Category Archives: Living in the World Today

LinkedIn should be your first resource for learning about business people

Posted on November 8, 2010 by markkolier

Many people I talk to remark that they see me all over LinkedIn. I am always posting blogs, recommending people, making comments, asking and answering questions, etc. I find the time because using LinkedIn has become one of my most … Continue reading →

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Have you pre-ordered your own personal drone?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by markkolier

Articles this week in the Wall Street Journal http://on.wsj.com/aMR2bD and the New York Times http://nyti.ms/bLeAiA both covered the emergence of new technology that could be very useful while (to me) being extremely frightening at the same time. You can now … Continue reading →

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Cablevision and Time-Warner – When Monopoly is no fun at all

Posted on November 3, 2010 by markkolier

When I was a kid playing Monopoly was one of my favorite board games. It was fun to try to dominate the competition. The cable companies apparently paid close attention. Many people feel the American economy relies so much on … Continue reading →

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Do you sleep with your PDA or smartphone under your pillow?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by markkolier

Maybe you sleep with your mobile device right next to your bed? I’m continually impressed when I find out that many people I know keep their iPhone, Blackberry or Droid on their nightstand when they go to bed at night. … Continue reading →

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Free Wi-Fi access – wouldn’t it be nice?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by markkolier

Since I will be traveling from Connecticut to New York more frequently now that we are opening a New York City office (Soho here we come!), the need for my being ‘connected’ has never been greater. Up until now I … Continue reading →

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Stopping the madness – the scourge of email CC – are you guilty?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by markkolier

If you travel out of the office on business you no doubt rely on email to keep in touch with what’s going on the office. But whether you are in the office or out of the office most business executives … Continue reading →

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Compact fluorescent bulbs – myth or magic?

Posted on October 18, 2010 by markkolier

I replaced another compact fluorescent bulb in my kitchen yesterday. In fact I have to replace them seemingly all the time. That’s not what we signed up for. The supposed wonderful energy cost savings (75% by many accounts) are attenuated … Continue reading →

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Will the Chilean miners now face an even greater challenge?

Posted on October 14, 2010 by markkolier

Now that the 33 men trapped in a mine in San Jose, Chile for 69 days have been rescued the world has breathed a collective sigh of relief. I watched much of the rescue yesterday both at my hotel and … Continue reading →

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Has the travel pendulum swung too far the other way?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by markkolier

I’ve been on the road more than ever over the last 2 months. Having the opportunity to travel both internationally as well as domestically so much in a relatively short period I am in tune with the way the airlines, … Continue reading →

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All these technology applications and yet people still play Solitaire and Scrabble?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by markkolier

We all know now that the iPad has changed the world. A blurb in Ad Age today noted that Oprah (who is a big fan of the iPad and gave everyone on her magazine staff one this year) offered her … Continue reading →

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