American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

Anti Obama corporate intranet

Obama poll on my company intranet. What’s amusing is that company HQ is London. I love the phrasing/order of the answer choices. No bias here! No sir!

What’s the most important story here?

Bit.ly Eclipses TinyURL on Twitter – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com

I also heard that Twitter cured cancer. But did you know it also brought peace to the Middle East? Here’s the transcript:
@Netanyahu: Let’s stop fighting
@Palestinians: Ok lol.
Amazing! I only wish the Times would devote more space to Twitter. I swear we don’t hear enough about this life-altering service.
via Bit.ly Eclipses TinyURL on Twitter – Bits [...]

The new AR debuts!

My editor, Michelle Celarier, appeared on this morning’s Squawk Box to discuss the premiere issue of AR: Absolute Return + Alpha, the world’s premier hedge fund magazine (if I do say so myself).

Power Problem : CJR

“First, the public should be aware—warned, so to be speak—that its interests and those of the business press may not be in perfect alignment. The business press exists within the Wall Street and corporate subculture and understandably must adopt its idioms and customs, the better to translate them for the rest of us. Still, it [...]

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