"Message sent is not the same as message received." "Telephone," the traditional party or children's game???in which a phrase or sentence is whispered from one person to another around a dinner table or room???provides a valuable lesson in the lost art of listening. Inevitably, at the end of the cycle, when the last person speaks ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 11:00

Think $600 is amazing? Think different. Apple's stock will hit $1,650 before the end of 2015. Here's why.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 10:22

The Post and France24 have reported that French police have raided a Toulouse home to arrest the suspect in the shooting deaths of three children and an adult at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France. ?? The suspect, an Algerian-born French citizen, reportedly told the police that he committed the killings ?to avenge Palestinian children? ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 10:22

When is a person a brand? When he becomes a makeup line. That, anyway, would seem to be the case for artists these days: with MAC having launched its collaboration with photographer-of-the-moment Cindy ??last year, Nars cosmetics, according to the L.A. Times, has joined up with the Andy Warhol Foundation to create a new makeup ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 09:56

How one guy who barely spoke English landed in the Bay area, sold Persian rugs to venture capitalists -- and became one of the most successful angels in tech.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 07:03

Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg is apparently the co-founder of Canary Hop, a recently launched Web site that offers listings for real-world experiences. Take skateboard lessons. Get a tour of Silicon Valley. Learn to play harmonica. Or ? this is disturbing ? sign up for four hours of ?discrete men?s grooming.? The site doesn?t ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 06:38

Virtual events may be considered cutting edge these days, but bringing people together to burn some calories for a good cause remains a healthy source of funds and inspiration for a wide range of nonprofit groups. The recently released Run Walk Ride Fundraising Thirty study indicates nearly $1.7 billion were raised by just the 30 ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 06:05

A colleague sent me a link to a recent New article that suggested that job seekers are getting asked for their Facebook passwords as part of the interview process within some organizations. I had to do a double take???I couldn?t believe what I had just read. I understand that employers want to makes sure they?re ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 05:50

I recently had the honor of interviewing the legendary Dionne Warwick. Dionne ranks among the 40 biggest hit makers of the entire rock era (1955-1999), based on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Charts. Warwick ranks second only to Aretha Franklin as the most-charted female vocalist with 56 singles making the Billboard Hot 100 between ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 05:15

One of the more controversial elements of the Dodd-Frank Reform and Consumer Protection Act is the whistleblower incentives. ??And within the whistleblower incentives, there?s an even more controversial issue: should SEC rules require potential whistleblowers to report internally, through corporate compliance programs, first? ??It seems like business interests?the Chamber of Commerce comes to mind?want the ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 05:08