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INSEAD – Celebrating the 15 Year Reunion (2008)

by Minter Dial | Oct 12, 2008 | Education

15 YEARS LATER : MY 15-YEAR REUNION AT INSEAD I have just completed my 15-year reunion at INSEAD in Fontainebleau. There were some 59 fellow classmates (out of about 205) who came in from 16 countries (3 came from Australia). It was a lovely way to reconnect – among...

Facebook Moskovitz’s departure means egg on the face…

by Minter Dial | Oct 11, 2008 | Business, Marketing, Social Media

Facebook – what book value? Don’t take it at FaceValue! The news is out that Facebook is in the throes of a severe management crisis. Five of the top managers have left, including co-founder Dustin Moskovitz (October 3 2008) who has taken with him star...

Politics & Sports : Philadelphia Flyers to have hockey mom Palin throw down first puck

by Minter Dial | Oct 9, 2008 | Politics, Sports

I am a disgruntled Philadelphia Flyers fan this morning when I discovered that Ed Snider, the Flyers’ owner, has chosen to have GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin drop the opening puck at the season opener. Granted she is a hockey mom. However…...

What’s in a Name?

by Minter Dial | Oct 9, 2008 | Branding

Is this your name? Here’s a fun one: what’s in a name? Try this site “Is this your name” to find out some trivia about your name: how envoweled is your name the ascii binary code equivalent the Pig Latin version how many other people might have...

Airline Competition & Inflight Entertainment – How do they fare?

by Minter Dial | Oct 8, 2008 | Branding, Business, Marketing, Travel

Airline competition and inflight entertainment are you on board? As the competition for airline passenger dollars is only going to get worse — between higher oil costs, personnel issues & union negotiations, terrorism threats, ecological considerations [not...