Addendum to my Associated Press Quote on Mumbai
On Monday, I was quoted by the Associated Press on a story about travelers canceling plans to India due to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai:
Ronald Lewis, 29, of Denver, had been planning a trip to India in the spring or summer of next year.
“I’m specifically avoiding Mumbai now due to the attacks,” he said. “No one can predict terror anywhere in the world, but we can at least travel smart.”
Just to re-iterate, I am still planning a visit to India next year — Just not Mumbai. I’ve long held an interest in visiting the areas of India that are popular for virtual assistance and technology outsourcing. I’d like to see firsthand how business is done there and I believe the trip will be very informative for me. So, I’ll be planning for safety and other measures for this trip. We cannot live in fear of terror, but we can at least anticipate potential risks and plan accordingly.
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Video: Leave Yahoo and Jerry Yang Alone
Jerry Yang and Yahoo deserve a little love. Why pick on Yang like he’s the unloved kid in the lunchroom? What about Semel? He thought a Hollywood approach was the ticket to Internet domination. I guess that didn’t work out too well, eh?
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Ford Considers Volvo Sale — Again (Sell Them to Honda and Buy GM/Chrysler in Bankruptcy)
I don’t profess to be an auto guy or anyone of influence. However, behind closed doors, I have managed to convince a multi-billion dollar corporation to switch gears and embrace new concepts. Today, the news is out that Ford is once again mulling a decision to sell Volvo. Last July, I suggested a sale to Honda, who could probably use the Volvo brand to bolster its luxury segment.
Ford: Get rid of Volvo and focus on a strategy to buy General Motors and Chrysler in bankruptcy, because Detroit doesn’t deserve a taxpayer bailout. What Detroit needs is change, which is long overdue. The city’s my hometown, so I think I’m in a great position to state the obvious. No bailout. The auto industry is as brittle and hollow like the many abandoned homes in Detroit, like this one:
Ford is the only automaker in town with almost $30 Billion worth of cash and credit at its disposal. This places the company in an incredibly powerful position to ‘throw its weight around’. It’s time for a consolidation in Detroit:
- Develop a plan to acquire the brands and assets of both General Motors and Chrysler in bankruptcy
- To gain government approval, the company MUST divest its interest in several GM and Chrysler brands, plants
- Approach congress for ‘future financial support’ in the event more capital is needed to save jobs, retool factories
- Get rid of those blood-thirsty union commitments — They’re just as much the problem as Detroit’s lack of innovation to be competitive in the global economy. Renegotiate. Get concessions
- Improve employee morale by inspiring them to feel like stakeholders (I have a creative approach to achieve this) — This means doing more than simply improving product quality
Now is the time to consider all options, because no idea is a bad idea. Sink or swim. The foreign automakers are ready to dine on your front porch.
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Reality: A Massive Collapse of America is Imminent
I am not interested in being the bearer of bad news, just reality. The reality is this: America is collapsing. Our national debt has exceeded $10 Trillion. Our unnecessary wars — Designed to fill the coffers of elitists and banks — Are being funded by China and other countries. We are over-extended on every front. The Federal Reserve continues to steal away your buying power by inflating America’s currency.
Stuff you cannot afford to ignore: The Coming Financial Collapse of America (and Why Today’s Market Bloodbath is Only a Small Taste of Things to Come…)
Ask yourself: How can something of nothing have value? How can nations thrive on an illusion of value? They don’t. Inevitably, they fail. The game of money is just that — A game. We are printing excessive amounts of paper money out of thin air, further diluting what little value our currency has left. The mainstream media is doing its part as well: It’s keeping the lie alive. However, we’re already experiencing the beginning of a total collapse.
My hat is off to Greenspan, Bernanke, Rockefeller, Rothchild and Morgan for their magic over the years. They’ve managed to pull of a coop so innovative that most people are unaware of what it is. Thankfully, reality has set in. Again, this is only a preview of what’s to come.
The Great Depression will pale in comparison to what’s around the corner. Hope cannot undo more than 200 years of attempts to corner freedom of debt and absolute control of the people and its currency. The money masters are running out of tricks. They understand that the situation has reached proportions they’re not adequately prepared to deal with. They understand that their goose is nearly cooked.
Illusions cannot last forever. America is one illusion that will go down in history as one of the world’s greatest disasters. This is the lesson Americans need to wake up from the mass hypnosis they’re often subjected to. Only then will this country truly change for the better.
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Mumbai Attacks Prove The Value of Twitter (and the Irrelevance of SMS)
How did I hear about the Mumbai attacks? Twitter. I don’t watch much TV, so I rely upon the Internet for information of interest. I recently suggested (on Twitter) that Twitter and Apple should work together to demonstrate a messaging platform based on Twitter. I even coined a name for the messaging system: Twitter Micromessaging System (something close to that).
The Mumbai attacks have proven the value of Twitter as a ‘Human Connectivity Hub’ (another buzzword I coined recently). The level of real-time information on Twitter far exceeded what any news organization or cellular company could achieve. The entire world has been glued to Twitter looking for new updates. This is a powerful example of Twitter’s ability to keep humanity connected and informed in real-time.
I’d love to see Twitter and Apple work together to bring a concept to reality.
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