I’m beginning to smell a black, black Christmas on Wall Street. Furthermore, I don’t think we’re going to see any babies born on the Upper East Side, in Greenwich, Connecticut, or in Mayfair next August, September, or October, either. Source: This Can’t Be Good
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A crisp summary of where we're all at
Roger Ehrenberg, blogging at InfoArbitrage is one sharp guy. His posts are impressive and he’s part of this breed of bloggers juggling all activities but still managing to churn out quality posts at an impressive rate (in this case, superb quality at a regular pace). Read his post, that will give you a finer grain …
On G-20 and GM: Economics, Politics and Social Stability
George Friedman of Stratfor has a very sharp piece out again that may be republished and is a must read: ON G-20 AND GM: ECONOMICS, POLITICS AND SOCIAL STABILITY By George Friedman The G-20 met last Saturday. Afterward, the group issued a meaningless statement and decided to meet again in March 2009, or perhaps later. Clearly, …
Pilots are not for profit-making. And we're not playing games.
Expand to see inline the other posts in IT Management» This post is the first of the vendors series, exploring client-vendors partnership considerations. They’re all tagged and you can find them here. James Gardner has a post up explaining how he and his team are looking at vendors coming to them with a new technology …
Zoho is, indeed, impressive
Playing out with Zoho sheet, I’ve created a new account and here’s the email I immediately received, instead of the usual confirmation one: Subject: Hi, I am here to help you with Zoho Creator. Hi, Thank you for your interest in Zoho Creator. I am Raffic Aslam and I will be happy to assist you with …
“Investing†in AIG, et. al.: understand the scandal
I haven’t posted here due to a lack of time, but what we are witnessing is no short of the most abject scandal run by the collusive political and financial sides of American elite. Oh, and incompetence is a hallmark too. Here are a few must-read if you want to follow what’s going on, but be …
Presidential rhetoric comparison
From the always excellent Jeff Matthews: This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. —FDR Inaugural …
Behavioral Economics in Gartner's Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2008
I just noted that “Behavioral Economics” have been integrated in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. Not surprising as I wrote before. Here is the famous graph: It’s actually quite amusing how McKinsey concentrates on how to build competitive advantage and Gartner on years to mainstream. Of course, it’s marketing BS in one case and …
The Medvedev doctrine and the American strategy
Georges Friedman of Stratfor checks in on the implications of the Georgian conflict. It’s becoming clear that the Russians shifted their policy and decided to act on a large scale. Time will tell if the Americans will also shift their views. In any events, the geopolitical situation is much more unstable now than it was …
by Julien Le Nestour