Jeremy Hutchings explores the myths of software outsourcing.
Lateral Action has a great resource on networking.
Miller-McCune on how states are trying to recapture tax dollars lost during consumer online purchases.
The bond bubble is a-popping (via Abnormal Returns).
Safety razors and conspicuous consumption (Robert McHenry).
Cargo loaders and catering staff have been given the low-security go-ahead by the TSA. Argh. Barry Ritholtz’s random thoughts are good thoughts. Six keys to being excellent at anything, from the Harvard Business Review. Why “America… Read more
Image: Chuck Coker/Flickr Innovate or die. Those words hold especially true in today’s globalized, hypercompetitive and recessionary business environment. Unless you’re lucky enough to have innovation in your DNA, however, it won’t come by… Read more
Electric vehicle demand is overhyped. (via Environmental Economics) Becker-Posner on rising world food prices. Steve Rubel on how digital primetime has arrived just in time to crush the Net. Felix Salmon on the continuing fight against… Read more
Retirement, from an entrepreneur’s perspective (Coyote Blog). Minyanville’s Skeletons in the Corporate Closet series is eye-opening. Warren Buffett gets called out on his “media stunt” New York Times op-ed. NPR looks at the health hazards… Read more
Felix Salmon on the US deficit commission’s tax plans. (via Economics Roundtable). Barry Ritholtz sticks the silver to goldbugs. Fortune makes the case for a $50 billion Facebook. A logistics and customs communication error allowed that… Read more
Mindmeister has a fine chart illustrating the main points of Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. ExinFM has a ridiculously complete resource of Excel worksheets for every financial aspect of running a company. Arachnoid… Read more
The Q4 2010 Kauffman Economic Outlook, which I participated in, reflects bloggers’ (bleak) opinions of the US economy. The Financial Times has an awesome interactive feature on the global currency wars. The Atlantic’s 2010 list of Big… Read more
Fox News gave Juan Williams a $2 million job deal after NPR fired him. We should all be so fortunate. Dan Heath has a good interview with Brains on Fire about creating word-of-mouth momentum for products. Here’s a good slideshare… Read more
Big Think’s map collection = hours of entertainment. Wired on information obesity. BNet on how the Huffington Post represents the new feudalism. Google’s planning an alternative inflation index using Web stats. This kind of innovation… Read more
Focus lists the 7 worst VC investments of all time. Inc. on 5 promotional gifts worth giving. Dan Ariely and Michael I. Norton have an awesome new paper out called Building a Better America–One Wealth Quintile at a Time. 25 startup… Read more
Aaron Carroll breaks down what makes US health care so expensive. (via Economics Roundtable) The Big Think on why MBAs should be taking acting classes. Barry Ritholtz says AIG isn’t paying back its bailout, not by a long shot. Wal-Mart is… Read more
Douglas Coupland has a list of new terms for uniquely 21st century sensations. Cameron Schaefer is an independent thinker working inside of a bureaucracy (the Air Force). He also happens to write a darn good blog. Depression in the NFL: Not… Read more
Why Osama bin Laden’s “bleed until bankruptcy” plan is going pretty well. Rob May on entreprelosers. Advertising guru Alex Bogusky fills in the blanks on a story Fast Company wrote about him. Airline food: Bland and contaminated. If… Read more
Education: Teaching medium or mere status symbol? (via Economics Roundtable). Trendwatching’s latest briefing (on Maturialism) uses some fascinating new products to illustrate the trend. The NYT has a neat visualization on religion and… Read more
Why Netflix increased its prices.
NPR takes a look at the money, promotion and risks behind Charlie Sheen's antics.
Bing wants to share daily deals, too--and just launched an aggregator to do it.
Forbes offers a solution to the Wisconsin standoff.
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