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Heir Hunters or Probate Genealogists and Aging Octogenarians

by Minter Dial | Jul 22, 2008 | Business

Getting older every day…and more lonely? This post is about two trends that seem to be crossing inexorably: the aging of populations around the world and the general lack of people taking care of this group. If you feel like you are getting older, you are not...

Review: Join the Conversation by Joseph Jaffe

by Minter Dial | Apr 12, 2008 | Branding, Marketing

I am officially Joining the Conversation, starting with this review of Joseph Jaffe’s latest book, Join the Conversation (JTC). In full disclosure mode, I am writing this review as part of Joe’s experiment UNM2PNM (how to use new media to prove new...

A Difference between Men and Women

by Minter Dial | Feb 5, 2008 | Genomics, Politics

Are Men and Women So Different? An advocate of diversity and a student of women’s studies at university, I keep an eagle eye on topics concerning equality. That said, there are also many ways to express and give value to the differences between men and women. A...

Microsoft buys Yahoo

by Minter Dial | Feb 2, 2008 | New Tech

Microsoft to buy Yahoo for real this time? (BBC report) It was announced late yesterday that Microsoft has put in a bid to buy Yahoo for $44.6B, some 62% above where the Yahoo stock price closed on Thursday. Granted Yahoo stock has dropped 46% over the course of the...

Births out of wedlock

by Minter Dial | Jan 25, 2008 | Podcast, Politics

In France, it was announced (see here in the NY Sun!) by INSEE, the Paris-based national statistics agency, that in 2007, for the first time, the number of babies born out of wedlock eclipsed 50% (hitting 50.5%). That sent me scurrying across the web to find...