Ago 4, 2014 | Articles
In economics, a commodity is a good request by the market that is offered without a particular differentiation compared to competitors. Wheat, oil, copper, just to name a few, easily understandable examples. They are basic, not elaborate products, simple and specific....
Lug 21, 2014 | Articles
Some years ago a friend of mine was sent to jail. He had gotten into some serious trouble. Everyone (or almost so) turned away from him. As it often happens when a negative occasion takes place, you look around and realize you are alone. Once he had served the...
Apr 7, 2014 | Articles
Sixteen days after the mysterious disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines airplane, the tragic confirmation of what was feared arrived through a short message. The SMS contained this short message: “Malaysian Airlines is deeply concerned to communicate that we assume,...
Feb 17, 2014 | Articles
The trailer of the film Lassie Come Home (1943), after having shown a series of books in a domestic environment, highlighted at the end a nowadays well-known concept: a good book makes a good film. The book by Eric Oswald Knight (Lassie Come Home, 1940) inspired the...
Gen 20, 2014 | Articles
Some time ago during an editorial meeting, a little pedantic speaker stopped me asserting that all print media are influenced by advertising. The thesis I was sustaining was, on the contrary, that advertisement does not condition contents as advertisers are interested...
