http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/best-buy-loves-powerpoint/ Michelle Leder's guide to what's hiding in SEC filings Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:29:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/best-buy-loves-powerpoint/comment-page-1/#comment-6555 JetPunk Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:21:06 +0000 http://www.footnoted.org/?p=2823#comment-6555 I think boring powerpoints provide an acceptable excuse for everybody to take their afternoon nap. I think boring powerpoints provide an acceptable excuse for everybody to take their afternoon nap.

]]> http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/best-buy-loves-powerpoint/comment-page-1/#comment-6534 Michelle Leder Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:13:07 +0000 http://www.footnoted.org/?p=2823#comment-6534 Maybe it's time to rethink my own PPTs :) Maybe it’s time to rethink my own PPTs

]]> http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/best-buy-loves-powerpoint/comment-page-1/#comment-6528 Paul S. Bailey Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:47:08 +0000 http://www.footnoted.org/?p=2823#comment-6528 Edward Tufte has published some excellent books on the right way to present information, as compared to using Power Point. The fact that Best has produced a prodigy of PP doesn't mean they are disclosing anything in particular. If they used Tufte's techniques, they would have no choice but to communicate clearly. PP seems tailor-made for producing good looking pitches devoid of content. Edward Tufte has published some excellent books on the right way to present information, as compared to using Power Point. The fact that Best has produced a prodigy of PP doesn’t mean they are disclosing anything in particular. If they used Tufte’s techniques, they would have no choice but to communicate clearly. PP seems tailor-made for producing good looking pitches devoid of content.

]]> http://www.footnoted.org/earnings-quality/best-buy-loves-powerpoint/comment-page-1/#comment-6524 Grace Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:53:08 +0000 http://www.footnoted.org/?p=2823#comment-6524 In this year SXSW they ran a real funny panel. Powerpoint meets Karaoke in this battle of wits :) http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060546 In this year SXSW they ran a real funny panel. Powerpoint meets Karaoke in this battle of wits
http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060546

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