Google Shells Out $500M to DoJ Over Shady Drug Ads

On August 24, 2011

Google Shells Out $500M to DoJ Over Shady Drug Ads

Google has agreed to a $500 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice for allowing online Canadian pharmacies to place ads through its AdWords program targeting consumers in the United States. The ads resulted in the


On August 24, 2011

Second Acts and our Paperback

With weary conviction, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote near the end of his life that “There are no second acts in American lives.” He gets picked on a lot for that, mostly because it’s an easy and somewhat…


On August 24, 2011

Second Acts and our Paperback

With weary conviction, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote near the end of his life that “There are no second acts in American lives.” He gets picked on a lot for that, mostly because it’s an easy and somewhat…


On August 24, 2011

iPhone Could Bring Agony and Ecstasy to Sprint

It looks like Sprint is about to join Club iPhone. The wireless network could become the Apple smartphone's third U.S. wireless carrier in October, just in time for the holiday season, according to a recent Wall Street


On August 24, 2011

iPhone Could Bring Agony and Ecstasy to Sprint

It looks like Sprint is about to join Club iPhone. The wireless network could become the Apple smartphone's third U.S. wireless carrier in October, just in time for the holiday season, according to a recent Wall Street


On August 24, 2011

What Do You Want to Say You’ve Done?

Several years ago, I was talking with one of my colleagues about a project he was thinking about taking on. We were both solidly in the middle of our careers, but his evaluation of the possible project surprised me. He…