“The FT Global 500 is pretty much what you seen when you look up ‘capitalistic orgy’ in the dictionary. It’s a compilation of the largest 500 mega-corporations in the world, as measured by the market. So, when I picked up the print edition while overseas last month, I was frankly a bit surprised to see an openly soul-searching article entitled ‘Fair shares?’ by FT’s management editor, Michael Skapinker. It relates the concerns of those who criticize unbridled capitalism..”

“1. AltaVista - a better search engine than Google even when there was tech cred in saying Google was better. Cause: Digital constrained it, CMGI killed it with portal mania and lack of focus. Culprit: Digital/CMGI” (Thanks kottke.org!)