THE BOOK OF SPIES is the opening book in Gayle’s first spy series and stars two brand-new, fascinating characters – intelligence officer Judd Ryder and rare books curator Eva Blake. Keep visiting Gayle’s website for more information, or to receive news first, sign up for her periodic newsletter. To whet your reading appetite, here’s a…
Scott Harrison charity: water Scott Harrison is the Founder of charity: water, a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Scott had made his living for years in New York as a promoter of top nightclubs and fashion events. After a visit to West Africa in 2004, his life…
Patience with China is growing shorter on the eve of a critical meeting between Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao next week in Washington.
The Financial Times maybe the perfect digital model As ft.com turns 15, we examine the FT’s mix of paywalls, increased subscriptions and newspaper cover price rises By Peter Kirwan
The little guys, depriving them of channels to reach their public, and about protecting the cartel of big media organizations who are threatened by the development of the public internet. And it stinks from the head down.”
United States has fallen from the ranks of economically “free” countries, according to the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom World Rankings. America has slipped into the category of “mostly free” this year — just below Canada and above Denmark. The Heritage Foundation analysis cites “notable decreases in financial freedom, monetary freedom, and property…
This is the third of three articles that share findings from The State of Inbound Lead Generation, a new HubSpot report based on statistical analysis of 1,400 customers’ inbound marketing activities. The study identifies lead generation best practices based on results from these companies. The report and this article were written by Sophie L. Schmitt….
By Jon Donnison In a busy internet cafe in the centre of Gaza City, lots of people, mostly young, are typing and clicking away. Some of them are engrossed in the world of Facebook. “I use it 10 hours a day,” says Mohammed who owns the shop. “I have over 200 Facebook friends.” But Hamas,…
The Municipal Markets This represents my personal opinion, not the views of the SEC or its staff. My first blog post was in June, 2007. It was titled “What sorts of crises am I worried about now”. My answer was housing and credit. With the benefit of hindsight, this might be considered a no-brainer, although…