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Consumer demand for flawed device talks to strength of Steve Jobs' brand.
We're in the process of witnessing history, in case you didn't know it. World dominating, society-changing Apple ( AAPL - news - people ) has made a little mistake. By now, unless you live in a hole in the ground, you know that the new iPhone 4 apparently has some issues with dropping phone calls if you hold the phone by its left corner.
Apple's iPhone 4 Problems Are A Blessing In Disguise (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/20/apple-iphone-personal-finance-stock-buying-opportunity.html)
The SportsMoney 50-50 ranks the world's most valuable teams and athletes.
The Los Angeles Lakers won the National Basketball Association title again in June, but the real winner was Philip Anschutz, who owns one-fourth of the team. You could say he's a bigger winner than the extravagantly paid Kobe Bryant, who pulls down $23 million a year from the team and another $25 million from endorsements, making him the third-best-paid athlete in the world, behind Tiger Woods and boxer Floyd Mayweather. Phil Mickelson is fourth.
The World's Most Valuable Teams And Athletes (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/20/most-valuable-athletes-and-teams-business-sports-sportsmoney-fifty-fifty.html)
The world's 20 most valuable soccer clubs took a kick on the shins from a stronger greenback last year.
These teams are:
1. Manchester United
2. Real Madrid
3. Arsenal
4. Barcelona
5. Bayern Munich
6. Liverpool
7. AC Milan
8. Juventus
9. Chelsea
10. Inter Milan
11. Schalke 04
12. Tottenham Hotspur
13. Olympique Lyonnais
14. Hamburg SV
15. AS Roma
16. Werder Bremen
17. Olympique Marseille
18. Borussia Dortmund
19. Manchester City
20. Newcastle United
From June 2008 to June 2009 the euro and pound fell 11% and 17%, respectively, relative to the dollar. As result, the top 20 clubs have an average enterprise value (equity plus net debt) of $632 million vs. $691 million a year ago.
Most Valuable Soccer Teams (http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/21/soccer-value-teams-business-sports-soccer-10-wealth_land.html)
Big Blue's newest big iron platform also runs x86 and Unix systems. The days when IBM's mainframe computers held a monopoly on enterprise computing may have ended with the influx of cheaper x86 and Unix servers. But Big Blue is still reinventing its big iron. And now it's teaching it how to play nicely with those more modern platforms.
IBM's New Mainframes Take On Dell, HP (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/21/mainframes-dell-unix-technology-ibm.html)
How he got himself out of a trap and emerged stronger than ever.
On Friday, July 16, Apple's chief executive, Steve Jobs, found himself in a kind of situation many public figures have faced before him. A crisis had built and wouldn't go away. As the world waited in hyped expectancy, the spotlight fell on the central player to step onto the dais and deal with it. In this case, Jobs' handling of the iPhone 4 situation generated an unusually wide variety of immediate reactions, from lavish praise to widespread criticism.
Steve Jobs Is Houdini (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/22/steve-jobs-apple-houdini-leadership-managing-crisis.html)
Why the labor market of the future will be even more polarized.
Will large numbers of today's children grow up to become servants and nannies in the homes of the digital bourgeoisie? There is good reason to believe that the answer is yes.
Will Your Children Grow Up To Be Servants And Nannies? (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/22/labor-unemployment-technology-opinions-columnists-reihan-salam.html)
Cost of living, affordable housing, relatively low unemployment and quality of life make these standout spots.
Americans are swapping their expensive lives on the urban coasts and reaching for greener pastures elsewhere. North Carolina and Colorado are a magnet for newcomers, according to the most recent Census population estimates. There, you'll find more than half of the 25 metros gaining population and showing percent growth in the last year. Fort Worth, Texas; New Orleans and Atlanta also made the list.
America's 100 Cheapest Places To Live (http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/13/cheap-cities-americas-lifestyle-real-estate-cities_land.html)
Obama's true position toward business. A comedian or satirist could not have come up with the recent scenario of Treasury Chief Timothy Geithner and other Administration officials suddenly trying to reassure corporate chieftains that the Obama Administration is pro business and loves free enterprise. A close and powerful Obama aide, Valerie Jarrett, sent Verizon CEO (and Business Roundtable chairman) Ivan Seidenberg a letter declaring: "While we may disagree on some issues, we have an open door and are always willing to consider input and ideas from everyone, including the business community." That's like Dracula saying he prefers bottled water to blood.
Fact And Comment (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/21/fact-and-comment-opinions-steve-forbes.html)
How the Consumer Product Safety Commission drives parents--and everyone else--crazy.
Michael Warring, president of American Educational Products in Fort Collins, Colo., had his shipment all ready: A school's worth of small bags, each one filled with an igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock. Then the school canceled its order. Says Warring, "They apparently decided rocks could be harmful to children."
Students Aren't Allowed To Touch Real Rocks (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/21/consumer-product-safety-hazard-opinions-columnist-lenore-skenazy.html)
Why the software giant is now taking its collaboration with an Intel rival very seriously.
Microsoft signed a deal to license the ARM processor architecture last week. On the surface, it may look like business as usual--at least until you consider that Microsoft has had a relationship with ARM for more than a dozen years.
(http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/24/intel-arm-ibm-technology-cio-network-microsoft.html%5B/url)
Not enough. Britain's monarch wouldn't qualify for our billionaires list even if we tracked royal fortunes.
Queen Elizabeth II may live in Buckingham Palace and enjoy one of the world's most stunning jewelry and art collections, but she falls far short of making the Forbes Billionaires list. Forbes pegs the world's best-known reigning monarch at a relative pauper's sum of $420 million.
How Much Is Queen Elizabeth Worth? (http://www.forbes.com/2001/06/26/0626queens.html)
Wal-Mart's Sam's Club chain of warehouses recently announced a new banking service for its customers. Well aware of the presently tight lending environment, its largely small-business clientele will be able to access $25,000 loans from a retail chain far removed from what most would term traditional banking.
Sam's Club Exposes The Bank Bailout Lie (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/25/bank-bailout-finance-economy-opinions-columnists-john-tamny.html)
Watching a Major League Baseball game is a different experience from one stadium to the next. Sitting at the water's edge, you can see sailboats and kayaks darting about the bay like a slow-motion school of fish. A cool breeze flares up every few minutes, lest the warm air become stagnant. Seagulls crow in the distance. It's a dreamy beach vacation except for one detail: There's a Major League Baseball game taking place.
America's Best Baseball Stadiums (http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/14/best-baseball-stadiums-lifestyle-sports-baseball-stadiums.html)
They're not as positive as projected. Here's how to turn them around.
As Congress acts again to extend unemployment benefits to the long-term jobless, it is time to take a careful look at employment and unemployment in America. Democrats are fully in the spin zone on jobs. Despite the spin, there are a number of secrets buried in the jobs numbers that Obama and Congressional Democrats don't want us to focus on as we enter the mid-term election season.
The Truth About June Employment Numbers (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/26/employment-recession-economy-finance-opinions-contributors-mallory-factor.html)
Mobile devices maker is expected to report strong smartphone sales, particularly from partner Verizon Wireless.
Droid Phones Boosting Motorola (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/26/droid-earnings-smartphones-technology-motorola.html)
Will the stars and bars win this time?
Nearly a century and half since the United States last divided, a new "irrepressible conflict" is brewing between the states. It revolves around the expansion of federal power at the expense of state and local prerogatives. It also reflects a growing economic divide, arguably more important than the much discussed ideological one, between very different regional economies.
A New War Between The States (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/26/state-federal-government-civil-war-opinions-columnists-joel-kotkin.html)
Thursday's report has the potential to lift shares above long-time resistance at $150.
First Solar ( FSLR - news - people ) is slated to report second quarter earnings on Thursday, July 29. Solar investors who have been burned before are hoping that the thin film semiconductor company reports performance that keeps the recent price momentum going. First Solar is up better than 30% since early June.
First Solar Shines Going Into Earnings (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/27/first-solar-solarfun-markets-yingli-green.html)
It's not about finding the ''perfect'' job.
Here's a pop quiz for anyone who's miserable at work. Which action has the biggest chance of improving your happiness?
(A) Getting a promotion,
(B) seeing your professional nemesis move to the Mongolia office,
(C) focusing on the positive aspects of your job and trying to ignore the negative or
(D) quitting in a fit of anger and landing your dream job elsewhere?
10 Steps To Happiness At Work (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/27/happiness-at-work-srikumar-rao-leadership-careers-advice.html)
Their net worth is $45.7 billion.
Singapore's economic turnaround is gathering speed. The island-state, whose GDP shrank by 1.3% in 2009, is looking to surpass China to become Asia's fastest-growing economy. Its GDP, up 16% in the first quarter, is forecast to rise an impressive 13% to 15% this year.
Singapore's 40 Wealthiest (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/27/singapore-richest-ng-family-wealth-singapore-10_lander.html)
A new smaller, wi-fi-enabled reader skips color and touch in favor of price and simplicity.
Jeff Bezos has no intention to try and out-iPad the iPad. Instead, Amazon has told its story about why the Kindle is a better e-book device than Apple's ( AAPL - news - people ) tablet, and it's sticking to it.
On Wednesday night Amazon announced the next generation Kindle, a slim white or carbon-colored e-reader that's inches smaller in width and height than the Kindle 2. The new model is 15% lighter, accesses wi-fi and features double the storage space.
Amazon's Anti-iPad: A Sub-$150 Kindle (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/28/amazon-ipad-apple-technology-kindle.html)
A company called Terrafugia is expected to start selling ''The Transition'' late next year. Price: $194,000.
The Jetsons predicted that we'd have flying cars by at least 2062, and Back to the Future promised them to us by 2015. It turns out that reality may, for once, outpace fiction.
A small, privately held company called Terrafugia has recently gained FAA approval for its roadable aircraft (i.e., flying car), and new improvements to the vehicle's design bring it only about a year away from being available to customers, according to MSNBC.
A Flying Car To Debut In 2011 (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/28/flying-car-transition-technology-terrafugia.html)
From Apple to Goldman Sachs, resilient brands can bounce back to be among the world's best.
It will take more than a problem with antenna reception on the iPhone 4 to affect Apple's brand.
This is a company that has faced setbacks before and bounced back to become the world's most valuable brand--worth $57.4 billion, according to Forbes. In a list dominated by tech brands--they made up 30% of the top 50 ranked by Forbes--Apple ( AAPL - news - people ) squeaked by longtime nemesis Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people ), worth $56.6 billion, and Google ( GOOG - news - people ), which came in fifth on the list with a brand value of $39.7 billion. Steve Jobs' creation is among a number of resilient brands, including corporate ones, that have thrived despite business troubles or setbacks.
The World's Most Valuable Brands (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/28/apple-google-microsoft-ibm-nike-disney-bmw-forbes-cmo-network-most-valuable-brands.html)
Macroeconomics from an MBA's perspective. I have given up on macroeconomics.
Certainly it is a worthy field of study. But the science is too young, the systems it studies are too complex, and its practitioners are too often politicized for me to take its prescripts seriously in most policy debates.
Why Keynes Was Wrong (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/29/macroeconomics-business-keynes-opinions-columnists-warren-meyer.html)
America's richest get poorer for the fifth time in 27 years.
America's super rich are getting poorer. For only the fifth time since 1982, the collective net worth of The Forbes 400, our annual tally of the nation's richest people, has declined, falling $300 billion in the past 12 months from $1.57 trillion to $1.27 trillion.
Faltering capital markets and real estate prices, along with divorce and fraud, pushed the fortunes of 314 members down and drove 32 plutocrats off the rankings.
The Richest People In America (http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/30/forbes-400-gates-buffett-wealth-rich-list-09_land.html)
What you need to know about Carlos Slim Helu's record-breaking purchase.
If you stand on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and look across the street, you'll have a small chance of glimpsing the world's richest person.
On Thursday Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, who is worth $53.5 billion, bought the Duke-Semans mansion, a beaux-arts townhouse directly across from the Met, for $44 million, public records show. That record-breaking price is the most paid for any New York home in nearly two years.
The World's Richest Man's New Mansion (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/29/duke-semans-mansion-lifestyle-real-estate-carlos-slim-helu.html)
Think City's CEO says much of what you think you know about electric vehicles is wrong.
I recently went to Finland to drive the all-electric Think City plug-in car, which is already on European roads and coming to the U.S. later this year. To help it have a soft landing, Think Chief Executive Richard Canny, who spent 25 years at Ford, put together these nine myths about electric vehicles (EVs). I've had my own version, but Richard's list is quite different and well worth sharing. He's not an objective party, of course, but he has hands-on experience.
Nine More Myths About Electric Cars (http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/24/think-city-batteries-technology-breakthroughs-electric-car.html)
You can still make an elite salary with a basic education.
Looking for a six-figure job without a four-year degree? These six lines of work boast potentially hefty paychecks without a traditional diploma. The data below is provided by payscale.com and represents the benchmark cash earnings for high-earners (75th percentile), as well as the 90th percentile within the field for the year 2008.
Six-Figure Jobs You Don't Have To Go To College For (http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/13/best-jobs-no-college-degree-personal-finance-career.html)
Debt-addicted Washington sees bailout in higher prices. Given the dire deflation warnings that have become the standard talking points of most economists, American investors can be forgiven for reaching for their Prozac. I believe their anxiety is misplaced. Unfortunately modern economists don't understand what deflation is or why, in reality, we have much more to fear from inflation.
Why Deflation Fears Are Overblown (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/29/deflation-inflation-recession-personal-finance-debt-bailout.html)
Does the offer of making a mint in your pajamas sound too good to be true? It surely is.
In July 2008 Teresa Yeast, of Platea, Pa., heard about Darling Angel Pin Creations through her sister who saw an ad in a local Ohio newspaper. Darling Angel offered to pay people to craft angel pins from home. Yeast's husband had just been laid off after 17 years at the same company, and the couple had two disabled children to feed. The chance to make extra money working at home seemed like a gift.
Twelve Nasty Work-From-Home Scams (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/27/work-from-home-scams-entrepreneurs-law-sales-marketing-scam.html)
For the first time in over a decade, domestic auto brands surpassed imports in vehicle appeal.
Residents of Detroit, take heart. The tide is turning.
A study released today by J.D. Power and Associates announced that for the first time in over a decade, domestic auto brands surpassed imports in vehicle appeal.
Cars Drivers Love Best (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/15/jdpower-apeal-cars-lifestyle-vehicles-satisfaction.html)
You can reduce your risk in a stock without triggering a taxable sale. Here's how.
No. 1. Donate
No. 2. Transfer
No. 3. Die
No. 4. Buy a put
No. 5. Sell a call
No. 6. Combine No. 4 and No. 5
Six Ways To Avoid Capital Gains Tax (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/30/avoid-capital-gains-tax-anschutz-personal-finance-baldwin-tax-strategy.html)
From paper routes to gas stations, where America's richest took their first steps on the road to wealth.
Mark Zuckerberg is a rarity among billionaires--he hit the jackpot with his first full-time job. Facebook, the social networking site Zuckerberg founded while a sophomore at Harvard in 2004, took off almost immediately, and he hasn't looked back. As of March he was worth an estimated $4 billion.
Billionaires' First Jobs (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/02/steve-jobs-oprah-schwab-pickens-business-billionaires-first-jobs.html)
In these trendy metros, nightlife is hot and the people are cool.
What do the Big Apple and Sin City have in common? According to a recent survey, they're both among the hippest places in the world.
America's Coolest Cities (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/02/coolest-cities-metros-lifestyle-real-estate-cool.html)
Even the oddest hobbies and habits can earn you cash for college. Are you the great-great-great grandson or granddaughter of a Confederate soldier? Do you communicate using morse code?
Bringing your friends home to show off a new Ham radio or your great-great-great grandfather's rebel flag probably won't boost your popularity in high school. But it could help you hit it big on the college scholarship circuit. Various Web sites list more than two dozen scholarships of approximately $1,000 each for descendants of Confederate soldiers. For amateur radio aficionados, the rewards run higher. More than three dozen scholarships exist that pay out as much as $10,000.
Weirdest Scholarships (http://www.forbes.com/2006/09/13/education-college-scholarships-lead-careers-cx_mf_college06_0914weird.html)
When it comes to sky-high college costs, these cities lead the pack. These days it can seem nearly impossible to find an affordable college. Even state universities, long considered a favorite among budget-conscious families, have now become relatively expensive. But when it comes to sky-high college costs, certain cities lead the pack.
The Most Expensive Places To Go To School (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/03/expensive-colleges-education-personal-finance-schools.html)
More states plan sales tax holidays for purchases of clothes, school supplies, computers and even guns.
How does buying clothes, shoes, back-to-school supplies and even computers without paying sales tax sound? If you're interested, get out your wallet now.
Coming Up: Tax-Free August Shopping (http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/28/tax-free-school-shopping-walmart-personal-finance-state-sales-tax-holidays.html)
Has the accelerated pace in our markets and businesses increased the speed at which nations rise and fall?
During the dot-com bubble we often heard the phrase "competing in Internet time." The idea is that business now moves at the speed of bits and bytes--competition speeds up, and victory belongs to the swiftest to adapt to changing business conditions.
Collapse In Internet Time (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/03/business-markets-economy-opinions-columnists-mallory-factor.html)
These new trucks and SUVs fare the worst in safety tests. There's good news for automakers this summer: Domestic sales of cars and trucks were up almost 15% in July, and are on track to reach 11.8 million units by the end of the year.
The biggest gains came in the truck and luxury SUV segments. But some trucks and truck-based SUVs still posted declines in sales for the month, including the Chevrolet Colorado and Hummer H3.
The Most Dangerous Trucks (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/04/most-dangerous-trucks-lifestyle-autos-safety.html)
How do celebrities like Angelina and Julia do it all? With lots (and lots) of help. And they're doing women a huge disservice by hiding these helping hands.
Ah, celebrity babies. Who doesn't love them? They're so cute, so stylish and so plentiful.
Hollywood's Dirtiest Little Secret: Nannies (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/05/celebrity-babies-nanny-angelina-jolie-julia-roberts-forbes-woman-time-mother.html)
Audit Integrity ranks firms with the most transparent accounting and prudent management.
Corporate scandals. Giant bankruptcies. Bernard Madoff. Little wonder that investors' trust in public companies has been severely damaged in recent years. Whom can you trust?
The Most Trustworthy Companies (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/05/most-trustworthy-companies-personal-finance-audit-integrity.html)
A new report identifies the hottest wheels in the country. If you own a Cadillac Escalade, you may want to watch where you park it.
According to a report released today by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS), Escalades with model years 2007 through 2009 have the highest theft rate of any vehicle in the country.
The Most-Stolen Cars (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/03/most-stolen-cars-lifestyle-vehicles-theft.html)
These metros offer the best chances for college graduates in a tough economy. University valedictorians, overachievers and would-be entrepreneurs across the country graduated this month into a bleak economic landscape. Faced with 9.5% national unemployment, even the most ambitious young people are thinking carefully about how to find their best shot at success.
Our advice? Consider moving to Houston, Texas, Washington, D.C., or Minneapolis, Minn. These three cities top Forbes' fourth-annual list of best cities for young professionals--places where ambitious college grads can get a strong start on a high-powered career.
America's Best Cities For Young Professionals (http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/17/best-cities-young-professionals-lifestyle-real-estate-careers.html)
Fast, safe and surprising ways to get slender by September.
Bikini season is in full swing. Tank tops and shorts have been wardrobe staples for a couple of months now and summer is halfway over. In anticipation of this skin-bearing season, you've likely already tried a new diet and exercise regime--or two. Maybe some have even worked, to a point. But those last 10 pounds refuse to come off.
Shed Those Final 10 Pounds By Labor Day (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/02/lose-weight-by-labor-day-diet-summer-forbes-woman-well-being-exercise.html)
Book excerpt from Abigail R. Esman's ''Radical State: How Jihad Is Winning Over Democracy in the West.''
On the morning of January 17, 2005, I received an e-mail with the following subject line: "The Next Victim?" and a link to a conversation on a Web board about the latest art scandal in the Netherlands: an exhibition of cartoon-like paintings by Rachid Ben Ali, a Moroccan-born Dutch artist, that included images of what seemed to be a Muslim cleric either, as it were, eating shit or speaking it.
Can Liberal Democracies Triumph Over Islamic Extremism? (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/05/liberal-democracy-islamic-extremism-opinions-book-excerpts-abigail-r-esman.html)
Low taxes, warm sunshine and deep discounts on real estate. No wonder IRS data shows the wealthiest among us are headed south.
Where America's Money Is Moving (http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/14/where-the-rich-are-moving-business-beltway-rich-migration.html)
Some strike it rich young, but for the tycoons on this list, wealth came only after long years of work, failure and chance inspiration.
David Duffield founded PeopleSoft, the company that would put him on the Forbes map, in 1987 at the age of 47. His fourth startup, he mortgaged his house to fund it, but he says he wasn't nervous: "You kind of know when you're on to something."
Late-Blooming Billionaires (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/06/red-bull-duffield-sperling-business-billionaires-late-blooming-billionaires.html)
They may not have reached your cubicle yet, but they're being enjoyed at places like Google and Zappos.
The Best Workplace Luxuries Anywhere (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/06/office-perks-luxuries-leadership-careers-best.html)
It's not due to global warming--or is it? There's a difference between climate and weather. But only people who care about the truth are required to acknowledge that.
Please Ignore The Heat Wave (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/09/global-warming-climate-technology-heat-wave.html)
They can cost you your chance at getting hired. You've managed to create a résumé with no typos anywhere, sent it out to all the best places, gotten a call to go on an actual job interview and spent money you don't have on a new suit. Now you've got to face that make-it-or-break-it personal appearance with your potential new employer. Don't slouch or twirl your hair once you're there. If you do, you may be done for.
The Nine Worst Job Interview Body Language Gaffes (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/05/body-language-mistakes-interview-leadership-careers-hiring.html)
Consumer debt, government spending are weighing on the economy. There are two primary reasons why the U.S. is producing yet another "jobless recovery" and is now suffering under a condition of structurally based high unemployment.
Why Jobs Are AWOL (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/10/jobs-federal-reserve-personal-finance-consumer-debt.html)
Andrew Mason figured out how to inject hysteria into the process of bargain hunting on the Web. The result is an overnight success story called Groupon.
At least Mark Zuckerberg wrote a few lines of computer code at Harvard before he left to launch Facebook. Now Andrew Mason, a relaxed and lanky 29-year-old music major from Northwestern, has managed to build the fastest-growing company in Web history. Groupon represents what the dot-com boom was supposed to be all about: huge sales, easy profits and solid connection between bricks-and-mortar retailers and online consumers.
Meet The Fastest Growing Company Ever (http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0830/entrepreneurs-groupon-facebook-twitter-next-web-phenom.html)
In a tight job market, these job seekers were focused, persistent and creative.
Career coaches can drone on about resumes, networking and interviewing techniques. But how do real people get real jobs in a tight job market?
Please share your experience here!
10 Job-Hunting Tips From People Who Found Jobs (http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/23/job-seeking-advice-leadership-careers-hiring.html)
Google arms itself to take on social networking.
There is an increasing drumbeat among technology analysts that Facebook is heading towards oblivion, not in days, or even months, but certainly in the next couple of years. If this seems a perverse judgment in the face of its claim to a virtual society, half a billion people strong, its underlying logic is compellingly Darwinian: The mobile web rewards increasing simplicity, and it doesn't make sense, in the long run, to have multiple social networks, each with their own sign-ins and passwords, their own assemblies of non-collaborating address books, applications, and data, and multiple levels of interaction with other users.
Are Facebook's Days Numbered? (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/17/facebook-google-social-media-opinions-columnists-trevor-butterworth.html)
Microsoft founder's father gets into the act as Washington votes on an income tax for the affluent only.
While Washington, D.C. politicians jockey over whether to allow federal income tax rates for the well off to rise on Jan. 1, some state capitals are also having a tax-the-rich debate.
The most prominent is in Washington state, where Seattle lawyer Bill Gates Sr., father of billionaire Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people ) founder Bill Gates, has gotten into the act. He's pushing for passage of a voter initiative on the November ballot that would impose a new state income tax on the affluent only, starting in 2012.
States (And Bill Gates Sr.) Look To Soak The Rich (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/19/tax-rich-bill-gates-personal-finance-highest-state-income-tax-rates-2010.html)
How to minimize the negative aspects of taking holidays.
"I'll need another vacation to recuperate from this journey home," I heard a husband tell his wife as I passed through U.S. Customs. Others within earshot nodded. Indeed it's not uncommon to find yourself more exhausted after a holiday than before it. Any rest built up during an idyllic vacation can be quickly wiped out by a tiring trip (lugging suitcases, navigating foreign airports, negotiating with cab drivers, waiting in lines, and agitated babies) home.
Are Vacations Bad For You? (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/17/vacations-travel-health-work-opinions-columnists-daniel-freedman.html)
Do female role models have an obligation to watch their mouths?
Last week the most listened-to woman in radio, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, in what she has said was an attempt to make a "philosophical point," used the N-word 11 times during a call-in segment. The show was cut short and Schlessinger apologized the next day.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger And The Paradox Of Public Free Speech (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/20/laura-schlessinger-jennifer-aniston-role-model-forbes-woman-time-female-leaders.html)
Costs for elite prep schools are staggering, but parents say they're worth it. Pristine surroundings, acres and acres of land and top-notch facilities, not to mention rigorous academics. A college campus? Close. The scene describes many of America's best and most expensive high schools, those traditional elite bastions of learning and networking that parents clamor to plug their children into.
Most Expensive Private High Schools (http://www.forbes.com/2006/12/09/private-schools-most-expensive-biz-cx_tvr_1211prep.html)
As the world emerges from a recession, the U.S. loses ground as a business-friendly locale.
Below is the Top 20 in the list:
# 1.Denmark
# 2.Hong Kong
# 3.New Zealand
# 4.Canada
# 5.Singapore
# 6.Ireland
# 7.Sweden
# 8.Norway
# 9.United States
# 10.United Kingdom
# 11.Finland
# 12.Australia
# 13.Netherlands
# 14.Belgium
# 15.Switzerland
# 16.Israel
# 17.Luxembourg
# 18.Iceland
# 19.Estonia
# 20.Germany
The Best Countries For Business (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/6/best-countries-10_Best-Countries-for-Business_Rank.html)
Great collection!