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U.S. economy has sounded a recession alarm. Economists believe that the current low unemployment rate and rising inflation rate in the United States will induce the Fed to raise interest rates to cool the overheated economy. This will frustrate investor and consumer confidence and trigger the US

Reference News Network reported on October 26, the US Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC website recently said that famous political analyst Ian Bremer said that the world is entering a geopolitical recession, which indicates that the United States is headed The end of the global order.

Content Matters: Five Questions for Fred Wilson Clipart of bills and coins Image via Wikipedia This creative bit of content is a great read for people planning start-ups it might be titled how to avoid the [soup line] when you start a new Venture ! It was noted on Fred Wilson's site-http://www.avc.com/ Barry Graubert writes the excellent Content Matters blog and he's got an interview with me up there today. Fred Wilson Here is one question and my answer: CM: Historically, as the economy comes out of recession, it creates transformation and change. Which segments have the potential for transformation in an eventual recovery? FW: Every industry that is based on knowledge or information or some other form of non-physical matter (atoms vs bits) is going to fundamentally transform and this downturn will be the darwinian forcing function. Think about energy and power systems, banking, media, education. They all have that aspect to them Barry Graubart has spent the past 20 years applying technology to content to develop high value business-to-business information products. Barry today serves as Vice President, Product Strategy & Business Development for Alacra, a leading content technology company, where his focus is on eCommerce and social media applications. Previously, he served as EVP & Chief Marketing Officer for Leadership Directories, a content provider of biographical and organizational data. Prior to Leadership Directories he spent four years in various roles with ClearForest, an emerging leader in the text analytics market. At ClearForest, he helped open the publishing and federal intelligence markets. Previously, he held general management, product development and marketing roles with b2b content businesses including divisions of Primedia, Nelson Information (now Thomson Financial), Kaplan/Washington Post and McClatchy Newspapers. Barry holds a B.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Albany. Barry sits on the Board o

Date: June 1, 2009 7:40:07 AM GMT-04:00 Subject: From Atoms (GM) to Bits (Bing) Source: Continuations It is an interesting juxtaposition to have GM file for bankruptcy the same day that Microsoft launches its new search engine bing. It would be difficult to find a clearer illustration of how the shift from atoms to bits is transforming industries. It is not just the recession that is causing a smaller demand for cars - the demand will never be the same. Using the net, we can share cars more efficiently. Video conferencing reduces the need to drive for business. And streaming video (search for it on bing) may cut out a few trips to the movies.