How Did Bill Gates Get Popular?
Everybody has an opinion about whether Gates is a good guy or a bad guy. But there is no doubting that his image is a lot different than in 2000, when Ken Auletta painted an unflattering portrait of Gates in his book, “World War 3.0,” about the Microsoft antitrust trial. A lot of this started with Xbox. For Gates, the 1990s were about keeping. . .
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How to organize the room
A great post for meeting planners by one of the kings of new century marketing.
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Microsoft to buy semantic search engine Powerset for $100M p
“Microsoft, the software giant flush with billions of dollars in its warchest, has agreed to buy Silicon Valley semantic search engine Powerset, we’ve learned.” from VentureBeat
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FriendFeed: One Feature to The Tipping Point
With the introductions of Rooms, FriendFeed is no longer a lifestream aggregator anymore - it is the perfect platform for sharing and discussing content with groups focused on a specific topic.
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Thought Bakery
38 Thoughts/Quotes - Some Half Baked, Some Well Done but Definitely All Fun!
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Credit Scores Hit by Card Limits
Just as Americans grow more reliant on credit cards to help pay monthly bills, they’re being hit with a one-two punch: Card companies are reducing borrowing limits for tens of thousands of consumers, which then can lead to lower credit scores. Those facing this predicament might not even know it until they apply for a loan or another credit card,
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Workers assemble 1st Corvette in Flint, Michigan 6/28/1953
On this day in 1953, workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, assemble the first Corvette, a two-seater sports car that would become an American icon. The first completed production car rolled off the assembly line two days later, one of just 300 Corvettes made that year.
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