Factoid: “Although English speakers outnumber Japanese speakers by more than 5-1, slightly more blog postings are written in Japanese than in English . . . [and] By some estimates, as much as 40 percent of Japanese blogging is done on mobile phones.” (From this excellent WaPo story on Japanese bloggers)

Quote: “The way left-brain people run the car business is formulaic, based on what has worked historically–never forward-looking. Rick decided he wanted a right-brain guy.” (Bob Lutz on why GM CEO Rick Wagoner hired him, as reported in The Economist)

Article: Tom Friedman’s piece yesterday may be the best newspaper column I’ve read all year.

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