Stumbleupon sucks
Sorry for the title, but it matches what people search for. I have been seriously trying out “web 2.0” social networking for the first time and I got very annoyed. (more…)
How to pay CEOs
Eric Rasmusen has an interesting proposal on how to pay CEOs. I think the underlying ideas is right, but I see one danger in his proposal, and one aspect of motivation that he is missing. (more…)
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Immigration and the economy
Putting together the information from these articles from the Christain Science Monitor and the Washington Post, (found via Greg Mankiw’s blog) once more emphasis the enormous economic benefits of immigration. It also demolishes the arguments of those “concerned” about immigration, in Britain as well as the US. (more…)
Telecity Redbus float plans
Although Telecity Redbus is not yet known to investors, it is very well known in its business: renting space in its data centre for critical servers, together with. The Telegraph reports that it is considering a floatation for around £500m (found via FT Alphaville.) (more…)
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Economist deflates some hype
I am not always nice about The Economist, which I feel is not as good as it once was. However, their chief information officer, Andrew Rashbass seems to be as independent minded and analystical as one could wish, deflating technology hype, and being amusing while doing it.
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Analyser for Google Webmaster Tools link info
I have written a simple program to provide a slightly more convenient summary of information in the CSV of incoming link information you can download from Google Webmaster Tools. (more…)
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Don’t blame the city for job cuts
It is common to hear the City being blamed for pushing companies into cost cutting strategies. I never really believed this, and now comes some solid evidence that Wall Street does not like job cuts. The City is not likely to be different.
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Boots or analysts stupid?
Sir Nigel Rudd, the chairman of Alliance Boots, thinks that analysts are stupid to have failed to recognise the benefits of the merger of Boots with Alliance Unichem. A look at the returns that Boots shareholders have got suggests the analysts were right. (more…)
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How to read accounts: backwards
There is one old but good piece of advice for investors that is often forgotten. This means start with the notes, then read the main body financial statements, and only then read the the directors’ review and other similar material. (more…)
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Irreligious conflict
Spiegel Online reports that plans by a German public broadcaster to air Muslim mini-sermons, alongside long established Christian and Jewish ones, have been criticised by politicians but welcomed by Church leaders. What better evidence could there be that conflict between religions pales in comparison to that between religion and intolerant secular ideologies?
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