Join the Buffett Fan Forum!!
When I loaded up the Warren Buffett Fan Center (http://www.warrenbuffett.com/), I was immediately reminded of the home page of Berkshire Hathaway. Both are no-frills websites with simple text links. A disclaimer at the top of the Fan Center's page states that Warren Buffett is not "endorsing, approving, or in any way managing" the site.
The rest of the site is also very simple with short, to-the-point articles about Buffett's personal history, his management style, and his investment approach. On each page, viewers are invited to "Join the Warren Buffett Fan Forum!" A quick check of the forum revealed that there haven't been too many postings in recent weeks. It looks like some people think the forum is a way to reach Mr. Buffett directly and ask him for money.
One bit of interesting information on the main page concerns Buffett's frugality:Despite his immense wealth, Buffett is famous for his unpretentious and frugal lifestyle. When he spent $6.7 million of Berkshire's funds on a corporate jet in 1989, he jokingly named it "The Indefensible" because of his past criticisms of such purchases by other CEOs. He continues to live in the same house in central Omaha he bought in 1958 for $31,500, in the Dundee neighborhood (although he also owns a summer house in Laguna Beach, California).
It is quite true that you cannot always tell who is rich in a neighborhood. People sometimes do not flaunt their wealth, and Buffett seems to fit into this category.
Going back to the website, I'm surprised that Buffett himself has not bought the warrenbuffett.com domain for his own use. Then again, I've heard that he doesn't have a computer in his office. What would he put on his website, anyway?
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1 comments:
warren. I'm a black man 60 years of age. I served eight years in the Air force and have an A.A.and B.a. degree un theatre Arts. two years ago I had to strokesin two days and almost died. You and Robert Gates act like it's easy to reach your dreams if you go for it.28 years ago I came to L.A to be a screenwriter. I had only 200.OO dollars in my pocket and slept out into the streets. i've written 7 movie scripts and is trying to get them in Hollywood. I've been lied to, used and currently homeless and 100.000 dollars in debt. You and Robert gates have given a lot to charity,especially to foreign companies. I wish you both had a program where a person could take their talent and get it done. It's so hard out here. I understand Robert Gates likes baseball. Well one of my stories is a baseball story. You can try, try, trybut if noone gives you a chance all the trying in the world isn't going to help you.
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