Mind-Control Robot.. Retailers And Water Pollution.. There's Gold In Them Asteroids

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
If the gold standard in marketing is campaigns that significantly alter consumer buying patterns, it's fair to say that the next generation of Air Miles initiatives is aiming for platinum.
There's Gold In Them Thar Asteroids
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Arianna Huffington: HuffPost and Freakonomics: The Hidden Side of Everything (Video Slideshow)
Our culture has a way of collectively falling into the groove of conventional wisdom, whether that means seeing everything through the outdated prism of left vs. right or willfully blinding ourselves to unpleasant or inconvenient facts. So, I'm delighted that today HuffPost Business is presenting a video collaboration (freakoration?) with Stephen Dubner, co-author of Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics. Dubner brings his trademark humor, willingness to challenge conventional wisdom, and passion for starting conversations to three very different topics, and in doing so, reinforces two very important truths. First, that the forces influencing our economic life manifest themselves in many unexpected and surprising ways. And second, that conventional wisdom is often dead wrong.
Carl Pope: Walmart's Criminal Problems - Much Bigger Than NewsCorp's
Walmart's much heralded commitment to ethical behavior has once again proven to be a pathetically flimsy shield against the driving imperative of its "grow at any cost" business model.
Nelson Davis: Networking for Real
Some people see a networking event simply as a hundred-yard dash to give and receive as many business cards as possible in one hour or less! And then they wonder why no meaningful connections have been made.
Steve Rosenbaum: Is NYC Beating DC in Tech?
Today the New York tech scene is exploding. It's alive with talent, innovation, passion, and capital. How did that happen? And what can Washington learn from New York's tech renaissance that could help fuel and expand the fledgling economic recovery that now seems to be blooming?
Rob Johnson: INET Video Series: Re-Examining Research on Financial Economics
2012-04-21-Screenshot20120421at11.47.26AM.jpgIt's clear that financial crises and the volatility created by the instabilities of finance in recent years are an organic and harmful element of our social system.

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