Monday, April 30, 2012

Life after Firefox: Can Mozilla regain its mojo? BBC News

Mozilla's Firefox internet browser has taken off since 2002 when internet users first began using it as an alternative to Microsoft's standard Internet Explorer browser. In the beginning, using Firefox became a way tech users could signal their computer savvy. Firefox remains an extremely popular internet browser with users around the globe who claim allegiance to its user friendly design. However, tt has a serious long term problem in the form of Google. 85 percent of Mozilla's income comes from the money Google pays them to make Google.com the automatic home page and search bar. With the rising popularity of the Google Chrome browser, it is not clear that Google will want to continue their payments to Mozilla raising questions about the company's long term financial stability.

You can find the article here on the BBC News website

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Millennials struggle with financial literacy, USA TODAY

Changes in our culture and a severe lack in economics and financial education in the secondary school system have created a generation (the Millennials) who are less financially aware than past generations. This seems to me to be an ominous sign as smart financial decisions are what leads to wealth building and long term societal growth in the economy.

You can find the article here on the USA TODAY website

Monday, April 23, 2012

How Much Money You Need To Realistically Recreate The Scrooge McDuck ‘Gold Coin Swim’, The Billfold

A humorous article that quantifies how much money it would take to create a gold coin mountain like the one seen in the mansion of Scrooge McDuck.

You can find the article here on The Billfold website

Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Best Statistics of Developing Nations, TED Talks

A great video by Hans Rosling discussing the context around our data we measure for developing countries.

You can find the video here on the TED Talks website

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Whose Capitalism is it Anyway? Harvard Business Review

A great article on how we define capitalism.

You can find the article here on the Harvard Business Review website

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Be Proud of Your Accomplishments, Not Your Affiliations, Harvard Business Review

Ask someone to talk about their accomplishments or career and many people follow the trend of stating their university degrees, company experience, and professional affiliations. The author of this article argues that people should focus on their own contributions rather than affiliations when they talk about themselves. It allows someone to show their own skills rather than add themselves to the category of "just another banker, or ivy league student, or consultant."

You can find the article here on the Harvard Business Review website

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Fink Finds Assets Not Enough in BlackRock Bid for Clout, Bloomberg

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has remarkably flown under the radar during the negative publicity of financial firms that has taken place since 2008. BlackRock's chief Lawrence Fink has said it is time for BlackRock's brand to become well known. This detailed article discusses BlackRock's diverse businesses and plan to expand its name awareness worldwide.

You can find the article here on the Bloomberg website

A Private Jet With Space for Both the Rolls-Royces, The New York Times DealBook

The world's most extravagant private jets.

You can find the article here on the DealBook website