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This Post Will Help You Predict the Future of Our Economy
Have you ever seen a funny photo that was captured just before a "something bad" happens? The tag-line is usually something like … This isn't going to end well. Well, after the news came out about President Obama seeking a $3.8 Trillion budget. I remembered seeing this chart; and it isn't so funny. Federal Spending
One Small Step for the Saints, One Giant Leap for New Orleans
Mardi Gras does not officially start for another week … but the party has already started. Watching with my son, I was amazed how many times he would tell me he wanted Doritos … right after seeing their ad. Here is a link to watch all the 2010 Super Bowl Ads in one place.
An Even-Tempered Apology, SNL Skit
Andy Samberg channels White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel, in this bleep-ridden skit. The premise is that the White House Chief of Staff offers his apologies for some recent comments. It made me laugh out loud and wonder what politics would be like if people actually said what they were thinking. Here is a
Why You Might Want an iPad
Here is Apple's launch video. They do know how to innovate and market, don't they? Yes, it is stuff that does the stuff their other stuff does. Yet, somehow it is generating great Buzz. Are you planning to buy one? I'm planning to resist … for now.
Ted Talk About the Building Blocks of Business Success: Autonomy, Mastery & Purpose
This video provides a peek into the science of human motivation. There is a mismatch between what science knows and what business does. And what's alarming here is that our business operating system — think of the set of assumptions and protocols beneath our businesses, how we motivate people, how we apply our human resources
Capitalogix Commentary 01/31/10
We Do Live In Interesting Times. The markets pulled-back a little last week. To be fair, the correction was small in comparison to the size of the rally since last March. In many cases where the recent trend has been bullish for so long, people use this type of weakness to add to positions. So,