Apple’s iPad arrives in stores tomorrow and reviewers agree that it’s a magic revolutionary new class of computer. But you shouldn’t buy one. Not yet, anyway.
Let’s break this down.
First-generation Apple products are for suckers.
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Peter Mehit is co-founder and Managing Partner of Custom Business Planning and Solutions, a business consulting firm that provides problem solving, planning and process help. He has worked from private equity to the Fortune 100 at all stages.
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Do Something: Let’s Hear It for the Little Guys | Fast Company
We’re obsessed with leadership. Bookstores have entire sections devoted to leadership. Corporations spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on leadership retreats. At some universities, you can even major in leadership. Venture-capital money flows like water into the hands of founders who are labeled “visionary” and “at the vanguard.” And what’s sexier these days than the words “I started my own blah blah blah”?
The World’s Best Infographics: A Sneak Preview of ‘Data Flow 2’ | Slideshows
For infographics and design nerds, there are few books as useful as Data Flow, a compendium of data visualization experiments ranging from the poetic to the absurd to the wonky.
California’s Contracting with Small Business and Disabled Vets Exceeds State Goals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state agencies in two of the last three years exceeded goals for contracting with small businesses and set a record for contracts with firms owned by disabled veterans, the Department of General Services announced today, releasing reports for the 2007/08 and 2008/09 fiscal years .
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New Thiel’s Deals! | Paul Thiel
A new edition of Thiel’s Deals is out detailing “deal flow and human capital opportunities in the California counties of Orange, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino.”
It’s always informative. Click here to check it out.
The State of the Internet | Fast Company
For example, there are about 740 million Internet users in Asia alone; Facebook serves 6 million page views per minute, requiring 30,000 servers; and there are 148,000 new zombie computers created each day by hackers using botnets:
Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation for Green Tech Manufacturing Equipment Sales Tax Exemption to Create Jobs
For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Contact: Aaron McLear/Kira Heinrichs
916-445-4571
Building on his commitment to clean technology growth in California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed SB 71 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) to create a sales tax exemption for the purchase of green tech manufacturing equipment in California. This tax exemption is a part of the Governor’s California Jobs Initiative, a legislative package that will create or retain at least 100,000 jobs.
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California Recovery Task Force Launches Interactive Web Portal
Press Release
For Immediate Release: 03/23/2010
Contact: Aaron McLear/Eric Alborg
916-445-5880
California Recovery Task Force Launches Interactive Web Portal
In an effort to provide unprecedented transparency of stimulus spending in California, the California Recovery Task Force has launched an interactive Web Portal (www.recovery.ca.gov) that tracks the more than $85 billion in cash and tax benefits expected overall for Californians.
“Tracking stimulus money has further underscored the need to break through the silos of government at the federal, state and local levels,” said Senior Advisor to the Governor and California Recovery Task Force Director Herb K. Schultz. “Our Web Portal will continue to evolve in order to provide the most transparent picture of government spending in U.S. history.”
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BBC News – The top 100 sites on the internet
Explore this interactive graphic to find out which are the biggest sites on the internet, as measured by the Nielsen company. This feature is part of SuperPower, a season of programmes exploring the power of the internet.
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