Jan 2010
A weekend update (cont) - 16 & 17 Jan 2010
17/01/10 21:11 Filed in: Collectanea
Wrapping up the
noteworthy articles from this past weekend.
Mortgage affordability, social housing, affordable housing, technology blurring the lines...
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A weekend update - 16 & 17 Jan 2010
15/01/10 21:10 Filed in: Collectanea
Dealing with Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (F.U.D.)
15/01/10 16:43 Filed in: Technology
When someone is fearful, uncertain or doubtful, they
tend to pull back, refuse to take action or otherwise
act in what might be described as a confused manner.
The F.U.D. factor kicks in. I recently had such an
experience after I got the idea that a simple to use
video camera made sense for some business activities.
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It’s kind of the TiVoing of education.
14/01/10 23:33 Filed in: Collectanea
“It’s kind of the TiVoing of education.” - One US
university changed how they teach so that all
incoming students are issued an iPhone or an iPod
Touch. Textbooks are obsolete as are traditional
lectures.
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UK's Private Rental Sector expected to grow
13/01/10 21:29 Filed in: UK | Real Estate
A Song of Silicon Valley
12/01/10 15:35 Filed in: Technology
A weekend update
11/01/10 07:47 Filed in: Collectanea
Some articles that have helped to shape my thinking
this past weekend. Cyberspace children; whips;
stay-at-home women; design at Google; smart phones or
computers; attacking bankers in the UK.
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ROI from social media?
10/01/10 22:17 Filed in: Technology
“Whilst I am a firm
believer in the marketing strength and future of
search marketing - SEO and PPC - I agree that SM adds
an extra layer to business marketing and I am going
to task one of my staff this year to further develop
our SM presence.” Read
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A broad-based bubble
09/01/10 20:30 Filed in: Real Estate
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The real estate bubble in the US was broadly based as
it hit both the commercial and residential real
estate market. Not specific to sub-prime lending to
minorities or marginal borrowers. Read
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Bubbles & Banks - Krugman
08/01/10 15:40 Filed in: US | Banking &
Finance
“Reform, in
other words, probably can’t prevent either bad loans
or bubbles. But it can do a great deal to ensure that
bubbles don’t collapse the financial system when they
burst.” -
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Women in the workforce
07/01/10 16:54 Filed in: Collectanea
“Women have certainly performed better over the
past decade than men.” Read
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CREOpoint for Commercial Real Estate
06/01/10 21:02 Filed in: Real Estate
Overseas buyers & London
Overseas buyers find
London to be a relative bargain. Should investors
even care what prices are doing? Or are predictions
about house prices really noise rather than the
important signal an investor needs to hear?
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Why a carbon tax makes sense
04/01/10 20:16 Filed in: Green
“...a
broad-based, credible carbon price will be the
foundation of any successful policy on climate
change. The price would affect the cost of every
decision we make; it would take away the
guesswork.” Read
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More home loans, higher interest rates
The UK home loan
market set to expand but the cost of financing will
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Selling green homes
02/01/10 18:21 Filed in: US
