Guy walks into a bar and declares that Henry Ford was the best CEO ever, the way somebody from Baltimore might insist Johnny Unitas was the best quarterback of all time. A woman on a bar stool calls him on it. “Hell, no! Lou Gerstner was the best pure manager to run a company!” Other patrons chime in: Bill Gates! Sam Walton! Epithets fly. Someone gets punched.
Imagine having your body placed in an aluminium can to be kept in deep freeze storage for hundreds of years. It sounds nightmarish but not for the hundreds of people who are paying hand over fist to sign up for cryonic preservation in a bid to defy the final human frontier - death.
Results of a national study measuring the current perception of the Ford Motor Company, conducted by Aloft Group, Inc., a brand consulting and communication firm, show that consumer perception of the Ford brand improved after they chose to not receive a loan from the U.S government.
Crowd financing is making it possible to take part in the making of movie history.
The Hall of Fame comprises the most influential ad industry figures in UK from the past 40 years.
Hedge fund manager John Paulson has profited more than anyone else from the financial crisis. His $3.7 billion payday in 2007 broke every record, and he made it all by betting against homeowners, shareholders, and the rest of us. Read via Portfolio
In just six short months (or long ones, depending on where you sit), the number of major investment banks on Wall Street has shrunk from five to two. Read here via Portfolio.com
From GE to Nestlé to watchmaker Omega, companies use the Games to test-drive new ideas—and strut their stuff.
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the Washington D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far.
Time magazine calls it the wellspring of net culture and its online pranks are world-famous. David Smith reports on the man who began the chaotic but powerful 4chan website from home.
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