Archive for March, 2008

This article originally appeared briefly on the front page of CNN.com last week and was then quickly replaced by other world news & events.

I think it is worth a read even if you don’t know anyone who is affected by this condition.  In addition, it is yet another example of how technology is fostering or, in some cases, even creating new forms of social networking and interaction.

Click here to read the entire article.

Although this Fortune.com article is a few months old, it is still one of the best summaries of what the key PayPal alumni are up to now.

Profile personalities include:

• Peter Thiel
• Max Levchin
• Elon Musk
• Reid Hoffman
• and many more

Check it out and enjoy!

On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, an event created by the World Wildlife Fund.

Earth Hour was created by WWF in Sydney, Australia in 2007, and in one year has grown from an event in one city to a global movement. In 2008, millions of people, businesses, governments and civic organizations in nearly 200 cities around the globe will turn out for Earth Hour. More than 100 cities across North America will participate, including the US flagships–Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco and Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Just for fun, check out Google.com today.

From YouTube star…

to commercial celebrity.

Then, copycat Jack.

Hmm… If the commercial is true, you’ve just gained twenty-four (8 x 3) years. Woo hoo! I’m feeling younger already!

This story is something I recently stumbled across and was originally reported in the Daily Mail..  It reminds me of the Lonely Girl YouTube videos except now clever marketing professionals are using Facebook.

Here’s an excerpt:

The digital camera blonde who attracted thousands of admirers on Facebook has been exposed – she is nothing more than a pretty advert for a porn site.

Images of the mystery blonde were posted on the internet – supposedly in a bid to trace the owner of a camera lost on holiday.

Read on for the full scoop.

Li Ka-shing, the 79 year-old chairman of Hutchison Whampoa and one of the richest tycoons in Asia, upped his stake in Facebook to  a reported $120 million.  The investment was reportedly made by the Li Ka-Shing Foundation.

Li Ka-shing reportedly bought an initial $60 million Facebook stake in November, and as part of that deal, he was granted the right to invest another $60 million in Facebook at a later time.

Does Delta Airlines understand marketing in a Web 2.0 world? You decide.  Regardless, Katherine Lee has gained instant celebrity status courtesy of this informative video.

Source: Compete.com

Read the rest of the Compete.com post here.

Amid the constant stream of news about the US economy falling into a recession, housing foreclosures, credit woes, Forbes released an update to its list of global billionaires. There are several interesting facts worth noting.

1. Mark Zuckerberg (age 23) is now the youngest self-made billionaire.
2. Twenty-seven of the world’s billionaires live in Silicon Valley.

Hmmm… Let’s have some fun with #1.   The one on the left is a young Bill Gates in case you don’t recognize him from his “Wonder Years”.  Wow! The resemblance is uncanny.