Fireman’s Says It’s Cheaper Being Green

On February 19, 2010

Fireman’s Says It’s Cheaper Being Green

Going green can be good for the environment, good for your image, and even good for property insurance rates, according to Fireman's Fund, a major U.S. commercial insurer. Fireman's says there's a "significant" difference in insurance costs between a building

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On February 19, 2010

Google Buzz Explodes the Myth of First Mover Advantage. Again.

Somewhere in the 1980s we coined the phrase “first mover advantage.” Right or wrong, I associate it in my mind with the birth of Compaq Computer, in the middle 1980s. Compaq’s original 34-pound sewing-machine-sized computer was dubbed the first compact…


On February 19, 2010

Pentagon Report Hints at Future of Military-Industrial Complex

The recent Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) that looks at U.S. strategy and force structure warns that the second tier of suppliers in the U.S. industrial base may suffer from cuts in military spending. These companies are key to the manufacturing

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On February 19, 2010

How do I Fascinate?

As I mentioned in our most recent The Keen Thinker newsletter, I highly recommend reading Sally Hogshead’s new book, Fascinate. (Admittedly I feel a strange attachment to Sally because there aren’t many of us in the world named…


On February 19, 2010

Inside the Vicious Lint-Roller Ad War

Certain advertising categories are more hard-fought than others. Cellphones, cars, pizza and soda are notorious for the level of bitterness and intrigue that rivals direct toward each other in their advertising. Now add to that list lint rollers. Call it

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On February 19, 2010

Why the Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal Won’t Help Bing

Regulators have approved a deal that would allow Microsoft's (MSFT) Bing search engine to power Yahoo (YHOO) search queries -- but the assumption that this will actually help the companies combat Google (GOOG) might be all wrong.

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On February 19, 2010

Carsala Guns For CarMax in Used Car Wars

Carsala is a brash upstart in national used car sales, claiming that its professional negotiators can save you 25 percent off the fixed prices at CarMax--and a bundle off what you'd likely pay on your own.
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On February 19, 2010

Biodiesel, in Subsidy Drought, Finds Few Friends

Woe is biodiesel. After a vital $1 per gallon tax credit to biodiesel producers expired on January 1st thanks to political neglect (likely a side-effect of the health care fight), the only incentives the industry enjoyed were vague promises by

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On February 19, 2010

Cheap Leases Helping Rooms To Go Expand

Rooms to Go is the latest furniture chain to announce expansion plans. Retail real estate owners can only hope that expansion doesn't turn into future store closures.
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