A number of recent developments have convinced me that 2009 is the year in which mind mapping software will break into the mainstream as a widely accepted business productivity tool. It has reached an #226;#128;#156;inflection point#226;#128;#157; where we will see more rapid growth than ever before. Here are the factors that I believe will drive this rapid growth.br/a href="http://digg.com/software/Why_mind_mapping_software_will_go_mainstream_in_2009" target="blank"http://digg.com/software/Why_mind_mapping.../a...

The advertising world, while dominated by queers, isn#226;#128;#153;t always friendly to gays and lesbians. They tend to stick to the #226;#128;#156;normal#226;#128;#157; and the, for now, heterosexual. Here are a few rare exceptions - one of which is these cute lesbians in these Bianco (Denmark shoe company) ads:br/a href="http://digg.com/arts_culture/How_to_Double_Your_Shoe_Collection_Bianco_Style" target="_blank"http://digg.com/arts_culture/How_to_Double.../a...

United Parcel Service Inc. rival FedEx Corp. will cut its marketing budget by more than 25 percent for 2009, the company recently disclosed on its blog. (FDX)br/a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/marketing/SIG=12jv0s2hj/*http%3A//www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/01/05/daily73.html?ana=from_rss" target="_blank"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc.../a...

Economic activity in the Triad held steady in November, according to statistics included in UNC-Greensboro#226;#128;#153;s Triad Business Index.br/a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/business/SIG=12h0rroqs/*http%3A//www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/01/05/daily44.html?ana=from_rss" target="_blank"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc.../a...

The average growth rate across media to drop by 50 per cent in 2009. Advertising in mediums like magazines and cinema will see a steep decline this year while spends on the outdoor are unlikely to grow. Television and newspapers will see only a marginal growth in ad spends.br/a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/advertising/SIG=132tklphj/*http%3A//www.business-standard.com/india/news/groupm-projects-gloomy-media-outlook/12/09/345406/" target="_blank"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/searc.../a...