A new idea, a new idea! My kingdom for a new idea! ?(Again, apologies to the Bard) In my earlier post, I argued that innovation for its own sake is a waste of resources and a huge opportunity cost.?? I used the example of a 7-inch long hotel key, but I could equally well have ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 03:20

? ? Today is UN?s World Water Day with water and food security as its theme. Leading up to it, panelists gathered at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France last Friday to discuss creating a more systematic approach in understanding the linkages between water, food and one additional sector, energy, and policies that ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 03:25

??Andrew Seidel recently??appeared here??with a guest post on the unconstitutionality of the ?parsonage? exemption, which allows ?ministers of the gospel? to exempt some of their compensation from federal income tax if it is designated??as a housing allowance.??This post is in part a response to my criticism of the Freedom From Religion Foundation as being perhaps ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 04:25

Entrepreneur Magatte Wade has created two businesses in the U.S. inspired by her African heritage.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 04:25

Whatever happened to the American dream of going to college, landing a great job and living happily ever after? College is supposed to be about getting off to a great start, but it's a financial noose that threatens to kill our young and everybody else too. The U.S. has the dubious distinction of now having ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 04:25

Fans protesting the ending of Mass Effect deciding on a wonderful way to prove that they weren't just whiny gamers. They decided that rather than just complaining, they would also channel that energy into raising money for a worthy cause - the Child's Play charity, which seeks to get entertainment to sick kids in hospitals. ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 06:26

By Mari Smith - named by Forbes as one of the Top Ten Influencers in Social Media ? Has the latest round of Facebook changes got your head in a spin? Are you confused as to how your business can truly benefit from the number one social network? Look no further! Let me help lift ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 15:57

It's popular political strategy now to use the rising price of gasoline as a call for more domestic oil drilling, as if giving voters cheaper gas is just a matter of getting more rigs into home turf. But investors who fall for this dubious linkage are sure to be disappointed. More U.S. drilling won't lower ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 22:25

Guest post written by??Rajeev Batra and Robin Vasan Rajeev Batra and Robin Vasan invest in early-stage companies that leverage the drivers of big data, cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications at the Mayfield Fund. In tech circles, the??new paradigm of handling massive volumes of information has dominated the discussion about the future of enterprise for a ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 22:25

Today is World Water Day, and to celebrate the World Bank and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to boost water management efforts. While some news outlets are currently focused on the US intelligence report that was released today and commissioned by the State Department, it might be helpful to reiterate a fact that ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 04:55