30 June 2011.
Fifa is corrupt and everybody has known about it for years. The most recent allegations against executive committee members Bin Hammam and Jack Warner – which involved bribes totalling hundreds of thousands of dollars in return for votes – are merely the latest developments in a long-running saga.
27 June 2011.
CFOs across the US plan to implement policies to reduce their reliance on oil in the future as prices continue to soar, it has been found. The survey, conducted by Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook survey, found that 53 percent of the 499 US based CFOs interviewed, were increasing their use of communications via technological advances such as teleconferencing which enables them to cut fuel consumption by holding conferences remotely.
In a move that would seem to underscore the prevailing influence of the Internet, the Bank of England is now turning to Internet search data as a key source for tracking the latest economic trends and indicators.
[quote]According to its Q2 2011 Quarterly Bulletin:
Amidst growing concern over an inevitable new technology bubble burst, venture capitalist Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz has come out in the Economist recently to argue that not only were we NOT in a technology bubble, but internet companies may actually still have potential for even more significant growth in their valuations.
The Bitcoin movement suffered two major setbacks in a week – with two hacking incidents threatening to derail what Michael Suede of Libertarian News has described as “the most important creation in the history of men”
17 June 2011.
Casinos. Where dreams of becoming an overnight millionaire are made – and mortgage payments are broken. The house always wins. But it doesn’t seem that way, by design. The poker-faced dealers hardly look like sharks and the only people having a good time it seems, are the customers. Who would know their life savings were disappearing down the little black hole in the corner of the roulette table?
2 June 2011.
The twin spectres of regulation and cloud services were major areas of concern among delegates at the recent FST Summit Europe 2011 event, held 17-19 May at the Hotel Nassauer Hof in Wiesbaden, Germany. But innovative ideas around channel integration proved to be the big hit for the majority of executives in attendance.
24 May 2011.
It takes a brave person to write about politics in Singapore.
Over the years, publications and journalists have been sued – and even jailed for criticising the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), who have been in power since 1963.
The older generation of Singaporeans believe criticising the government only means trouble. Even in private conversations, many older Singaporeans resist talking about the government in the fear “big brother” may be listening.
comScore, Inc. a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of social networking usage in the Netherlands based on the comScore Media Metrix service. The study reveals that the Dutch social networking market continues to grow strongly as sites like Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin extend their respective footprints in the market.
