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Marianne Bellotti — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:50:44 -0400

I really really dislike the (RED) campaign but not really for its gimmicky consumerish angle, that part I'm all for. Rather in my mind the danger the (RED) campaign presents for the philanthropic world is in its rhetoric more than anything else.

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Marianne Bellotti — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:35:57 -0400

Susanna: I'm not an insider so I cannot speak for certain on this but I believe they have people register as "post-consumers" so to speak and send in their old packaging. For ever item they send in the partner company donates a small sum to a charity. So the partnership is not so much for the collection of the materials but for the "reward" to the consumer who gets to raise money for their favorite charity.

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Marianne Bellotti — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:47:21 -0400

I agree completely :) It's surprising to me how few people understand that networking events are supposed to introduce potential partnerships ... not 30 second human advertisements.

Fast Talk Response -

Marianne Bellotti — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:39:50 -0400

The term "drugstore" in the United States is deceptive as chains like CVS and Walgreen's have largely driven the traditional "chemist" to extinction. Why shouldn't they sell cigarettes? The average American drugstore sells far more crap than just health-improving products.

Plus there was that episode of House where House prescribed cigarettes to a patient :)

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Marianne Bellotti — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:01:28 -0400

In fact I think social networking and the internet in general, for all its other benefits, is actually regressing our business culture not advancing as many suggest. Talk to any young job seeker, if social networking has become more of a force in the job market it's because internet job sites have increased competition in such a way that qualifications are even less important than they once were and 'who-you-know' even more important. One monster.com posting might lead to hundreds of resumes for a single position.

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Marianne Bellotti — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:54:48 -0400

You have to admit the refine search options are kind of neat. Still it seems like they have forgotten what made Google so popular in the first place: its minimalist efficiency. They could have 6 times the spidering of Google and it doesn't make a difference if the right pages aren't there.

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Marianne Bellotti — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:49:08 -0400

As someone who has worked in Africa, Thilo in my mind is not too far off the mark. Aid workers tend to come into these situations with a world view remarkably similar to the imperialists that came before them. That is to say they believe Africans are absolutely incapable of helping themselves and come with the intention of "saving lives"

Impact: The Three Dollar Avocado

Marianne Bellotti — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:02:35 -0400

A new organic/natural food store just
opened up in town. If you've ever been inside one of these massive
chemical free superstores you can appreciate the experience. These
are not your corner health food stores with rows of vitamins and a
few displays of protein bars. They resemble in many ways old
fashioned department stores: instead of cheap metal racks and
shelving, products are displayed on aisles of neat blond pine;
instead of piles of prepackaged meats, specialty kiosks dot the back
walls with impeccably dressed butchers, bakers, and sushi chefs.

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Marianne Bellotti — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:53:04 -0400

For most people asking for proof the question is not "Does Global Warming exist?" so much as it is "Are we causing it?" which is a much harder question to answer.

Fast Talk Response -

Marianne Bellotti — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:45:08 -0400

I'm not sure what if anything could/should be done. Any sports fan knows that the powers that be are going to tilt games one way or the other in order to up the odds of the most dramatic (and thus most profitable) outcome, And because fair games aren't always entertaining games, the fans for the most part are in on it.