http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth Say something new! Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:14:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Prayer Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images The Forsaken Abid Katib/Getty Images http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth/2008/12/31/in-the-name-of-god/ It seems that the global economic downturn has even made paupers out of billionaires. Here is a top list, compiled by Forbes, of billionaire who lost billions of dollars from their net worth over the last year. Anil Ambani (was worth: $42 billion/current worth: $12 billion) Oleg Deripaska ($28 billion/$10 billion) Bjorgflur ... http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth/2008/12/31/billions-lost/ Those involved in the Mid East conflict are not adherents of the Middle Way. To those that cry for 'peace in the Middle East,' I say 'not in our time.' The Bush administration warned the Palestinians to to stop firing rockets, but continue dying, and perhaps in the ... http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth/2008/12/29/peace-in-the-middle-east/ Entrepreneur, January 2009 edition, has a nice compilation of the best use of marketing. I definitely have to agree on some of there selections, such as the following top five... Best Contest: Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Best Slogan: Got Milk? Best Jingle: NBC Jingle Best Logo: Nike Swoosh Best use of Outdoor ... http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth/2008/12/28/marketing-hall-of-fame/ Franchise allow you to be your own boss while using an establish business plan. Entrepreneur magazine recently released their 30th Annual Franchise 500 list. According to the 2008 Franchise 500 list, the top 10 franchises are the following... Subway McDonald's Liberty Tax Service Sonic Drive In Intercontinental Hotels Group Ace Hardware Pizza Hut The UPS Store/Mail ... http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth/2008/12/28/keep-your-eyes-on-the-franchise/ Here is a modern economic crisis edition of the poem First They Came... They laid off first the unskilled workers, and I did nothing because I wasn't unskilled. Then they trimmed the manual laborers, and I did nothing because I wasn't a manual laborer. Then they outsourced the blue collar worker, and I ... http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth/2008/12/14/first-they-laidoff/ Here is a short list of 16 things that Dave Barry, nationally syndicated columnist, learned in 50 years. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why ... http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth/2008/10/20/16-things-that-took-me-over-50-years-to-learn/ EPIC ECONOMIC FAIL GREAT DEPRESSION II http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth/2008/10/06/epic-economic-fail/ Here is a stream of my tweets on the possible economic bailout. Bailout = No Bankers left behind. Stop Loss = Soldiers left behind in war zone. Strong economy, it is a bull market. Weak economy, a bear market. Economy collapses, a bear will ... http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth/2008/09/27/bailout-bonanza/ Here is a interesting contest on Worth 1000 that renames commonly used products to match their qualities. Some of my favorite logo hacks are the following FBI and Starbucks logos. Department of Injustice Caffeine Addiction http://www.blogzenze.com/blogmouth/2008/09/02/honest-products/