Monthly Archives: May 2011

Can Indian IT Firms Sell More Than Services?

Infosys, part of of India’s information technology (IT) services triumvirate — which includes Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro — has decided to augment its presence in the products arena.

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Africa: Build It, and They Will Come?

More advanced African nations like Nigeria are primed for real estate development. But can builders navigate the infrastructure issues and pass “the hammer test”?

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Dispatches from Disrupt

At TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference, the message for the tech industry was about relentless creation and recreation with the ultimate goal of claiming 1999-era riches — while avoiding the glitches that led to the bursting of the dot-com bubble.

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The ‘Who’s Who’ of Thriving and Dying Industries

A top 10 list of “thriving” and “dying” industries offered some insights, but also overlooked some strong candidates.

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Innovation Tournament 2011: The Winners Are …

Turning clunkers into hybrids and powering Tanzanian villages with rechargeable batteries are just a couple of the ideas to come out of Knowledge@Wharton’s second annual Innovation Tournament.

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I’m Sorry: Now Was That So Hard?

Apparently, yes. People – from CEOs to doctors — find it hard to apologize for their mistakes for two main reasons: status and vulnerability. Advice from the experts: Get over it.

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All About LinkedIn

On Thursday, LinkedIn shocked market watchers by launching the biggest U.S. Internet IPO since Google’s in 2004. What does it mean for LinkedIn, other social networking sites and tech stocks in general?

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Ronald McDonald — Ambassador of Goodwill — Or Purveyor of Poor Health?

A group of health professionals is calling on McDonald’s to retire Ronald McDonald and other marketing efforts targeted at advertising junk food to children. Should Ronald be retired? Or is he getting a bum rap?

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