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Back in the Box

By trying to latch onto the flavor of the moment, many companies forget what made them great in the first place.READ»

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Work/Life: When Worlds Collide: What Bear Stearns Could Learn From Paris Hilton

  I guess when an organization as huge as Bear Stearns takes a dive, it is only natural for the government to step in and create some buy-out terms that mean JPMorgan will be guaranteed not to suffer any losses by bailing out their ...READ»

Kenan Samms
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Innovation: Is YOUR customer service more like Barron Hilton or Paris Hilton?

In other words, are you building relationship with your customers -- or just milking them? As reported in the Daily Telegraph (Australia), Paris Hilton lost her inheritance. The embarrassment that Paris brought her paternal ...READ»

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Question of the Week

Do the highly visible antics -- and entrepreneurial activities -- of Paris Hilton have a positive or negative effect on the Hilton Hotels brand? Some people think it has no effect -- while others no longer stay at Hilton hotels ...READ»

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Innovation: Is YOUR customer service more like Barron Hilton or Paris Hilton?

In other words, are you building relationship with your customers -- or just milking them? As reported in the Daily Telegraph (Australia), Paris Hilton lost her inheritance. The embarrassment that Paris brought her paternal ...READ»

T-Mobile Terrorist Strikes Again

According to the estimable Matt Drudge, rocker Fred Durst, of Limp Bizkit fame (although increasingly famous merely for being famous), has had his phone hacked by the same person who hacked Paris Hilton's phone earlier this week. The ...READ»

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Innovation: Is YOUR customer service more like Barron Hilton or Paris Hilton?

In other words, are you building relationship with your customers -- or just milking them? As reported in the Daily Telegraph (Australia), Paris Hilton lost her inheritance. The embarrassment that Paris brought her paternal ...READ»

Paris Hilton Launches New Business Venture

Does anyone remember the old SNL skit advertising "Bad Idea" jeans? This hilarious parody of Levis ads portrayed the wearers of "Bad Idea" jeans making horrible decisions. People sporting "Bad Idea" jeans would say things like, "Now ...READ»

In Hollywood, Jail is the New Rehab

Since Paris Hilton checked herself in to a Los Angeles County jail on Sunday night to serve her 23-day sentence for violating her probation, it seems that every media outlet is weighing in on what will become of the heiress during ...READ»

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Paris Hilton, a Political Force

It's not just Project Runway contestants that hope to get into Young Hollywood's good graces: If The White House Correspondents' Dinner this year was any indication (The Hills' villains Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were among ...READ»

In Today's Papers

What's worth reading: A New Way to Use the Force Lucasfilm Ltd. to release videogame to keep the Star Wars franchise churning. Katrina Cost Continues to Swell "The fiscal impact of Hurricane Katrina, the most costly natural ...READ»

2006 Review of Business Innovation, Digital Media and Trends

Will Paris Hilton's new cosmetics line survive her bad girl image? Will the Zune be a threat to the iPod? These were just a few of this year's business questions to be answered. Here we review ten business innovations, digital media products, and trends from 2006.READ»

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Celebrity Blogs: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

As if they don't already get enough publicity, celebrities are increasingly joining the ranks of the blogosphere. Here we spotlight some of the best -- and some of the worst.READ»

Li Edelkoort's Predictions for What's Not Hot

The age of the loft is over. "We want to have space, but we don't want it to be so open." The pumped-up look for guys is passé. "I saw a bill-board with David Beckham selling underwear. It looked so old. Men ...READ»

What's the Word?

Let the zeitgeist watch begin. With time running out on 2005, some popular Websites have begun to look back at what we've all been looking for. In recent days, AOL, Lycos, and Merriam-Webster released their lists of the most-searched ...READ»

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Imagine Pot Was Legal. How Would You Brand It?

Print Magazine asked four designers to imagine what a legal pot package might look like. Here's what they produced.READ»

Fashion Trends in Jewelry Inspired by Celebrities

Whether they intend to or not, celebrities make a statement when they walk the red carpet. After any awards gala, magazines will showcase the best and worse dressed stars. Designers will quickly copy the couture gowns and styles ...READ»

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Sundance Film Festival

When the Sundance Film Festival started in 1985, it was rare for independent directors to have their films picked up by major studios. Not anymore, and in recent years the festival has acquired a more mainstream Hollywood vibe, ...READ»

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Work/Life: Dancing with the Work/Life Stars

CEO Dad’s Tuesday Tirade Fall is kicking in. New school year, new TV season. Reality, along with reality TV, is about to rear its ugly head. And what are all these reality TV shows but popularity contests, pitting us all ...READ»

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A Few Juicy Rumors To Keep Things Interesting

CEO DAD’S TUESDAY TIRADE While waiting for Tom Stern to come up with a new storyline for the me, the cartoon character CEO DAD, I have plenty of time to overhear what’s going on out there, and sneak my opinions into this blog ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Tire Gauges of the World - - UNITE!

Last week, Senator Obama called on American drivers to properly inflate their tires as one of many ways we can cut our energy bills and our carbon footprints simultaneously. Although this simple call to action was caught up in ...READ»

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Work/Life: What My Father's Day Was Like

Those of us who wrestle with work/life balance the way Paris Hilton wrestles with her high school equivalency test know how hard it can be to face Father’s Day. It is an honoring, after all, of your skills as a parent, and if, in ...READ»

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Celebrities Rock the Vote...Do We Still Listen?

The idea of comparing Barack Obama to Paris Hilton may be preposterous, but the Democratic Candidate's status as a full-fledged cultural icon is undeniable. While Che Guevara used to be the most likely political figure to end up on an ...READ»

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Fast Talk: Privacy Warrior

Dr. Deborah Peel Founder and President, Patient Privacy Rights Austin, Texas Dr. Deborah Peel, 56, a practicing psychiatrist, founded Patient Privacy Rights, a consumer watchdog organization. She began fighting for medical ...READ»

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On Celebrity Endorsements

So the buzz these days is that Crispin Porter + Bogusky is getting Jerry Seinfeld (to the tune of $10 million) to star in the upcoming ad campaign for Microsoft Vista alongside Bill Gates. There is a lot of skepticism, like MS ...READ»