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Monday, February 6, 2012
It’s 1960 . . . Richard Nixon is battling John Kennedy for the White House – with help (not enough, as history will prove) from Don Draper and the other Mad Men at The Sterling Cooper Ad Agency. I’m in my first teenage year and in need of a new suit, so my father takes [...]
Friday, January 27, 2012
Communicating with other people used to be pretty straightforward. You’d talk face-to-face, on the phone or write a letter. However, while I was researching my new book “Take Back Your Career” I discovered that very few people wanted to meet face-to-face or answer phone calls…..”what’s up with that?” I thought….and then a client explained that [...]
Friday, August 12, 2011
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Although Microsoft coined the phrase “where do you want to go today” many years ago, travel search engine Kayak is now doing a better job of answering the question. CNET’s news.com reviewed the late comer’s newest functionality called “Kayak Explore” recently and inspired me to do some thinking of my own. I remember the good [...]
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Arstechnica has an interesting story (here) where a European Union ruling was overturned that would have held Google liable for displaying sponsored ads for websites that sell counterfeit items on the basis that trademarked names should be protected and thus Google shouldn’t let the scrupulous stores use those keywords. (Louis Vuitton won the original lawsuit) [...]
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
With the April 3rd launch of Apple’s new iPad right around the corner and the fact that they are now taking pre-orders for the device, I thought it would be interesting to reflect on what it brings to the table and not only ask the question of whether it is worth the price but also [...]
Friday, February 26, 2010
New Opportunities Abound to Fill Need Among Working People A young female cable installer with two small children wants to get a college degree but cannot leave her children alone in the evenings to attend classes. A middle-aged construction worker wants to take college courses but there is no campus nearby. A female executive needs [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
“Word of mouth” is how most families say they learn about adoption. Now, word of mouth has gone electronic via the Internet. Prospective adoptive families are choosing adoption agencies, talking to each other, and even finding children in need of families on the Internet. Steve and Maureen Deyo turned to the Internet when they began [...]
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
You do windows? Yes! Imagine someone washing your windows, shoveling your snow, putting up shelves in your home, giving you a ride, or teaching you about the Internet without asking for a dime! It’s happening in Minneapolis, MN thanks to Pillsbury Neighborhood Services’ Community Barter Network (CBN), a computerized neighbor-to-neighbor exchange of services for credits. [...]
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