Video: Hernando De Soto discusses why the dramatic and apparently irreversible entrance of developing and former Soviet nations into the global economy (or international division of labor) is not new. It has occurred before and fizzled out because sustainability of international competitiveness requires much more “knowing powers” than is evident at the beginning of the boom.
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ESOMAR – Kate Adie
VIDEO: Kate Adie gave the keynote presentation at the ESOMAR Congress in Montreal. Author and broadcaster, Kate achieved fame through her work as the BBC’s Chief News Correspondent. She is considered to be among the finest reporters in the world and one of the first British women to send dispatches from danger zones.
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Clark Reed, Environmental Protection Agency
Video: Energy efficiency investments are becoming more and more cost effective. The return on investment is one of the safest returns any organization can expect. Traditionally, energy has accounted for around 2% of a healthcare facilities operating costs. That has been increasing over the past few years in an industry that typically earns slim profit margins to begin with. Money that used to go towards utilities can now be re-invested to provide better patient care.
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$10 to the person who can tell me why i’m pulling my hair out
Continued musings on NY Times writing…
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Executive Face Time: Andrew Heyward
Video: How true is the notion that B2B information companies are somehow different than consumer media? What should the likes of Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, Reed Elsevier, McGraw-Hill see in the changing consumer landscape?
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Cloud Computing & Content: Where are the Best Opportunities?
Video: In what some analysts are predicting will become a $95 billion industry in the next few years, what are the best opportunities for enterprise-oriented publishers to take advantage of cloud computing’s cost-effective strengths for the enterprise? Is cloud computing a boon for publishers or is this just another complication in trying to define premium value points for enterprise content audiences?
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Innovations in Evidence-Based Medicine
Video: How do you make money by combining content and technology? Nowhere is the promise of info-commerce more apparant than in Evidence-based medicine (EBM) and point-of-care delivery.
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All You Need is Cash?
A little harmony, please. Paul McCartney on Monday said that negotiations to bring the Beatles catalog to Apple’s iTunes store had come to a halt. Though the Beatles’ recordings are owned by EMI, the band’s company, Apple Corps, would have to give the green light for their songs to be released digitally. “I really hope it [...]
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The Decline and Fall of Print?
The Irish Times interviews ScribeMedia’s Michael Cervieri and asks if there’s a future in print.
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Are Magazine Publishers Losing Faith in Publishing?
Are America’s largest magazine publishers ready to radically adjust their business model to respond to the transition from print to online? Ad Age columnist Simon Dumenco has his doubts in a piece titled, “Hey, Magazines, Are you in or Are You out?” Dumenco said big publishers are failing to transition their brands to the Web and essentially letting online [...]
