Link Feed: Links of Interest
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September 26, 2008
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| 8:33 | Designing the iPhone of diapers: Innovation isn't just for Google and Apple. How Kimberly-Clark gave birth to a lucrative new product. |
| 8:32 | Green Gold?: Wal-Mart and Tiffany are trying to clean up the gold-mining industry. Not everyone is cheering them on. |
| 8:32 | Jamie Dimon's swat team: How J.P. Morgan's CEO and his crew are helping the big bank beat the credit crunch. |
| 8:30 | Russia's billionaire boys club: A handy guide to the oligarchs riding high on Russia's resources boom. They've stormed London and French resorts. Could they be coming to a neighborhood near you? |
| 8:30 | How the KGB (and friends) took over Russia's economy: Vladimir Putin put his pals in charge to bring order out of chaos. But will their heavy hand be the ruin of Russia's boom? |
| 8:29 | Just how scary is Russia?: From Georgia to boardrooms, Russia is flexing its well-oiled muscles. The rest of the world is justifiably worried. |
| 8:28 | The Paulson Plan Will Make Money for Taxpayers |
| 8:27 | Look on the Bright Side: Five reasons to give thanks for the financial collapse of the decade. |
| 8:27 | NBA Star LeBron James gets beat by David Kalb- Horse in Venice, Cali. |
| 8:26 | Time of my Life: 17 years of daily self-portraits. Fascinating. |
| 8:25 | Why Feminists Hate Sarah Palin: "Of course, being a feminist role model is not part of the vice president's job description, and there are legitimate questions about Mrs. Palin's qualifications. And yet, like millions of American women -- and men -- I find her can-do feminism infinitely more liberated than the what-can-the-government-do-for-me brand espoused by the sisterhood." |
| 8:24 | The Beltway Boys: "If Sarah Palin succeeds as a national candidate, she could help John McCain proceed to a reform Presidency. Even if he loses while she does well, she could emerge as a major figure in GOP politics for years to come. This is why the media and political classes are so eager to discredit her." |
| 8:24 | Chocri: Custom-made chocolate |
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August 31, 2008
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| 13:30 | List of problems solved by MacGyver |
| 13:29 | How I Did It: Matt Rutledge, Woot: Today, Woot has four sites, 1.5 million registered members, and sales of $117.4 million |
| 13:29 | When Good Lizards Go Bad: Komodo Dragons Take Violent Turn |
| 13:25 | Top Jack Bauer Facts: Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys. |
| 13:25 | Kissing a perfect stranger in under 12 minutes |
| 13:24 | Eric 'The Eel' Moussambani: Funny Olympics story from some years back |
| 13:21 | How long will you live?: In retirement planning, everything is based on one number: your guess about your lifespan. It's harder to estimate than you may think - and there's a greater chance than ever that you'll be wrong. |
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August 09, 2008
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| 19:05 | The solar land rush |
| 18:57 | Tesla's wild ride: Building the world's first electric supercar was never going to be easy - even without the hubris, infighting, and mismanagement that nearly sent Tesla spinning off the road. |
| 18:55 | Fortune Global 500: 1. Wal-Mart Stores, 2. Exxon Mobil, 3. Royal Dutch Shell, 4. BP, 5. Toyota Motor, 6. Chevron, 7. ING Group, 8. Total, 9. General Motors, 10. ConocoPhillips |
| 18:51 | Paul Potts sings Nessun Dorma |
| 18:50 | Three 'Predator' Stars Is a Trend: Predator star Jesse Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota one dark night in the '90s, when government was mostly kept around for its entertainment value. Then Predator star Arnold Schwarzenegger got himself elected governor of California in 2003. Most pundits assumed that the next in line would be Carl Weathers, but it turns out it'll be Billy Sole, the guy who dies after challenging the Predator to a knife fight. His real name is Sonny Landham, and he would like to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. |
| 18:49 | I Am Legend Alternate Ending: I liked the original one better |
| 18:48 | Flexpetz: FLEXPETZ provides our members with local access to a variety of dogs, all of whom are rescued or rehomed, very lovable and fully trained. FLEXPETZ members can spend from just a few hours to a number of days with each of our dogs. |
| 18:48 | Exaggeration with Maps |
| 18:47 | E-Tail Meets Social Networking: Online retailing entering its next phase and a major showdown is taking place. |
| 18:46 | 29 business models for games |
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