next week in Chicago, the Clinton Global…
Lady Gaga: East-West “fusion” Ambitious Reach To India
Lady Gaga crack India? By Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC News, Mumbai Lady Gaga has set her sights on cracking India’s lucrative music market, but can the eccentric singer wow one of the world’s largest audiences? With her choreographed routines, colorful costumes and catchy tunes, she has many trademark Bollywood characteristics. Lavish costumes are already popular… Lady…
Virgin America Makes Quantum Leap: Aviation Breakthrough
Virgin Spends $1.4 Billion On Super-Efficient, Ultra Quiet Jet Engines BY Ariel SchwartzToday Virgin America isn’t waiting for major innovation in the biodiesel sector; they want to pay less for fuel now. So they’re investing in a remarkable new engine from GE. “This is one of these significant breakthroughs in technology and engine efficiency that…
Qatar: War Chest Of Money For Influence In Libya
SPECIAL REPORT – Qatar’s big Libya adventure June 9, 2011 Posted in News, Week Commencing: June 6, 2011 (Reuters) – To get an idea of who might wield influence in post-civil war Libya, take a look at the flags flying in the rebel-held east of the country. Outside the courthouse in Benghazi — rebel headquarters…
3D Adult Sex Films Ramping Up in Paris
With Internet piracy taking a major bite out of their bottom line, adult film producers are going three dimensional in an effort to lure new, paying customers.
Corporate Orgies: Sex As The Business Incentive And Who Is Doing It
Sex as a business incentive. Is everybody doing it?