Not too long ago I picked u p the "big new idea" book, Blue Ocean Strategy. Its basic concept is about pursuing and creating new products and services (blue oceans) instead of duking it out with established competitors in existing categories (red oceans). It is absolutely a smart way to go. In fact,...

This is the week that was in matters musical … 1878, seminal turntablist Thomas Edison receives a patent for the phonograph … 1956, Bill Haley & The Comets receive a $250,000 guarantee for 21 shows … an unprecedented amount in those days … 1958, the first Flying V is...

Editor's note: The technology that made movies possible was invented by Thomas Edison. Cinema was created and raised to an art by D.W. Griffith. Both men were gentiles. They quickly lost control over their invention/art form, however. How Jewish is Hollywood? by Joel Steinjstein@latimescolumnists.co...

Possiamo dire che prima dell’era industriale tutti gli uomini erano ambientalisti? Che vivevano cioè quella speciale condizione di armonia con la Natura, dovuta a sapienza e conoscenza? Non sono così sicura che lo si possa dire. Di certo però ci sono state delle persone speciali che hanno t...

This is the week that was in matters musical … 1842, formed by a group of local musicians, the New York Philharmonic gives its first concert … 1877, the world’s first record and playback machine is completed … designed by Thomas Alva Edison, the phonograph picks up sound t...

The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense. – Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931) American Inventor       ...

A tough act to follow, last year’s D: All Things Digital 5 . How do you best, or even match, a 75-minute joint interview with Microsoft (MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates and Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs–a history-making history lesson taught by two principal protagonists of tech’s narrativ...

A tough act to follow, last year’s D: All Things Digital 5. How do you best, or even match, a 75-minute joint interview with Microsoft (MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates and Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs–a history-making history lesson taught by two principal protagonists of tech’s narrative...