Watch magazines and retailers hailed the sale, at an auction in the lush Mandarin Oriental Hotel on the River Rhone. Omega trumpeted it, announcing that a "Swiss bidder" had offered "the highest price ever paid for an Omega watch at auction."

What Omega did not say: The buyer was Omega itself.

Quoted: With Faceforce Connector for the AppExchange, you can for the first time unleash the power of your personal network on Facebook to build better relationships with customers, colleagues, and business partners… The seamless integration pulls critical Facebook profile information into your Salesforce Account, Lead, and Contact records in real time, providing you with an instant 360º view of customers, prospects, and business associates.

Just Cause get -together this Saturday night @ Havana's.

Quoted: JUST CAUSE is an integrated media company that includes print publications, online social networking and community events. We’re not “just a magazine” or “just a ...

Quoted: Now comes word of Google promising to become carbon neutral by the end of the year.
The Google plan essentially has three parts:

* Reduce energy consumption by maximizing efficiency;
* Invest in and use renewable energy sources; and
*

Purchase carbon offsets for any remaining emissions.

In a recent entry on the Official Google Blog, Urs Hoelzle, Senior Vice President, Operations told readers about the self-assessment the company undertook before setting off on the green initiative.

Quoted: The critical question facing local condo buyers: whether supply will outstrip that demand. While it's nearly impossible to predict how many condos are too many, it's apparent that the region's developers remain in the throes of a condo-building spree.

Quoted: Ivanka Trump, vice president of development and acquisition for the Trump Organization, confirmed in a phone conversation what the Puget Sound Business Journal first reported last week, that the New York real estate development firm has been "actively looking" in Seattle for a site to develop into a hotel, a condominium complex or a combination hotel/condo project.

I have beef with BoA, but this is commendable of them

Quoted: In what could be the largest environmentally friendly corporate project in history, Bank of America Corp. will unveil a $20-billion initiative today to help fertilize green business practices.

Quoted: A key executive in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live online group plans to leave the company, according to an Internet report by a veteran journalist who tracks the Redmond company.

Quoted: Nestled in the heart of the Redwood Forests of Northern California, a young company called Blue Canoe is busy making close-to-the-body wear with a difference. Blue Canoe was founded in 1991 by CEO Laurie Dunlap and is at present the only company in the country exclusively producing body wear from organically grown cotton.