Category Archives: business news
Fear of the New Guard
Just as the pre-flotation share price of Facebook might make many pause (I did), another interesting signpost of modern life has emerged in the press. Weetabix, that soggy cereal staple of British homes for generations, has been sold off to … Continue reading
Filed under business news, China, Food and Beverage, Global Markets
The U.S. Oil Dilemma
It’s a great time to be a political watcher, especially with an upcoming American election. The rhetoric seems to get worse every four years – dooming the country to a spiral of infantilized slogans and more ‘us against them’ scenarios. … Continue reading
Filed under Business, business news, Economy, politics
How We Work
The BBC has been running an interesting series for several weeks about the offices of the future. Most of these article are commandeered by leading business CEOs and this week’s finds the International President of Microsoft, Jean-Philippe Courtois, take the … Continue reading
Filed under Business, business news
Working Transformations
An interesting article has appeared on the BBC website from their ‘Future Work’ series, running through the month of February. This particular piece was written by a Google representative, Sebastien Morotte, about the change we are all going to be … Continue reading
Filed under Business, business news, Tech
Social Media’s Illusion
The business world, and particularly the tech side, is aflutter with the imminent Facebook flotation. The stories of those shareholders who will strike it rich are the stuff of every entrepreneur’s dreams. Who couldn’t be transfixed by the $100 billion … Continue reading
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If These Walls Could Talk
Having just finished watching the Social Networkrecently (yes, I’m a little late), it’s still amazing and more than a little baffling that this whole ‘social media thing’ has had the impact it has. Sean Parker’s Napster idea I can fully … Continue reading
Filed under Business, business news, News, Tech
Veribo and The World of Online Content Management
The relatively new phenomenon of ‘full information disclosure’ online is still something to get used to. If you want to find a friend that you haven’t seen for twenty years, it’s possible with an online search; likewise, what the friend … Continue reading
Filed under Business, business news, Tech
Branson’s New Baby
Richard Branson’s entrance into the decrepit, tawdry world of high street banking is now rolling forward at lightning speed. The tycoon has purchased the failed lender, Northern Rock, from the government after its nationalisation four years ago; many are saying … Continue reading
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It’s a Zuckerberg World
One of the most appealing aspects of the British broadsheets must be the readers’ comments under the editorials; they are usually quite informed, full of pluck and tend to be more acidic than a bottle of vinegar – often correcting … Continue reading
Filed under Business, business news, United States
Countdown to meltdown?
The seriousness of the European debt crises is such that France’s Nicolas Sarkozyflew to Frankfurt for emergency meetings with Germany’s Angela Merkel ahead of the eurozone’s weekend deadline – and missed the birth of his child! If Obama’s administration had … Continue reading
Filed under business news, China, Economy, Europe, Finance
