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Latest Breaking News: People are increasingly becoming disenchanted with bogus values

Paul Krugman asks: “Could it be that traditional families aren’t as crucial to social cohesion as advertised?“ His conclusions are insightful, but I feel they are not exactly on the money. He concedes that social cohesion might have something to … Continue reading

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New German Government Question + Answer Website off to a very slow start

The website is being called “Dialog über Deutschland” — and apparently it is severely understaffed. Suggestions are either not being posted at all or not until long after being submitted. It almost seems as if they thought they could get … Continue reading

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Richard Edelman on trust in media melange

Richard Edelman talks about results from the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer study: Question: Is there — perhaps — an inverse relationship between the trust in media sources and the size of the media company? Take a look at my reasoning … Continue reading

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Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz Interview Adam Kmiec

At about the same time as I wrote the post about Adam Kmiec’s “social media advice“, Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson were on the telephone with Adam Kmiec — and it has already been posted at the FIR homepage (note … Continue reading

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The Social Contract is a Human Information Technology with which Society + Its Members Advance Civilization (i.e. social information + communication is a practice used in communities to uplift those who interact + contribute to social awareness)

Are intellectual property rights social wrongs? The Social Contract as Human Information Technology: How Individual Character is Socially Constructed Via Social Interaction Linked In News Post Forum

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Web 3.0: The End of Google as we Know it

Following up on yesterday’s post about how even Danny Sullivan has now basically called out Google as corrupt (and “evil”), I believe it is now time to move on. As a first step in this direction, I share some first … Continue reading

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It’s the end of the search as we know it :)

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Angela Merkel discredits American Ratings Agencies

Angela Merkel feels ratings agencies are following a political agenda to attack European financial stability — and therefore she is now open to considering changing German laws to downgrade the role foreign ratings agencies play in European financial markets: Die … Continue reading

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Economy Fail: Economic Failure + Failed Economists

The other day I told a personal anecdote about a missed opportunity to build character. Today I want to explain my thinking behind using this anecdote. The “character building” in question is not that of the person given the opportunity … Continue reading

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How to use a teachable moment as an opportunity to build character

I talked with my father the other day about this story — and he said I pretty much hit the nail on the head. Now I want to tell another childhood story — but this time I intend to take … Continue reading

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