Recent news includes statistics that only emphasize the phenomenon I’ve written about before: Read more…
I’m writing this article while watching the President give his “major speech” at Georgetown University on what is needed to do to create a new foundation for the economy. He has re articulated how busy he and his administration have been and a number of core beliefs they are bringing to their efforts. Read more…
I have been concerned for quite some time that the tone of headlines around the world could change from a focus on economic issues to political turmoil. I originally wrote about this in early March as political protests started to gain a critical mass of sorts: see “There Is About To Be A Very Significant Change In Headlines Around The World.” Read more…
Several days ago, I wrote about what I thought General Motors (GM) could learn from NVR (NVR) about going Chapter 11. The focus of that discussion was how the company successfully communicated their message to their various stakeholders, and the key components that GM should emulate to make their own announcement successfully. But GM can learn much more than that from the NVR Chapter 11. Read more…
On January 26, 2009, Iceland’s government became the first in the world to step down due to the economic crisis. Since then, three other governments have stepped down: Latvia (February 20), Czechoslovakia (March 23), and Hungary (March 27 – well, sort of: in the case of Hungary, the Prime Minister’s own party forced him to resign, hoping to keep their cabinet in place and simply replace the Prime Minister). All of these political failures are direct casualties of citizens being upset with the handling of the economic crisis. (The links will take you to news stories about each event). Read more…
I recommend a terrific article about the Department of Defense budget being proposed by Secretary Robert Gates with the strong support and influence of the White House. Read more…
I’m getting inundated with emails that somehow get through our spam mail filters. They basically all start out by telling me that in this economy I am certainly going to want to maximize this or minimize that and these guys really do that well, and click a link to find out more. Read more…
Communications & News Business, Doug's Thoughts On New Media, The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment
Breaking news: “Research In Motion (RIMM) is working on a second-generation touch-screen BlackBerry Storm that could be available through Verizon (VZ) as soon as September, according to UnwiredView.com.” Read more…
Communications & News Business, The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment
Wall Street has some great sayings, notable not simply because they are memorable but because they make major points in just a few words. Read more…
Readers of my blog know that I believe that the protests that are arising around the world with increasing frequency, more participants and wider support from the population as a whole, could explode into something more than protests. I’ve suggested that maybe it makes more sense to ask how this crisis compares to the period preceding the French Revolution rather than how it compares to the Depression. That gives rise to the question: How would you launch a revolution in the age of the Internet? Read more…
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