Richard Branson

Fake NY Times heralds end to wars, better economy

Commuters in several U.S. cities found out during Wednesday's morning rush hour that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had ended and global warming, health care spending and the economy's problems were on their way to being solved.

Irondequoit sailor Wehrheim attempts world record

John Scafetta • Staff writer • November 13, 2008 Phil Wehrheim was in a race against the clock. The Irondequoit resident, along with members of the British America's Cup TEAMORGIN and past Olympians, set sail Oct. 22 on the...

Was the global financial crisis a media failure as well?

The media stands accused of failing to foresee the global financial crisis, of a lack of understanding of the issues, and even of having a hand in the problems we now face. The Editors Weblog discussed the issue with Danny...

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EVENTS • Bright Neighbor party Randy White’s online connector Bright Neighbor is designed to be the Craigslist of permaculturalism, the movement toward making more of available resources. Its recent launch is the reason to...

Designer PR

“I will have a cup of coffee,” I say waving the menu away. This new level of PR puts PR on the same status as marketing, branding and advertising, if not higher. Imagine a world where PR is no longer second cousins to...

Prof. Johanna Mair Participates in World Economic Forum Brainstorming Event

IESE Professor is Member of Forum's Network of Global Agenda Councils In the wake of the global financial crisis, the world needs to scrutinize the basic operating systems driving its economies and societies and aim for a...

Risky decision-making essential to entrepreneurialism

Whether someone will become the next Richard Branson, Steve Jobs or Henry Ford may be down to whether they make risky decisions, scientists at the University of Cambridge have concluded. The article, published today in the...

Richard Branson to keynote SolidWorks World 2009

WHO: Richard Branson is founder of the Virgin Group, consisting of more than 200 companies employing over 50,000 people in 30 countries and recording more than $20 billion in 2006 revenues. An entrepreneur since the age of 17,...

Hide Away in the New Treehouse Suite at Ulusaba

The thrill of watching big game up close and personal has just got even better at Ulusaba, Sir Richard Branson's South African private game reserve, with the introduction of a stunning new 'Treehouse suite' and open air viewing...

DoCoMo to buy 26% in Tata Tele for $2.7bn

MUMBAI: Japanese cellular operator NTT DoCoMo has dialled into India through the Tata group. DoCoMo is paying Rs 13,070 crore ($2.7 billion) for a 26% stake in Tata Teleservices, the Tata group's flagship telecom arm. The deal...