January 2008

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    Business

    Is Social Networking Really Anti-Social?

    Here is a perspective on Facebook that you don't hear too often. I despise Facebook. This enormously successful American business describes itself as "a social utility that connects you with the people around you". But hang on. Why on God's earth would I need a computer to connect with the people around me? Why should […]

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    Business

    CEO Compensation: Has American Express Figured it Out?

    Fortune has an interesting article about the new compensation package awarded to CEO Ken Chenault. It is a massive option grant, but Chenault has to jump some pretty high hurdles to hit the mark. To receive the full grant, he must beat several goals over the next six years, an unusually distant time horizon. AmEx's […]

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    Media

    My Biggest Regret of 2007: I Wish I Spent More Time On Facebook

    Have you ever read the book "Wisdom From Golden Years?" The book features interviews with a handful of 80-somethings who are reflecting on their lives and talking about the things they wish they had done differently. There are common themes throughout the interviews. "I regret that I didn't watch more television. Those shows are so […]