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by tj on April 28, 2008
I have been spending the last 6 weeks with book after book about value investing and it seems I have caught the value bug. I admit I'm a little late to this party (Ben Graham 'invented'...
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by tj on September 15, 2007
Why haven't all governments and economic decision makers in the world read Milton Friedman's book 'Capitalism and Freedom' back in 1962? If they would the world would be a much better...
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by tj on August 29, 2007
12 hours in a United/ Lufthansa aircraft and no luggage at the belt for me - too bad. However nice summerly welcome for me last Sunday here. Frankfurt had the "Main Ufer Fest" on and I had...
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by tj on March 30, 2007
Reading helps they say - reading through Steffan's blog I came across this report from UC Berkeley School of Information about the role of immigrants in the US economy. The findings are not a...
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by tj on March 25, 2007
A recent subscription-only Economist.com article (here is the full version on a different page) highlights the need for a reform of the American immigration law. The Namesake is a moving study of the...
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by tj on August 26, 2006
BtoB reports on niche publications that go super niche: Seeing an opportunity to take advantage of occupational and demographic changes, some b-to-b media companies are producing niche...
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by tj on August 26, 2006
In the times of more and more information becoming available online you would expect the decline of trade shows, but you'd expect wrong: American Business Media's Business Information Network...
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by tj on June 29, 2006
Knowledge@Wharton cites research (PDF) from Peter Linneman and Albert Saiz about how population growth will happen in the US until 2020. "The greatest future growth in the United States is likely...
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by tj on March 23, 2006
Knowledge@Wharton takes a deeper look at the recent KnighRidder sale: "In itself, the sale on March 12 of San Jose, Calif.-based Knight Ridder for $4.5 billion in cash and stock and $2 billion in...
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by tj on March 13, 2006
Here is an interesting account of how livable the golden city state Dubai is nowdays for expats: "Anyone who has been in the emirate six months will know prices are rising. They will have felt...
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by tj on March 10, 2006
Knowledge@Wharton analyzes the first months of Angela Merkels work: "During her first few months in office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has attained the kind of approval rating that...
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by tj on March 09, 2006
So FM radio stations have undergone quite some consolidation in the US. CBS Radio formerly Infinity Broadcasting owns several dozen of stations now. So I agree the entrepreneurial spirit might not...
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by tj on January 29, 2006
I have just been trough Thomas L. Friedman's latest book. The book is no secret it's already a bestseller and it's good to see people are interested in the whole space. However the first...
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by tj on January 26, 2006
BtoBOnline.com has a good overview over worries for weekly general interest weeklies: "For years, FedEx Corp. bought ad space in most of the mainstream newsweeklies to capitalize on the...
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by tj on December 20, 2005
If I'm not thinking and talking about business or blogging you'll probably find me analyzing the weather. Being blessed with a very stable climate zone here in Northern California where...
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by tj on November 22, 2005
TCV has raised a monster fund: "Technology Crossover Ventures said it closed the largest technology-focused fund of the year with $1.4 billion in investments. It's the firm's sixth fund...
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by tj on November 18, 2005
McKinsey has published a new report saying that Europe is in acute danger to loose its edge as business location for high tech companies. The report finds only 17% of the world's biggest high tech...
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by tj on October 31, 2005
No real news here - but the magnitude is still surprising: "Google Inc. hopes to eclipse its success as a company by committing nearly $1 billion to help solve problems including poverty and...
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by tj on September 22, 2005
Curtis sends in this very interesting community site that discusses how to use the tools of economic development most effectively. One of the topics in favor lately is certainly Microfinance:...
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by tj on July 08, 2005
Bernard points me to TIME's selection of 50 coolest websites - not necessarily representative but definetely worth checking. Biggest surprise for me - OhNyNews is out in English.......
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by tj on June 27, 2005
Fast Company has this fine piece about Roger Cass - who is apparently a hell of an augur. "By studying the waves, Cass has compiled a perfect track record, predicting with total accuracy the big...
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by tj on June 21, 2005
I had the pleasure to join the very well organized AffiliateSummit last week in Las Vegas. The attending crowd of 500 people was a mix of marketing and publishing people. All the affiliate networks...
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