The Harlem Shuffle

Tim Manners — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:29:32 -0400

My daily online missive may be called "Cool News" but sometimes the stories I write about are anything but cool. In fact, every once in a while the news is the opposite of cool.

That was certainly true of a news item I picked up from the May 5th edition of the New York Times. The story was about how the number of supermarkets in New York City is declining even though the need for supermarkets there is growing, specifically in low-income neighborhoods.

What Does Walmart Know?

Terry Tamminen — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:17:32 -0400

Last week I visited Walmart’s annual sustainable packaging conference in
Bentonville, Arkansas. I learned that
the first such meeting took place in a conference room in Walmart’s

A Level Playing Field

Terry Tamminen — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:24:18 -0400

Everyone hates their taxes being spent on subsidies - - unless it’s to
subsidize their own industry. It’s time for an honest debate about the role of
subsidies in a 21st Century economy and, at least, a restructuring
to a more level playing field.

EXCLUSIVE: Video of RZA Announcing Wuchess.com

Adisa Banjoko — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:25:32 -0400

Never say Adisa Banjoko didn't hook you up!

Wuchess is history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pphl9CFwHMY

NBC 11 coverage of HHCF:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH8kBM2YDS8

www.wuchess.com

-Adisa Banjoko

Work/Life: TurboTax - crunching words as important as crunching numbers

Lynette Chiang — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:01:18 -0400

Last post I detailed my 24-hour worryfest over a TurboTax glitch.

It turned out no more sinister than a doh! from deep in the bowels Intuit HQ.

The TurboTax damage control unit are all over me now.

Someone saw my mayday on FastCompany and hit DEFCON 10.

Work/Life: Will the real Turbotax please stand up?

Lynette Chiang — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:07:35 -0400

April 9: See UPDATE at the end of this article.

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MMA Culture and Biz Discussion with Alan "Gumby" Marques from www.onthemat.com

Adisa Banjoko — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:10:07 -0400

Before most people cared about the UCF and MMA culture, only a chosen few saw what what coming. These are the folks who would trade VHS tapes (remember those?) with other people across the country and meet on message boards to try and find the latest scoop on fighting, fitness training and gear.

FC EXCLUSIVE: Interivew with Chess Master Josh Waitzkin on Business & Life!

Adisa Banjoko — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:10:23 -0400

Josh Waitzkin was going head to head with the worlds greatest chess minds at the age of 6. Today his a world champion tai chi master. His bestselling book, The Art of Learning covers the blending of chess and martial arts principles to empower your life. Many business folks love the book, so I interivewed him just for FC!!

RZA, Chess Masters and MMA Fighters Gather to Stop Violence

Adisa Banjoko — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:44:36 -0400

Hip-Hop Chess Federation Teams with MMA Fighters Jake Sheilds and Ralek Gracie, RZA, Rakaa, IM Josh Waitzkin, for the “Mind Over Matter” Chess & Grappling Exhibition

HHCF brings together top entertainers and fighters to inspire today’s youth

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ask not what you can do for Microsoft, but what Microsoft can do for you….

Stephen L Rose — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:13:32 -0500

Over the past few weeks, it is possible you missed a few interesting announcements outside of the Microsoft/Yahoo venture. That was Microsoft‘s commitment to the Open Source movement (to be discussed in a later post) and Dreamspark.