This Week’s Links

Peter Bregman has an 18-minute plan for managing your day.

Jon Markman on how China and the US are engaged in a Ponzi scheme.

Robert Kiyosaki’s latest book is free, online, and collaborative.

Blue Dogs are really cozy with the healthcare industry.

Slate has an excellent online guide for following the healthcare reform debate.

Other recent stories

This Week’s Links

If you have delinquent clients, and want to know when it makes sense to hire a collections agency, NRS has a good post on the subject. Art Carden on the hidden costs of the minimum wage. Vitaliy Katsenelson writes an excellent blog on value… Read more

Tweet-pourri

I get asked this a lot: what the point of Twitter? And quite honestly, for those of us who are using it, I think the answer is – well, we aren’t sure yet. Or maybe, it depends. The way I use Twitter from day to day changes depending on my… Read more

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Jon Taplin’s blog highlights how financial mismanagement has wiped out almost all productivity gains from the digital revolution. InventorSpot’s list of brilliant Ikea ads. Gregory McNamee writes a cultural autopsy of Michael Jackson…. Read more

This Week’s Links

MIT has lots of (partial) free courses online. The Cleveland Examiner has an excellent list of 100 tips, tools, and resources to help you survive without a job. Michael Andersen’s coverage of the UK Guardian’s massive and successful… Read more

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LoPucki’s bankruptcy charts illustrate each step of the three kinds of bankruptcy proceedings. The Simple Dollar is a well-written, entertaining personal finance blog. The Reformed Broker is another good blog that I ran across this… Read more

This Week’s Links

India is now outsourcing jobs to Brazil. (via WallStreetFighter) Credit Writedowns on how TARP repayments could make banks weaker. Lateral Action on 9 ways people respond to your content online. Kathy Kristof on mystery shopper scams…. Read more

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Direct Creative Blog on how peoples’ eyes follow website content. The Columbia Journalism Review on the media’s role in the financial meltdown. The Economist on why California needs a new constitution. Why is Tim Giethner breaking the… Read more

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An Irish student hoaxed journalists worldwide with a fake Wikipedia quote. Apple’s response to Microsoft’s laptop hunter commercials. (Engadget) Slate on the real reason CEO compensation got out of hand. The New York Times on how Norway… Read more

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Why did subprime lenders receive so much bailout money (Credit Writedowns)? Seeking Alpha has the top 5 quotes from Berkshire’s annual meeting. FreelanceSwitch on how to finish off projects with a bang. Consumerist on how debt collectors… Read more

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Music Machinery on how the Time 100 was hacked. Steadfast Finances on high interest savings accounts. Seeking Alpha has a list of 30 companies at risk of bankruptcy. MNN on a recent Fortune 500 green brainstorm. NPR on Oaksterdam, a… Read more

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The Wall Street Journal on blogger wages, numbers, and rights. Mark Penn on why the above WSJ article is wrong. A VC on valuing Facebook, Twitter, email, and Google links. (The second part is excellent as well.) Recession Wire released a… Read more

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The Simple Dollar has an excellent list of time-management tips. Larry King interviewed Donald Trump on CNN this week. Recession = good for people sitting on cash. Paid Content on news’ execs new plan to charge for content. Forbes: TV’s… Read more

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PennyMac: Beneficial, sociopathic, or business as usual? Glenn Greenwald highlights how the Obama administration is perpetuating financial oligarchy. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur has 115 marketing tips for small businesses. ReadWriteWeb… Read more

This Week’s Links

From Twine: Will Twitter survive what’s about to happen to it? Chris Jordan’s amazing macro photo project illustrates the scale of consumption. Rolling Stone’s The Big Takeover is one of the best AIG-themed articles yet. Good New Yorker… Read more

 

Business Notes

Ford stock jumped to $7.50/share today, after the company posted a surprise profit.

Apple is killing it with its new iMac, Magic Mouse, and Mac mini.

GM will shut down Saturn as a result of the collapsed Penske deal.

Google has purchased reCAPTCHA, which could help its text scanning project.

The postal service is offering workers up to $15,000 to leave their jobs.

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