From Thinking Outside The Boxe's Sydney Correspondent The first part of this article identified Facebook's advertizing revenue problem as one of the main reasons why its share price halved in three months since the much publicized IPO. Other reasons for this overvaluation may include the slowing of membership growth and the 'feel good' atmosphere and … Continue reading What Is The Facebook Formula (Part II)?
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6 Signs You’re a Subversive
Submitted by Digger Cartwright: First, I think it’s appropriate for this article to make the distinction between communism, socialism, and social democracy. Second, it’s necessary to define subversive to understand how this relates to the topic at hand. All definitions come from http://www.wikipedia.com. Communism is a revolutionary socialist movement to create a classless, moneyless, and stateless … Continue reading 6 Signs You’re a Subversive
7 Stupid Issues In America Today
Submitted by Digger Cartwright: Americans and the media regularly debate a host of social, moral, and religious issues. It is alarming to see the emotion that many individuals have invested in these issues. Clearly, emotions have clouded the rational judgment and logic of these individuals. It is good to be passionate about what you believe … Continue reading 7 Stupid Issues In America Today
7 Ways to Fix the Economy
Submitted by Digger Cartwright Anyone with half a brain can see that the U.S. economy is in a malaise. It’s just muddling along. Unemployment is still high. Economic growth is low. Prices are rising for goods and services (just think gas prices and food prices). Job creation is low (people you know that have been … Continue reading 7 Ways to Fix the Economy
8 Solutions to the Dysfunctional Political System in America
Submitted by Digger Cartwright We all know that the current atmosphere in Washington, D.C. can be described as dysfunctional. I’ve been giving a lot of thought to ways that our dysfunctional political system could be fixed. Here’s what I’ve come up with. •Term Limits—Our Founding Fathers did not envision a system in which we had … Continue reading 8 Solutions to the Dysfunctional Political System in America
10 New Ways to Deal with Illegal Immigration
Submitted by Digger Cartwright: The issue of illegal immigration continues to be a major problem in the United States. In 2008, I proposed ten ways to deal with illegal immigration. Since then, the problem has become worse and little has been done by the federal government. Therefore, I’ve come up with ten new ways to … Continue reading 10 New Ways to Deal with Illegal Immigration
10 Reasons Obama Will Be Re-elected
Submitted by Digger Cartwright •Mitt Romney—Need I say more? Going into a general election, the incumbent always has the advantage, and it’s pretty tough to beat an incumbent. To do so, the opposition needs a really strong candidate. In this case, the Republicans need a Ronald Reagan. Unfortunately, Mitt Romney isn’t that candidate. First, he … Continue reading 10 Reasons Obama Will Be Re-elected
Becoming a Solution Based Society
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Sydney Correspondent: Many people in the first world today live in societies that are 'problem' oriented. The prevailing mindset is that there is something wrong, or a variety of things wrong with us, and with society itself. It seems almost that having problems are a badge of honor. Do so many … Continue reading Becoming a Solution Based Society
Citizen Journalism: Scourge or Saviour?
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Sydney Correspondent LAS VEGAS – “A group of several dozen ‘Occupy Las Vegas’ protesters camping on Clark County land located under the final approach to Runway 19 at McCarran International Airport today narrowly missed being injured when a 50 lb. slab of ‘blue ice’ reportedly landed within feet of their … Continue reading Citizen Journalism: Scourge or Saviour?
Does Any Country Really Need a Space Programme?
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Sydney Correspondent: The original so called 'space race' between the USSR and the United States was really a by-product of the cold war. It was never about mankind conquering space or getting to the moon. The importance was the prestige of doing it first. The Russians got the jump on the … Continue reading Does Any Country Really Need a Space Programme?
