I recently interviewed a man who was an expert hostage negotiator with K& R insurance (K& R stands for kidnap & Ransom). Needless to say, I learned many things from him, over the course of a couple days and over a dozen interviews by phone and email, including such things as the absolute necessity of […]
Special Delivery: A Job Killer Is at the Door
Over the weekend, we held our annual investors survival summit in Las Vegas. Aside from the libations and excitement surrounding us, we focused on the world’s economies. But more specifically we looked at what’s ahead here at home. Employment and consumer confidence are the main drivers of economic growth. Without them, America’s small-business growth […]
The Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation and Adobe Youth Voices Release Public Service Announcement Foc
The Peapod Foundation, created by the Black Eyed Peas, collaborated with Adobe Youth Voices, a non-profit spearheaded by The Adobe Foundation, to create a new public service announcement (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efSYEZZNrEQ). The PSA demonstrates the power of the arts and technology to engage youth from underserved communities. Through their collaboration, the Peapod Foundation and Adobe Foundation […]
In China, Playing Revolution on Twitter
Written by John Kennedy Have the Chinese caught the freedom flu, or is China’s Jasmine Revolution a bunch of amplified wishful thinking spread almost exclusively on Twitter? Why was everything posted on Twitter? Why is there no leadership? Numerous arrests have been made, computers and cellphones seized and, already, charges of state subversion have been […]
In Egypt, Information getting out despite information blackout
This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. Egyptian authorities yesterday shut down the Internet and ordered closures of cell phone networks, in anticipation of today’s protests. The shutdown has significantly curtailed the information flow through those channels. The four main internet providers are not working at present. Only the stock market continues to have internet. […]
OBAMACATION 2010: LET THE SUN SHINE IN
"What bad – what incredibly bad! luck that the final report went off, just after the very worst period in human history". 3001. The Final Odyssey. 1997. Arthur C. Clarke pp 208. In 2010, The Year We Make Contact, a University of Chicago researcher, Dr. Chandra, is called […]