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Between the Lines Latest Post | Last 10 Posts | Archives Facebook's social pyramid schemers Posted in: General Social networking Facebook Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk laments the way some Facebook applications behave, creating what he calls "pre-pubescent pyramid selling." I have friends who seem to have a strangely close relationship with Facebook. Even though their profile says they are "in a relationship," they seem to spend a vast amount of time and mental space in living the social networking dream. The other day, two friends of mine sent me quizzes. One asked me to name movies from screenshots. The other wanted me to identify car logos (Flixster). It brought me an overwhelming two hundred seconds of fascination.
With Super Bowl commercial, Garmin hopes history will help future ...
Garmin also signaled a sea change to its business, unveiling a wireless smartphone with extensive navigation features. The high-profile move from traditionally conservative Garmin comes as the company, which dominates the U.S. market for portable navigation devices, faces increasing pressure from competitors. The company's market share slid in the fourth quarter. Competitors, especially Netherlands-based TomTom, gained by selling navigation gear at steep discounts during the holiday season. Though Garmin captured 45 percent of the cash that consumers spent on Global Positioning System gear in the fourth quarter, the company's share of units sold slipped to 37 percent, according to the NPD Group. Garmin will report its fourth-quarter results on Feb.
A Path Worth Taking? The Prospects and Challenges of a U.S.-Taiwan ...
I've heard that there are 500,000 Taiwanese living and working on the mainland. Mr. Fadah Hsieh and Mr. John Chen-Chung Deng: Hsieh: It is true that Taiwan is a leading investor in China's economy. Taiwan's businesses have helped to integrate Chinese companies into global supply chains. For the time being, there is a natural division of labor between Taiwan and China. Companies can perform higher value-added operations in Taiwan, while outsourcing simpler operations to China. But this will change over time as costs in China increase, and as China gains managerial and competitive skills of its own. Taiwan, meanwhile, is transforming itself into a knowledge-based economy and expanding the role of production services. _______________________ Georgetown, Washington, D.C.: What is a free trade agreement and why is it important for Taiwan? Mr.
You're right, we are a backwater - SA
However an Adelaide Advertiser online poll shows most agree with Mr Brumby. More than 60 per cent of more than 2500 respondents to the poll agreed with the Victorian Premier. Asked the question: Is Adelaide a backwater, 48 per cent of respondents voted: "Yes - we lag behind the eastern states''. A further 16 per cent voted: "Yes - but that's part of the appeal''. Some 27 per cent of people voted: "No - Brumby is a jerk''; while a further 7 per cent said: "No - look at how many major events are on at this time of year''. Mr Brumby said yesterday Victoria would end up as a "backwater'' like Adelaide if it didn't proceed with channel-deepening in Port Phillip Bay. Share this article What is this? .
Adrenalina brings surfing to a mall near you
There's a new place for South Florida surfers to ride the waves: inside Miami International Mall. The surfing spot is Adrenalina, a new chain of extreme sports stores owned by former Parlux Fragrances Chairman and Chief Executive Ilia Lekach. The centerpiece of Adrenalina's store is the ''FlowRider,'' a simulated surfing attraction also used on many Royal Caribbean cruise ships, as well as at resorts and amusement parks. But Lekach claims he's the first to try surfing inside a regional shopping mall. ''This is a retail phenomenon,'' said Lekach, who resigned from the Fort Lauderdale-based Parlux almost a year ago amid battles with shareholders and to focus on Adrenalina. ``It's retail entertainment, which is what people want. It's not enough today to put your merchandise in a store and wait for people to come in.'' The first Adrenalina store opened in Orlando in Oct.
New game of recruiting moves fast
Thomas coached Emmitt Smith while the coaching football at Escambia High School and now works for a company, LRS Inc., that gets players noticed.Thomas said in the past decade, he has seen the business of gathering information begin to focus on younger players."When I first started doing recruiting 10 years ago, schools wanted information on seniors, about half way through, they began wanting to know about juniors," Thomas said. "Now, I'm even looking at sophomores."One of the reasons players are getting attention earlier is the speed with which coaches and players can exchange information. FlaVarsity.com editor and publisher Michael Langston said the Internet has been a major contributor to the surge."Obviously it's changed with the higher technology where people used to depend on only the newspaper and they would have to find out two days after the fact what happened with a kid," Langston said.
Travels with Herb
I bailed out the next morning for Manteca, in the central valley of California.
I made Barstow for the night, back on route 66 via I-40. The rig, at 117,000 miles, was purring like a kitten. Gas prices in California are obscene. I drove on into Manteca the following day and spent Thanksgiving with the whole gaggle.
I'm Herb and I'm on a road trip. Bayview Herb
DFO: For those keeping score at home, I have a brother and a sister living in Manteca. That's the ancestral home. I was living there 27 years ago when I heard the call of the wild Northwest. .
Catching the Innovation Wave
On Jan. 12 surfers from around the world converged on Maverick's at Pillar Point, just a few miles from San Francisco, to challenge each other on the big waves that have made this a legendary surfing destination. The sixth Mavericks Surf Contest had been announced only forty-eight hours earlier to ensure optimal wave conditions for the contestants. Surfers from as far away as Australia, Brazil, and South Africa scrambled to make their way to this invitation-only competition. It was magical to watch these athletes challenge twenty-foot waves with an ease and grace that made it all seem so natural. Beneath the surface, though, there is a different story here, one that contains important lessons for business executives. While all attention was on the athletes riding their surfboards, the technology and techniques used to master big wave surfing have evolved over decades, driven by dedicated, perhaps even obsessed, groups of athletes and craftsmen.
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