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Corporate Intelligence Radio · 4d ago

Facebook After The IPO

I bought a small amount of Facebook in the IPO.  It was a flyer.  It was unscientific.  It was counter-scientific.  It wasn’t meant to be a life-changer either way.  It was kind of like a lottery ticket, with a long … Continue reading →
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Corporate Intelligence Radio · 1W ago

Manners Made To Order

Peter Bart, the long-serving studio executive turned prominent media industry journalist, recently wrote a column in Variety wondering where all the manners have gone: A Zest to Text Lets The Rude Intrude The irony of calling out the entertainment community on bad … Continue reading →
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Corporate Intelligence Radio · 3W ago

Words, Words, Words… and Questions

My annual visit to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books last month was as uplifting and thought-provoking as ever.  Any celebration of the written word and reading will always be close to my heart, and this may be the … Continue reading →
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Corporate Intelligence Radio · 1M ago

Dodging The Greatest Hits Graveyard

I’ve kept a frequent presence at rock concerts ever since I was a kid.  Back in the day, live rock and roll shows were reasonably affordable — even if you did have to sleep on the street to get tickets … Continue reading →
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Corporate Intelligence Radio · 1M ago

The Quality Chronicles

The recent “failed IPO” of BATS has to be a cautionary tale.  This wasn’t just a deal that didn’t price or trade according to plan.  A software bug caused it to be withdrawn.  You don’t hear that one too often. … Continue reading →
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Corporate Intelligence Radio · 2M ago

Like Is Not Enough

“All You Need Is Love” — Lennon/McCartney, The Beatles Facebook over the past several years has done the unexpected in creating exponentially vast usage of the noun/verb Like. This has been fun for those of us who indulge in broadly … Continue reading →
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Corporate Intelligence Radio · 2M ago

Beware the Idle Question

In his absurdist play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, playwright Tom Stoppard invents any number of ways for the courtiers to pass the time while Hamlet comes and goes: Rosencrantz: Do you want to play questions? Guildenstern: How do you … Continue reading →
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Corporate Intelligence Radio · 3M ago

Do I Have To Eat It?

A recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal by Jesse Kornbluth, a onetime devoted and inspired employee of America Online, pondered the question of “How AOL — Aka Facebook 1.0 — Blew Its Lead.”  Kornbluth does a good job acknowledging … Continue reading →
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Corporate Intelligence Radio · 3M ago

Creativity and Courage

Teddy Roosevelt — who legend has it never wanted to be called by that name — is back in the news, at least to the extent that we are finding reason to quote him of late.  In response to an … Continue reading →
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Corporate Intelligence Radio · 4M ago

The Real Lesson of Kodak

It is hard not to feel at least somewhat sentimental watching Kodak exit the world’s business stage in such a sad state after such a storied run.  You have to feel sorry for the employees, especially those likely to lose … Continue reading →
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