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Yet Another Facebook Story: Wall Street Gets Social, Facebook Gets Richer

Facebook, once thought to be child's play, is actually a machine that prints money. According to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, Goldman Sachs has reached out to its wealthy private clients, offering them a chance to invest in Facebook-- a move expected to raise $1.5 billion dollars in operating capital. The deal could add pressure on Facebook to go public even as its executives have resisted. The …

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Want To Sound Smart In Meetings This Week? Study This List

JWT Intelligence has listed 100 things to watch in 2011. Things like Beer Sommeliers, F-Commerce, 3D Printing, Entrepreneurial Journalism, Tap-to-Pay, Green Luxury Cars, Biomimicry and Virtual Mirrors. JWT: 100 Things to Watch in 2011 There's a lot for a marketer to consider here. But not everyone is enamored with the list. Chatsworth Snuffington II on Slideshare had this to say: "this is so depressing on so many …

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If You’re Not On The Map, Then Where Are You?

Rob Walker of New York Times Magazine looks at maps as entertainment in today's edition. I've loved maps since I was young and I still love maps. So, I'm thankful for Walker's piece because he just introduced me to a handful of new digital mapping solutions/games. Wee Places for instance, graphs Gowalla checkins. Another fun site to visit is MapCrunch, which combines photography with random location searches. Globe …

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Nadal Is Big Man On Campus In Toronto

A reporter from Toronto's Globe and Mail had a sit down at One Restaurant in Yorkville's Hazelton Hotel with MDC Partners founder and Chariman, Miles Nadal. "Everyone always makes fun of me because I have a multitude of devices," he explains, pulling from his pocket a $60 no-name cellphone, of which he says he bought 20. Why 20? "Because inevitably when you like something, they discontinue them," he says. When he …

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Are We Finding Our Way Back To A Norm, Or Is There A New (Less Liquid) Norm?

Even though I'm comfortable writing about advertising, not economics, the economy is one of the big forces weighing on our industry--it needs to be examined and some kind of meaning from the various indicators needs to be gained. Here's one glass half-full look from the Washington Post: A recovery that seemed tentative and halting a year ago now appears to be durable and more entrenched, having weathered a soft …

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