Entries from September 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The 65 MPG Car

I saw this article a few weeks ago, and a friend sent it to me again, so I took another look. It’s an article about a Ford Fiesta that goes 65 miles to the gallon.

The catch? It runs on diesel.
Basically that means that the car runs great in Europe…which is where [...]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Top 100 Brands for 2008

I’m still researching for my top 25 culturally affluent companies, but while I was searching the net, I did stumble on to a site listing the top 100 global brands for 2008.

The blurbs about each company are pretty short, but not a bad place to start, since a strong brand identity is one of [...]

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Bank Crisis

I stumbled on a video this morning that made a lot of sense to me, so I thought I’d post it. While I don’t exactly share a lot of his methodology…or his pessimism, he makes a lot of good points, and the video is indicative of what a lot of people are thinking out [...]

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

The Bank Crisis

“This may not even be enough…”
While it’s a quote that’s only been alluded to by a wary media, it’s a line that just seems to stick in the back of my mind these days as the $700 billion dollar loan that was set to be passed by congress today turned into a flaming pile of [...]

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Google: Is Chrome the Start of Something Big?

I’ve noticed quite a few articles popping up in the last few weeks concerning Googles plans for their new Chrome colored web browser, and what it will mean for the future of the company.

I’ve been using the browser for a couple of weeks now, and it really isn’t too bad. It has [...]