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Thoughts on Boston

Dave Fleet

Perhaps it was because of the my experience in 2008; perhaps because so many people I know were on the course yesterday. The first time was in 2001; the second time was yesterday. Perhaps because of this, yesterday’s terror struck home a little too close for me. I was, and still am, surprised by how much it affected me.

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What A Three Billion Dollar Company Looks Like

Twist Image

Prior to January 14th, 2003 most people knew Fadell as the person that Apple called in 2001 to help design a MP3 player that would work with their iTunes platform, because the company felt that most of the other players on the market were too complicated. Of course, this became the first version of the iPod.

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How 9/11 Changed My Life Forever

Waxing UnLyrical

citizen on March 19, 2008 ; many years after the terror attacks that would shape a generation. 11, 2001, that I knew I would change my nationality from Indian – of which heritage I remain immensely proud – to American. Reports of such attacks even in San Francisco, the bastion of liberalism in the United States.

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How to Spot Business Failure & 3 Recovery Tips

BeingOptimist

As a result, the company was declared bankrupt in the year 2001. The brand and all the assets were passed over to the Impossible Project, which began in 2008 by introducing new instant films for Polaroid cameras. Another major failure is Pan American World Airways.

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Will ‘Technology’ Survive the Recession?

Atom Thought

USD 250b technology giant in 2008 reduced to USD150m nobody in2009! Is 2009 worse than 2001? Looking back at 2001, IT spending declined by over 6% after a previous year increase of 16%, that was really a bad hit, and if we compare the same to 2009, we are much better off so far! . . . . www.atomthought.com. .

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Thoughts on Boston

Dave Fleet

Perhaps it was because of the my experience in 2008; perhaps because so many people I know were on the course yesterday. The first time was in 2001; the second time was yesterday. Perhaps because of this, yesterday’s terror struck home a little too close for me. I was, and still am, surprised by how much it affected me.

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Blogs et Wikis en formation

Buzz Marketing for Technology

» Intervenante: Isabelle Dremeau Consultante Formatrice Atelier : Jeudi 22 mai 2008 Centre des Technologies Nouvelles, Caen [link]. Dremeau, 22 mai 2008 â?? Dremeau, 22 mai 2008 â?? Dremeau, 22 mai 2008 â?? Reilly 2004 2006 2008 I. Dremeau, 22 mai 2008 â?? Dremeau, 22 mai 2008 â?? Le Web 2.0

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