Doug Olenick

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Turn Leeeeeeeeft

Bob Dylan’s voice may soon be coming to you from your GPS system. According to a blurb in the N.Y. Daily News , Dylan is in talks with an unnamed GPS maker to utilize his voice for the turn-by-turn instructions. I can only hope Bob speaks more clearly when giving directions than when I saw him in concert some 20 odd years ago. More

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Fiorina Steps Into Politics

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is laying the groundwork to take on Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) in 2010.According to a story today in the San Jose Mercury News , Fiorina, a Republican, has filed paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service to create a political bank account. Creating this account allows her to begin raising money for her campaign. Fiorinia is quoted as saying:... More

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Circuit City Meets Frazier

Hollywood gets its inspiration, or lack thereof, for new television shows from a variety of sources; however, I never expected a writer’s muse to be a failed consumer electronics chain.But that was until I read this Reuter’s piece that discusses three new TV shows for the fall. It seems Circuit City’s failure inspired a new show called “Hank.” The show,... More

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The Sad, The Silly And The Serious

There are three interesting stories in the news today.One is sad, one is silly and the jury is still out on the third, but it has some serious potential. The sad story is that iconic America retailer Sears is losing the naming rights to the Sears Tower in Chicago. Sears has not had an office in the building since the early 1990s. The new name is the Willis Tower, after Willis Group, a... More

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PC Shipments: Harbinger Of Doom Or Profit?

Would it be possible to paint a more confusing picture for a market then what is now being portrayed for PCs?Probably not, as various research firms have thrown out all kinds of possibilities. Here are a few of the headlines from TWICE stories that have run in the last few months. 2009 PC Shipments To Fall: iSuppli Gartner: PC Shipments To Rebound In 2010 Worldwide PC... More