Things we're reading today.
News about the industry:
- Concern over new current accounts (BBC)
- George Soros: Britain may have to seek IMF rescue (Times)
- A Europe without leadership (Welt)
- Time to drown those sorrows at Hong Kong's party (Times)
- Wall Street promises to work with Washington (Independent)
- Deposits Continue to Flood Community Banks (Pitch Engine)
Views about the crisis:
- Young people on the G20 Summit (BBC)
- This Crisis Is Way Bigger Than Dead Banks and Wall Street Bailouts (Alternet)
- The End of Excess: Is This Crisis Good for America? (Time)
- The Greater Greed: Wall Street didn't invent excess - it just upped the ante (Newsweek)
One of our favourite subjects:
- Gartner: A business guide to Twitter (Computerworld)
- Social Media Marketing Industry Report: How Marketers Are Using Social Media to Grow Their Businesses (White Paper Source)
- My State of Social Media (Mike Fruchter)
Things that made us laugh:
- Five Insurance Ads That Make Us Forget How Much We Hate AIG (Esquire)
- Upside Of A Down Economy: Crocs To Go Out Of Business (Manolith)
Source: Matt, Daily Telegraph
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...
