by Minter Dial | Jul 16, 2007 | Branding, Politics
We are in the midst of a number of important changeovers in governments around the world. My home country, France, has not only changed government, but seems to be giving France a JFK-esque-1st-100-days-run-for-your-money changeover. Sarkozy is giving true meaning to...
by Minter Dial | Jul 13, 2007 | Branding, Business, Social Media
I am fascinated by the new rumors coming out today… $6B tag for Facebook? What a statement. Here is a blurb from the Seattle Post. If this is true, it shows that the landscape is fast changing and Microsoft is scrambling for new directions. The biggest...
by Minter Dial | Jun 12, 2007 | New Tech
I am of the generation that began my teen years with vinyl 33 & 45 RPM records and audio tape cassettes (dolby). Eight-track were still used in certain rental cars (in the US) and the 78 RPM could be played on my sparkling Sony record player, but mostly to learn...
by Minter Dial | Jun 10, 2007 | Politics
I managed to make it to a couple of lectures during my 20th Reunion Weekend at Yale. The standout lecture was from Professor Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Henry R. Luce Director of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and...
by Minter Dial | Jun 8, 2007 | Leadership
Taking the cue from my good blogging friend Eric, here is an 8 minute excerpt of Gates and Jobs being joint interviewed at the D5 WSJ Executive Conference. Sterling comments, jabs and complicity. Two greats quotes (both from Jobs) from the interview: At Apple, we have...