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Virgin Mobile Saves Puppies, Rainbows, America

There was a full page ad in the NYT business section yesterday that, and I kid you not, said:
“NEW LEGISLATION WILL ATTEMPT TO DO AWAY WITH THE PENNY. WHAT’S NEXT, PUPPIES AND RAINBOWS TOO?”
Really. That is what it said. Here, I have proof:

You are thinking, surely this title is just to grab attention. It can’t [...]

Hey! You put your Jotspot in my eBay!

(Reference to 80’s Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cup commercial a blatant attempt to get “two great tastes that taste great together” stuck in reader’s head for the rest of the day.)
Yesterday (actually Tuesday at 6:30pm) Meg Whitman announced the eBay Wiki, powered and hosted by Jotspot. I’ve been spending a large chunk of my time [...]

The perfect briefcase

I’ve been hunting for the perfect briefcase for as long as I can remember. The most important characteristics for me are:

Easy to slip laptop in and out
Comfortable for long walks through O’hare
Pockets for digital camera, ipod, and bluetooth mouse
Takes a massive amount of abuse
Outside pocket for water bottle/coffee thermos
Makes me feel cooler than I am

My [...]

Reed says it better

I talked earlier about how everybody thinks your business model is stupid. This morning the NY Times had a quote from Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, that said it much better:
At the heart of any good investment, I tell investors, is a contrarian thesis that they and the company believe very deeply, and the [...]