With the success of its new iPhone, Apple is seeing something of a backlash in terms of sales of its iPod ? although these once accounted for nearly 50% of its yearly revenue, early this year sales plummeted sharply.

Apple upcoming press conference on September 9th has give rise to a frenzy of speculation among the media and Apple aficionados alike ? most believe that Jobs will attempt to reignite interest in the iPod by releasing a new version of the nano and a modified iPod touch.

The question of whether the Internet should be free or not has been debated for some time now. The camp that believes it should states that communication is a fundamental human right, that Internet access is a necessity nowadays and points to the fact that in 2004, President Bush set a goal of affordable nationwide broadband by 2007, yet today over 100 million Americans still lack access to broadband.

1. My Celebrity Boyfriend

Chrome, Google's new open source browser was launched yesterday. A press release issued by Google differentiated the browser from others: "A combined search and address bar quickly takes users where they want to go, often in just a few keystrokes.

It may have started out as a small outpatient facility, but now, a century later, the Mayo Clinic is one of the top-ranked hospitals in the nation, with annual revenues of nearly $7 billion. How does the hospital balance a 100-year history with cutting-edge research and innovation? In this interview, Leonard L. Berry, a marketing professor at Texas A&M, and Kent D. Seltman, the marketing chair at Mayo Clinic -- coauthors of Management Lessons from Mayo Clinic discuss the secrets behind the Mayo Clinic brand.

Although everyone's talking about going green and reducing their carbon footprints by living, shopping, commuting and working better, the reality may be that most people don?t know much about what being "green" really is.

During his acceptance speech in Denver last night, Senator Barack Obama focused on the economic failures of the current administration, and what he plans to do to change them. Specifically, Obama cited that he will try to revitalize the middle class and close Wall Street loopholes, and he also argued that Republican opponent Senator John McCain?s economic outlook is flawed, stating that McCain has said that ?our economy has made 'great progress' under this president. He said that the fundamentals of the economy are strong.?

As deficits impede the government from improving and repairing roads, bridges and airports, they are becoming increasingly amenable to the idea of a partnership with the private sector. Of late, big banks like Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse are starting to take an interest in financing massive infrastructure projects.

As deficits impede the government from improving and repairing roads, bridges and airports, they are becoming increasingly amenable to the idea of a partnership with the private sector. Of late, big banks like Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse are starting to take an interest in financing massive infrastructure projects.

Earlier this year, the Fed slashed interest rates to 2%, a figure that remained unchanged after a recent meeting. Analysts expect that the rate will not rise until some time next year.

While the Fed claims to have reduced rates to aid the floundering US housing sector, many economists believe that this will only further cripple the economy.

Jim Rogers, CEO of Rogers Holdings has criticized the Fed for flooding the system with liquidity and accepting mortgage-backed securities as guarantees. He advocates that the bank be abolished as a means to help the economy.

Working for the man is becoming obsolete. Employees and customers want to work for and support companies that share their ethical values, says Sanders. He believes we are in the midst of a "responsibility revolution" in which sustainable business practices and social responsibility will become something no company can afford to ignore. Ultimately, it's all about doing good at work -- why sustainability and corporate responsibility are becoming easier -- and necessary for survival.

What do you mean by is saving the world at work?

1. Commune with a camel in India

Sure there?s the Taj Mahal and the Golden Temple. But how many people that you know have gone on a camel safari across the Great Indian Desert? Starting in the western state of Rajasthan, the three-day-and-up tours are a fun and carbon-friendly way to see the old havelis (temples) of India. Be prepared to camp in the desert.

Early next month, United Airlines will no longer offer complimentary snacks to economy class fliers across North America, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. One month after, it will stop offering complimentary meals in domestic business class for most flights. In a double whammy, it will also raise the prices of food you can buy on board.

Although eBay is making changes to its fee structure ? emphasizing fixed prices over the auction model it's known for following, Schonfeld writes, "the Web has moved on and eBay is stuck in still waters." Page views are down 15% year-over-year, while the stock is down 26%.

Kunz lists several ways in which Twitter could potentially try to make money, and then systematically takes apart each and everyone of these.

Twitter could ask users to pay ? but once a free service has already been established, it's hard to get them to pony up.

Twitter could get messages to pay by selling them as product placement ? users would likely rebel if their tweets were hijacked for text ads.

Twitter could get money from selling user data ? users would definitely rebel and privacy concerns don't make this viable.

So what did you read this summer? Chances are, more and more of you listened instead. According to the American Association of Publishers, audio book sales grew by 20 percent last year. The largest online seller of audiobooks is Audible, which was acquired by Amazon earlier this year for $300 million. Audible offers more than 80,000 downloadable programs from current best sellers to daily newspapers.

What is popular summer listening this year?

Last week, Prince Charles stated that multinational food chains are conducting "a gigantic experiment with nature, and the whole of humanity, which has gone seriously wrong."

Anywhere from one-half to three-quarters of Americans say they participate in the environmentally virtuous act of recycling. I am one of them. Or at least I try.

The problem is that every time I open the cover of my big brown curbside recycling bin, I am confronted with an intimidatingly long list of "Don't recycle" items. Yogurt tubs, microwave trays, clamshell containers from delis and salad bars, and disc-shaped hummus containers are all don'ts. I guiltily toss them into the trash, even though I live in hippieish Boulder, Colorado.

?Design is the engine that can transform a company into a powerhouse of nonstop innovation,? writes Neumeier of Business Week. "Until now, companies have used design as a beauty station for identities and communications, or as the last stop in a product launch. Never has it been used for its potential to create rule-bending innovation across the board. Meanwhile, the public is developing a healthy appetite for all things design."

Let's pull off the Band-Aid quickly. You've come to believe that mutual funds are a smart place to put your money. They're not.

That's the assessment of the smartest minds in finance, supported by a mountain of historical data. If you own actively managed mutual funds, you will almost certainly retire with less money -- a lot less money -- than if you'd simply dumped your money into boring index funds. So two questions: How can this possibly be true? And why, in gleeful defiance of the data, do more people keep buying mutual funds every year?

After the Federal Bureau of Investigation disclosed last week that they ?improperly? obtained reporters? phone records, Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), the ranking officials on the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for greater legal protection of journalists. The New York Times reports the senators? bill ?would limit the government?s ability to collect a reporter?s phone records and, in most cases, require a court to weigh the need for such material."

Presdential hopeful, Barack Obama, has cut out the middleman -- the press -- and gone straight to the public with his campaign's latest announcement that his decision for VP will be delivered to people who have signed up for his text messaging program first.

In the hip Silver Lake section of Los Angeles, nestled between a Latino folk-medicine shop and a beauty salon, there is a loft space that could be an art gallery. Two people are inside. As I enter, one woman chirps, "Hi," then turns back to her conversation. They don't ask me to leave. They don't ask me anything. I look at the art on the walls: no prices, as there would be at a gallery; nothing for sale; no explanatory signs. Just a disclaimer stating we're being filmed for promotional purposes.

"I suspect we're hated," says John Quinn, flashing a small but satisfied smile. Quinn is exaggerating, but not by much. He's the lead partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, an offbeat Los Angeles -- based law firm that has been stepping on a lot of white-shod toes in its ascent to -- some might say assault on -- the highest stratum of the elite corporate legal community. "It's sort of a mix of disdain and jealousy," says partner Patrick Shields.

Jeff Seabright
VP, Environment and Water Resources
The Coca-Cola Co.
Atlanta, Georgia

Water Runs Deep

Jeff Seabright, 53, has to figure out how to clean the 290 billion liters of water Coca-Cola and its bottlers use to make its products, ensuring future water supplies for the company -- and local communities.

Chris Dewolfe, the lanky, shaggily hip CEO of Myspace, is holding his last meeting of the day from a prone position, a collection of long limbs stacked on a tiny red love seat. The early evening powwow, taking place in the cramped office of his senior communications director, is interrupted when I come crashing in to say good-bye.

Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School in Washington, D.C., is one of the worst schools in one of the worst school districts in America.

"The mentality of excellence? We wish we could have that," said principal Harriett Kargbo, as we toured the school one morning in May. "But this," she said, pointing at the metal detector guarding the entrance, "is the reality."

Rusty weapons. Frayed carpet dotted with greasy chewing-gum spots. Ceiling tiles yellowed by water stains. For years, the visitor center at Pennsylvania's Gettysburg National Military Park looked less like a grand tribute to the 165,000 soldiers who fought there in 1863 than a building that 165,000 sloppy tourists had just tromped through. It was the kind of place that would inspire a kid to give that time-honored summer-vacation question a new twist: "Can we go yet?"