Why Apple Is Losing Its Aura

The last time I wrote about Apple was in the fall of 2012, just after the stock crossed $700 per share to make it the most valuable corporation in the world. I was finishing the last draft of my book…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 28, 2013
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1858 words)

The future according to Google's Larry Page

FORTUNE -- When Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP Group, the giant advertising agency, visited Google this past fall, CEO Larry Page sent a car to pick him up at the Rosewood Hotel about 20 miles away.…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 3, 2013
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4031 words)

What the Reformation has Wrought

The day may come when Catholics can support neither of the main American political parties or their candidates. Some think it’s already arrived. Alasdair MacIntyre, the Notre Dame philosopher,…
LENGTH: 9 minutes (2307 words)

Beyond Twitter: The Vatican’s other communications revolution

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI launched his own Twitter feed this week (Dec. 3) to worldwide media coverage — it’s hard to resist the story of an octogenarian pontiff mixing it…
PUBLISHED: Dec. 4, 2012
LENGTH: 2 minutes (502 words)
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The press, Google, its algorithm, their scale

In their fight against, Google, traditional media firmly believe the search engine needs them to refine (and monetize) its algorithm. Let’s explore the facts. The European press got itself in…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 4, 2012
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1719 words)

RockMelt goes all in with its new iPad browser, but will users adapt fast enough?

Eric Vishria is an entrepreneurs’ entrepreneur. Honed in the Ben Horowitz school of management at Opsware– he knows the true hell and elation that is building a company. During a low…
AUTHOR:Sarah Lacy
PUBLISHED: Oct. 10, 2012
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1427 words)

Why Apple Should Acquire Nokia

Kevin Smith, Business InsiderIf you were to look at how the smartphone market has led serious blows to Nokia, you might think the company is doomed to closure. But smart acquisitions and an extensive…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 7, 2012
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1593 words)
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Black Swan Farming

September 2012I've done several types of work over the years but I don't know another as counterintuitive as startup investing.The two most important things to understand about startup investing, as…
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2114 words)

Liebe, Glaube, Effizienz: Die Zukunft der Kirche und das Internet

Gunter Dueck geboren 1951, ist Mathematiker, Autor und Philosoph und war vor der Rente bis August 2011 Chief Technology Officer (CTO) von IBM Deutschland. Er hat mehrere Bücher verfasst, unter…
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1781 words)
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