So yesterday my wife, son, and I ventured for the first time into Kids-R-Us, home of the well-behaved toddler, destination of choice for the stark raving mad parent. Our visit deserves a separate post of its own (suffice it to say that it ended with the purchase of 100 plastic balls, each the size of… Continue reading Baby’s First ATM
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They Rule: Mapping the Power
Lately I've been exploring They Rule, an interactive database of the largest American corporations and their interwoven boards of directors. The site is an example of what creator Josh On (from the Futurefarmers collective) calls "database visualization." They Rule opens with these words: They sit on boards of the largest companies in America Many sit… Continue reading They Rule: Mapping the Power
Mergers and Acquisitions
The recently proposed merger between JP Morgan Chase and Bank One has got me thinking about the ways that multinational corporations work. Never forget that these two "banks" are really corporations -- meaning that their primary concern is, always, to make more money. And, ironically, to make more money at any cost. The cost, unfortunately,… Continue reading Mergers and Acquisitions