Random Thoughts

It's the perfect time for Faberge to come back. In the eyes of customers, other brands have become devalued and suffered a loss of identity. Customers want uniqueness and provenance.

- Mark Dunhill
www.faberge.com

Spot on.

Project 10 To The 100th

Check out Google's new project '10 to the 100th', which is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible.

Read My Pins

Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box by Madeleine Albright offers a whole new side of Secretary Albright.

Useful links:

www.thealbrightgroupllc.com

www.albrightcapital.com

Diamond Market Update

Historically, Americans revert to their prior shopping patterns after a recession. And one fact is irrefutable: Americans are born to spend.

- Ken Gassman
www.kennethgassman.com

So true!

The World's Most Expensive Blackberry

Check out Alexander Amosu's most expensive BlackBerry with specially cut diamonds.

Useful link:
www.amosu.co.uk

Tyler Brule

I found Tyler Brule's viewpoints on culture and travels very interesting.

Useful link:
www.beingtylerbrule.com

Change By Design

Check out Tim Brown's innovative approach. www.ideo.com/cbd

Wine Buying

Jeffrey M. O'Brien writes: There's an oft-repeated bit of eno-philosophy that says the wine business is immune to recession because people drink in good times and bad. But it turns out there's a caveat: In bad times such as these, they mostly drink the cheap stuff. That means vintners who sell wine for $10 or less are raking in money, but everyone else is getting squeezed -- which can be a very good thing for the savvy wine buyer. From restaurants to tasting rooms, clearinghouses to supermarkets, high-end wines -- some of which were impossible to get a few years ago -- are suddenly within reach.

So true!