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The Feds Just Confirmed Banks are Still Too Big to Fail
I realize this is not a tech focused piece and that's generally why you come here but since a financial crisis generally affects all industries (including tech), I thought its worth sharing the news that the government just told us...
WikiLeaks and Financial Regulation News to Know This Blizzard
If you are in the northeast you are more than likely stranded at home and hopefully you’ve got power, water, broadband and cable/telco TV. While you’re there enjoying the first snow of the season and contemplating the reality of global...
Goldman's Interest in Green IPO Helps Obama Relationship
I read with tremendous interest about Goldman Sachs and their unusual interest in PetroAlgae, a company in the renewable energy field which is not only small but losing money. Generally a company like Goldman would laugh at such a small...
Breaking: Goldman Sachs Bonuses all Stock?
I just heard from a reliable source that Goldman Sachs bonuses have been switched from cash to stock. Recently the company announced this would be the case for those at the top of the organization but now my source tells...
The History of the Internet and Net Neutrality
If you are looking for a single article which will illuminate the evolution of the Internet, the challenges regulators had when policing phone companies, the competition between cable and phone companies and net neutrality, look no further than this article...
Bankers + Wrecked Banking Systems = Massive Bonuses
Bravo to Avery Goodman who has summed up how the very bankers who destroyed millions of global jobs (to be fair they had lots of help from a raft of industries, GSEs such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ratings...
Nortel Asks for Executive Bonuses
A shot of the Ottawa River in Canada. Click to enlarge.It is certainly a tough time for Nortel to be trying to get a court to approve senior level management bonuses as just south of Canada here in the US,...
Why We Needed This Economic Reboot
It is impossible to watch the news or read the paper these days without feeling a sense of fear. Will I keep my job? My house? My investments? My car? And I am with you. I feel the pain of...
SEC Turns its Back on and/or Aids People Who Defraud Investors
Wall Street executives, politicians and the SEC - does anyone give a damn about doing their job with pride anymore? I have a thought on the global economic crisis and where it stems from... From people being consistently lazy and...
Selling Communications in a Recession
Thoughts from Jon Arnold and a discussion regarding Nortel, Avaya and Cisco How do companies navigate a slower economy? Well, you first need to show strength to ensure your potential customers are not scared off. As Jon Arnold points...
Hold Our Leaders Accountable
I don't know about you but I have had enough. Enough of the corruption in government and enough of Wall Street executives reaping huge rewards on the backs of the waitresses, cashiers and the guy who cuts grass for...
PR and Marketing Done Right
Oftentimes companies in the communications space ask me how they are doing compared to their competition in the areas of marketing and PR. They generally do this by asking me to take surveys about their company’s standing in the market....
