The office next door to mine is no bigger, about 270 usable square feet of space. For some that’s a refrigerator but for us it’s 3 people comfortably working in a rapidly-evolving modern office. Copper lines give way to one single DSL connection on which we use Skype, Google or Yahoo phone, and Vonage to [...]
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The Favelas: Brazil's Global PR Problem
Monday, June 15th, 2009In today’s WSJ, Brazil makes the news not with its strong economy but with a glaring problem: its poor and where they live.
The Brazilian Favela is as familiar to its landscape as are the lush green hills, dense dark green forests, blue skies and yellow sun. These are, and without coincidence, also the colors of [...]
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Have Laptop, Will Travel
Monday, May 18th, 2009I thought that having a Blackberry World Edition would ensure that no matter where I was in the world, I would have access to my email. My test destination is Rio, where I write this post, and fortunately my laptop has saved the day.
Upon landing, I turned on my Blackberry to find a fresh set [...]
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Blackberry Freedom
Friday, April 3rd, 2009When I was 15 years old, I read a quote that would become my mantra for several years: “Freedom is a car.” And I would silently hum that tune every time I found myself happy on the open road, especially if it was for a joy ride to the beach, solo or with friends.
Today, [...]
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Match.com Identity Fraud
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009In an online world where sites like Facebook and Twitter want to promote what you are doing, how would you like it if they suggested that you were doing something when you were not?
Match.com, the online dating site, is doing just that. Since online dating sites are trying very hard to keep up their dwindling [...]
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