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- Newly nationalized General Motors goes online...any greener?
- Newly nationalized General Motors goes online...any greener?Tragic endIf GM had been allowed to conduct its affairs based on its own marketing expertise, I would have assumed it would do just fine, once the onerous union agreements were modified.Now, it appears to be doomed. The corporate management puppets are echoing...
- Tags: Government, Engineering, NOW IT, Volt, General Motors Corp., battery
- Discussion threads 2009-07-10
- Email of the day: How should I respond?
- Email of the day: How should I respond?A brief response..."Before issuing an apoplogy, perhaps you could provide a better solution for keeping YouTube viable while it is loosing 150+ million dollars a year."Simply put, unless the author of the letter is a billionare willing to fund free YouTube usage him/herself,...
- Tags: Corporate communications, YouTube Inc., video, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Bad Idea Dept.: AT&T's Ed Whitacre to run General Motors
- Bad Idea Dept.: AT&T's Ed Whitacre to run General MotorsMaybe they will put the ice cream man in charge of Citigroup nexti knowlets put an oil guy in charge of Time Warnerwe can play all kinds of tricks BarryOh what fun!Court ReviewHmmm. You make some good points, but... GM already...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Investment, ATT/SBC, General Motors Corp., Ed Whitacre, Bad Idea Dept., ATT, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-10
- The coming wireline business implosion (and how you'll wind up paying for it)
- Is the wired telecom business just as doomed as beleaguered automakers like GM and Chrysler and the newspaper industry? It's quite possible a few years down the line. And this wireline fallout will have ramifications well beyond the usual suspects such as AT&T and Verizon. Simply put, cutting the...
- Tags: Bailout, Business, Craig Moffett, Finance, Financial Planning, Free Trade, Larry Dignan, Network, Networking, Personal Finance, Phone, Taxes, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Telecommunications Company, Telephony, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireline
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- No Device Will Save The New York Times. Only The Times Can.
- No Device Will Save The New York Times. Only The Times Can.Fancy garbage is still garbage.[B]What really sets the Times apart is its ability to dig in deeply to events and issues that really matter ? and not necessarily in New York. International reporting, national reporting, business and politics.[/B]They stopped...
- Tags: news outlet, NYT, New York Times Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- (Images: A peek at Windows 7 release candidate)
- (Images: A peek at Windows 7 release candidate)Windows 7 RC1 vs. Vista SP2Recently I tested window 7 beta from December to April. I was not overly impressed. At that time I also ran vista sp1. In mid April I installed Vista SP2 RC1. It compares to the speed of...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Release Candidate, release candidate, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- IBM - Wantin' and Gettin' Stimulus Money
- IBM - Wantin' and Gettin' Stimulus MoneyI Wonder About the Title"IBM - Wantin' and Gettin' Stimulus Money"Why truncate the words by leaving off the "g"? I wonder if that has anything to do with . . . . Hmmmm.RE: IBM - Wantin' and Gettin' Stimulus Moneythe writer is...
- Tags: Government, Recruitment & Selection, Regulations, Stimulus Money, Gettin, IBM Corp., job
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- Microsoft and Red Hat sign virtualization pact
- Microsoft and Red Hat sign virtualization pactSounds fairEach side is equally capable of screwing the other side over. That's as fair as you can get these days.This should be good for IT managers.I like how Peter Galli described it as a one dimensional deal. I think it would be...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., virtualization pact, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2009-02-16
- Should federal government go open source?
- Should federal government go open source?A resounding YES!Where is makes sense. There are some areas where Open Source may not be the best choice... can't think of any at the moment but YES!Thing is that would be the catalyst needed to push software vendors to port over to Linux. Which...
- Tags: open source, federal government
- Discussion threads 2009-01-24
- Obama's Transparency Problem
- Obama's Transparency ProblemNo changeI like Obama, he is a very nice guy. But his administration brings nothing new, no change. Nothing. The same old guys that are responsible for the great mess we are in now, soon to be named The Greatest Depression, mark my words, are now here in...
- Tags: Workforce management, Obama, TRANSPARENCY, administration
- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- Listening to President Obama: What Price Citizenship?
- Listening to President Obama: What Price Citizenship?The Promised Price of Global CitizenshipI fear for our weakness to succumb to new ideals. A great false hope has been instilled into many Americans. A great calamity has been promised by our new VP. I feel a great sadness for all that follow...
- Tags: Government, worlds economy, Obama, Barack Obama
- Discussion threads 2009-01-20
- This is a Corker: Detroit's Shrinking Three may get help from feds
- This is a Corker: Detroit's Shrinking Three may get help from fedsReadying your champagne, Harry?Is the bottle on ice? Are you ready to laugh and celebrate the loss of jobs in Detroit? Real people, real families, real homes?Why, yes! Big old evil automobile manufacturers, and the henchmen that assemble the...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Manufacturing, Benefits, Strategy, payroll solutions, OK IT, Corker, worker, Shrinking, government, UAW
- Discussion threads 2008-12-11
- Is Apple recession proof?
- Is Apple recession proof?The recession is not over, not by a long shot.If you think discretionary spending has dried up for the Christmas season, wait until next year. Either the UAW will concede a whole heck of a lot in the next two weeks or 2 of the 3...
- Tags: Research & Development, Apple Inc., recession
- Discussion threads 2008-12-10
- American auto industry low on fuel and popular support
- American auto industry low on fuel and popular supportChapter 11 is your friend"Going under" doesn't imply the companies cease to exist; rather, they are legally allowed to restructure themselves in order to come back as much leaner and competitive entities. The Detroit automakers are saddled with an enormous union...
- Tags: American Auto Industry, Chapter 11, popular support
- Discussion threads 2008-12-04
- From private jets to car pool? Detroit may be getting the message.
- From private jets to car pool? Detroit may be getting the message.different kind of bailoutApparently, the Detroit Three are bailed themeselves out of their jets....There won't be three in two years. Chrysler can't survive alone. There'll be two US owned.RE: From private jets to car pool? Detroit may...
- Tags: car, car pool, jet, private jet
- Discussion threads 2008-11-24
- Investing in the right vehicles for change
- Investing in the right vehicles for changeTop-down, bottom-up, until we get rid of THOSE terms ...... it will always be "business as usual" for businesses the world over.The mass of unorganized workers will NEVER be able to implement change from the "bottom-up" because they are simply not empowered.The elite up...
- Tags: right vehicle, Phil, Big 3
- Discussion threads 2008-11-22
- GM takes its bailout case to...Yahoo Finance
- While General Motors executives are on Capitol Hill begging for money the automaker is also taking its case to Yahoo Finance's news section. And you can't escape GM's pitch. Based on a few dozen reloads it appears GM has bought a nice rotation in...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., General Motors Corp., Social Security, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Government, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Microsoft and Novell at two: Was the patent pact worth it?
- Microsoft and Novell at two: Was the patent pact worth it?Sheer brillianceNot that I'm going to start any wars or anything, but from a business perspective this deal was totally worth it. Microsoft got to wiggle its way into mixed source environments. Novell got a lifeline and became a bigger...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., openSUSE
- Discussion threads 2008-11-18
- Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?
- Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?As long as.................when W7 is released, netbooks come with quad cores, 16gb of memory and a nuclear battery then W7 should run like a dreamWhy not a 32 bits SKU for netbooks/legacy PC and 64 bits SKU for other PC ?I think...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., SKU, Microsoft Windows Vista, 32-bit
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
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