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Sf Gate: WorldCom Maims Live Puppies...

WorldCommaims live puppies. Shocked?

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Posted on 30th July 2002 Details

Business 2.0: If You Can't Beat 'Em, Pander to 'Em

How McDonalds put anti-American sentiment in local markets togood marketing use.

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Posted on 17th February 2003 Details

Fortune: Rising Anti-American Sentiment Could Slam the Tech Sector

Technologyhelped coordinate the massive anti-war protests of this past week-end. But it could also hit the american market hard.

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Posted on 19th February 2003 Details

The Scotsman: Anger over US plans for port

Big business isalready taking the lead in Irak. British troops are arguing that the captured port of Umm Qasr should be run by local people while the US is giving the contract to a Seattle Company (campaign contributor?)

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Posted on 28th March 2003 Details

Can Green Companies Keep Their Soul When Sold?

Can Green Companies Keep Their Soul When Sold? If, for example, I buy ethically-produced items that finance animal-testing in another division, then I'd say no.

Linked on 8th June 2006 Details

Can Green Companies Keep Their Soul When Sold? If,...

Can Green Companies Keep Their Soul When Sold? If, for example, I buy ethically-produced items that finance animal-testing in another division, then I’d say no.

Linked on 8th June 2006 Details

Those World-Killing Chinese...

Those World-Killing Chinese

Linked on 23rd July 2006 Details

I didn’t realise Threadless was such big business....

I didn’t realise Threadless was such big business. I’m impressed.

Linked on 11th September 2006 Details

How organic is getting lost in the world of big bu...

How organic is getting lost in the world of big business

Linked on 15th October 2006 Details

Things to watch

Internet documentary madness: Al Gore’s An inconvenient truth, the very interesting The Corporation, and Outfoxed, a critical look at Ruport Murdoch’s Fox News. All viewable online, enjoy them before they get pulled down.

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Posted on 20th November 2006 Details

Beyond the green corporation...

Beyond the green corporation

Linked on 21st January 2007 Details

“Companies are only as smart as the people who wor...

“Companies are only as smart as the people who work there. They usually get dumber over time, but they can get smarter too.”

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Posted on 26th May 2007 Details

People are sceptical about many companies’ new-fou...

People are sceptical about many companies’ new-found enthusiasm for the environment.

Linked on 7th June 2007 Details

“Supporting a rock band used to be an act of rebel...

“Supporting a rock band used to be an act of rebellion. In the face of today's mounting music piracy, it has become an act of conscience.”

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Posted on 7th October 2007 Details

“The major labels are like Terry Schiavo right now...

“The major labels are like Terry Schiavo right now - they're on life support, drooling in a coma, while white-haired guys in suits try and change the laws to keep them alive”

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Posted on 28th October 2007 Details

Great piece by Kevin Kelly on how money isn’t in t...

Great piece by Kevin Kelly on how money isn’t in the copies but in the attention: better than free.

Linked on 3rd February 2008 Details

Business pragmatism...

Business pragmatism

Linked on 25th September 2008 Details

“I think someone needs a bite of the reality sandw...

“I think someone needs a bite of the reality sandwich”

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Posted on 21st January 2010 Details

On his 81st birthday, Bob Moore gave his $24 milli...

On his 81st birthday, Bob Moore gave his $24 million business to his employees.

Linked on 23rd February 2010 Details

Bicycle Infrastructure Is Good For Business

Paging all the nimby shopkeepers who go mental as soon as a single parking spot gets removed: Bicycle Infrastructure Is Good For Business.

Linked on 17th June 2011 Details

The pickup-truck emoji, brought to you by Ford.

Even the simple emoji has been infiltrated by corporate interests. It's depressing.

Linked on 19th July 2019 Details

There are so many co-working spaces these days you could probably work for a whole year just by using all the free trials.

Noted on 15th February 2020 Details

How McKinsey destroyed the middle class.

Take some time out to read this fascinating piece on the corrosive effect of management consultancies on how businesses are now run at the expense of the people working there.

Linked on 16th February 2020 Details

The messy side of plastic recycling.

Bloomberg reporters placed tracking devices in plastic bags to see what happened to them. They made quite a journey and revealed how obscure and problematic the recycling business can be.

It made me wonder about how local recycling is processed but all I could find was vague rhetoric.

Linked on 16th April 2022 Details