The simple, beautiful publishing service was one of the first to defeat vowels in tech company names. Now it's gunning for anything called a "blog." The "Ablogalypse" is nigh, and Tumblr is the format's Mad Max. Time to start stocking up on canned goods and bandwidth, bloggers
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Feed SubscriptionSales: Art of Convincing is Dead
Why you can no longer convince someone to buy something that's not in his best interest, and what you can do about it. A good friend recently asked me about how sales organizations balance customer-centric thinking with making their number and closing sales.
Read More »How to Cultivate a Culture of Caring
It's not enough to have a great product anymore. Consumers want to buy into company culture
Read More »PayPal, You’ve Met Your Match: Erotica Writers
Mark Coker of Smashwords became the leader of indie e-book writers--including some with dirty minds--in a fight against censorship and PayPal. He also has strong feelings about the DOJ's e-book pricing lawsuit.
Read More »Calendimaggio
So much is happening in the world of Italy in the month of April and May. I will be there in May working on a remodeling project, vacationing and taking notes. Not knowing when my work and my play stop ...
Read More »Aloe vera – The Ayurveda Herb with Multiple Benefits
The natural herb of Aloe vera has the Latin name of Aloe vera Linn. and belongs to the family Lilliaceae. This particular herb is actually a store house of multiple health giving assets and is primarily a wonderful natural digestive. ...
Read More »Researchers warn kids don’t get enough outdoor playtime
Study shows that only 51 percent of kids get parent-supervised outside playtime daily; Can be disruptive to mental, motor development
Read More »It’s Not Quite Funny Or Die, But Improv Works To Fuel Powerful Innovation
Tina Fey’s "Bossypants" was the inspiration for Ask.com to try out improv techniques to invigorate its team. Here's what happened when they got off their duffs and found their inner monkey saddles. When we last checked in with Ask.com, the grandaddy of question and answer platforms was changing direction.
Read More »The Dirty Little Secret Of Overnight Successes
Angry Birds, the incredibly popular game, was software maker Rovio’s 52nd attempt. They spent eight years and nearly went bankrupt before finally creating their massive hit. Pinterest is one of the fastest-growing websites in history, but struggled for a long time.
Read More »Mammograms may lead to breast cancer "overdiagnosis" for some women
Researchers warn mammograms may find tumors too slow-growing to cause a problem, resulting in unnecessary surgery and radiation
Read More »Power of the Quiet Entrepreneur
Why you don't have to be loud to be a great leader. Think back to your elementary school report cards
Read More »Video: Dutch flying car takes maiden flight
Dutch company PAL-V has created a car-plane hybrid that can cruise through the air as easily as it can down the street
Read More »True Job Security: It’s Still Possible
If all you are is what you do, you have no job security. Nada. Zilch.
Read More »When DIY is Just Wrong
When cash is tight, our tendency is to try to do everything ourselves. Even when we have no idea what we're doing
Read More »U.S. obesity rates may be underestimated, study finds: Blame BMI test?
Researchers call body mass index a "baloney mass index" when it comes to accurate obesity measures
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