by Minter Dial | Aug 20, 2012 | New Tech
Having just experienced the onslaught of digital birthday wishes, I thought about downloading the birthdays of all my Facebook friends. Whether or not Facebook continues to allow us to do so is up for grabs. If you’d rather be safe than sorry, then here’s...
by Minter Dial | Aug 15, 2012 | Politics
I read over the latest Fortune Global 500, released July 23, 2012, and wondered how people tend to read this issue. Presumably, CEOs take immense pride by being part of this list. But, for you and me and other regular Joe’s and Jane’s, what is your...
by Minter Dial | Aug 8, 2012 | Business
People talk quite a lot about empathy as an important quality of modern leaders. There are blogs and sites vaunting its beneficial powers (See below for a good list of resources). The issue is that empathy is not a natural skill. It takes time to develop...
by Minter Dial | Aug 8, 2012 | Entertainment, Sports, Travel
We will soon be able to evaluate the truth — at least half of it — behind the statement that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Here are two marvelous assets about the extraordinary voyage of Curiosity to the planet Mars. Who would have thought...
by Minter Dial | Jul 31, 2012 | Social Media
On the heels of the bloody 2Q earnings report by Facebook, the subject of the Facebook phone has become a hot topic, promptly denied by Mark Zuckerberg. The question of the Facebook phone garners a good amount of negativity, probably associated with a fear for...