By Foster Kamer 8/30/11 12:38pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WARREN BUFFETT

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The Best Business Card Ever: A Warren Buffett Story, Starring His Girl Friday, Devon Spurgeon

It’s Oracle of Omaha (and Bank of America’s Supposedly Unnecessary Capital Requirements Savior) Warren Buffett’s 81st Birthday! And we thought we’d commemorate the occasion by telling a little story we’ve had in pocket for a few months, awaiting an day like this one (anything remotely resembling timeliness to the story in question).

So: let’s flash back a few months… Read More

By Adrianne Jeffries 2/17/11 7:11pm

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Why the Business Card Will Never Die

Paper. We’re over it. The Observer never brings a business card anywhere. Mostly because we don’t have one (note to self: resend “Where is my business card?” email). Luckily, it’s easy to explain that away.

In the tech scene, at least, it’s better to connect on the spot via Twitter–and gain a follower!–or send an Read More