I recently revisited one of the most influential movies of the last century, The Godfather.  In the movie, Don Corleone, the head of the crime family, is a shrewd businessman.  Through making “an offer he can’t refuse”, as well as understanding the dynamics of the business relationships, the Don managed to consolidate power and run all of the gambling operations in the country. 

This three part drama about the Corleone crime family is usually just seen as good entertainment, but I extracted several business lessons from it.  These lessons apply even if you are not in the line of mafia work.

Google has just come out with a free service called Google Paper (still in Beta), which allows you to “Archive” any email you want, and have Google mail it to you in an envelope.

An overview of some neat features:

- One click mail option
- Mail will arrive within 2-4 business days
- Attachments will also be printed and sent (excluding mp3s)
- Photos will be printed on high-quality glossy paper

I can tell you already, this is a major event in internet history.  This will bridge the gap for the non-internet literate folks out there who want to keep in touch with the internet crowd.