Lisa Margonelli, Forbes

Stories by Lisa Margonelli, Forbes

How to do battle with the corporate office

How to do battle with the corporate office

Rediff.com   20 May 2008

The suits don't get it. Make them understand

How to protect your company's data

How to protect your company's data

Rediff.com   19 May 2008

To prevent data breaches, security companies are trying forgoing firewalls and embedding security into information itself.

How your cellphone can stop cybercrime

How your cellphone can stop cybercrime

Rediff.com   17 May 2008

Banks and security researchers are working to use physical gadgets to block digital thieves.

Why your boss is overpaid

Why your boss is overpaid

Rediff.com   16 May 2008

Surprise: You are the reason why the fat cat in the corner office makes big bucks.

Why Apple can't kill the BlackBerry

Why Apple can't kill the BlackBerry

Rediff.com   15 May 2008

The BlackBerry Bold may look like an iPhone wannabe but Research In Motion won't give up any customers without a fight

India's top second-home spots

India's top second-home spots

Rediff.com   13 May 2008

Indians living at home as well as abroad are snapping up second homes, whether it's for retirement, relaxation or just a quick profit.

Turning bad water into good

Turning bad water into good

Rediff.com   10 May 2008

As our planet depletes natural resources at a frantic pace, one brand of alchemy that will become critical to humanity's survival is technology that turns sea water into drinking water.

The world's fastest cars

The world's fastest cars

Rediff.com   9 May 2008

Feel the need for speed? These cars are sure to satisfy, but they'll cost you--a lot. And that's just the speeding tickets

Yes, even small companies can innovate

Yes, even small companies can innovate

Rediff.com   8 May 2008

These three seemingly mundane businesses are living proof.

Mobile phones that could save your life

Mobile phones that could save your life

Rediff.com   6 May 2008

Mobile alerts, flashlights, heart monitors and global positioning data: cellphones are chock full of security features that protect us.

A peek into Mukesh Ambani's $2 bn Mumbai home

A peek into Mukesh Ambani's $2 bn Mumbai home

Rediff.com   1 May 2008

Like many families with the means to do so, the Ambanis wanted to build a custom home.

Mobile phones that fit your budget

Mobile phones that fit your budget

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2008

Ten mobile phones from around the world that cost less than $100--no service plan necessary.

You don't have to be rich to be happy

You don't have to be rich to be happy

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2008

While wealth doesn't seem to generate happiness, extreme poverty is more likely to produce the opposite.

Lessons of world's self-made billionaires

Lessons of world's self-made billionaires

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2008

Some of the world's richest people climbed a very long way to get there.

Wall Street's top earners: Your pain, their gain

Wall Street's top earners: Your pain, their gain

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2008

Crumbling home prices and $100 oil helped Wall Street's highest earners pull in $19 billion last year.

How Steve Jobs got back his company

How Steve Jobs got back his company

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2008

Even the wealthiest hit hard times financially, but these guys stubbornly clawed their way back.

Microsoft's $40 billion question

Microsoft's $40 billion question

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2008

If the software giant gets tired of chasing Yahoo!, there are plenty of other ways it can spend $40 billion.

How to unlock your company's creativity

How to unlock your company's creativity

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2008

Innovation isn't about eggheads in lab coats. It's about tapping the resources of the entire organization.

World's biggest companies

World's biggest companies

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2008

Forbes' annual compendium of the largest public companies on the planet.

World's top tax havens

World's top tax havens

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2008

Switzerland and Caribbean islands? Sure. But Alaska and Nevada are getting in on the game.