Sending signals: Jason Fried on the Midwest business ethic and those “ugly” websites
Had there been more thought leaders like Jason Fried on the scene in the late ’90s when the NASDAQ was reaching dizzying heights on the strength of a dot-com craze that made pouring one’s life savings into Beanie Babies look prudent, the country might have been saved a huge migraine headache.
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Changing face of privacy: IDs via facial scans coming to a bank near you
If you’ve ever seen the movie
Minority Report, you may remember the ubiquitous eye scanners that dogged the film’s protagonist, a fugitive running from the consequences of a murder he hadn’t yet committed. The biometric scanners, used to ID people in high-traffic walkways for the purpose of delivering targeted ads, were part of a dystopian vision of the future that was no doubt meant to send a chill up the spine of viewers, who likely shuddered at the mere thought of such glib intrusions into their private lives.
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The Business Case for 4G Wireless
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.
Generational advances have their own distinct flavor, and the transition from third-generation wireless, or 3G, to fourth-generation access is no different. In case you haven't noticed the "so-30-seconds-ago" marketing campaigns centered on 4G access, the bottom line is speed.
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A Worthwhile Venture: Movie screening to show Madison business community the heroic side of capitalism
There’s no shortage of Hollywood films portraying businesspeople as soulless villains – and lately, even documentaries have gotten in on the feeding frenzy. During a decade that culminated in one of the worst financial crises in recent history, movies like
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,
The Corporation, and
Inside Job have captivated audiences, and left them considerably more cynical than starry-eyed.
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