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Feed SubscriptionMore Than 25% Of CO2 Emissions Come From Buying Cheap Foreign Goods
Ethonomic Indicator of the Day: 26% -- the amount of global CO2 emissions that come from the production of traded goods and services.
Read More »Prioritize Goals to Profitably Grow Your Business
Six months ago when I started working at Parallels as CEO I knew that I would not be able to accomplish everything I wanted overnight. So I asked myself, "What are the key challenges I want to tackle first?" I worked with my leadership team to define our business priorities and establish clear, measurable goals so we could achieve them to profitably grow our business. I created scorecards for our company with our executives and their teams so everyone understands our goals, what success looks like and how each person is accountable to helping the company achieve its goals.
Read More »How to Fix Your Social Media Past
Not long ago, Holly Myles , the digital media strategist at Eisbrenner Public Relations , attended a work function.
Read More »Is Do Not Track Bad for Small Business?
Whenever you surf the Web , websites use small bits of code called "cookies" to track your activity. The goal is to determine your interests and concerns and display ads calculated to appeal specifically to you. The downside is that advertisers know which sites you have visited; some even track your online purchases.
Read More »Is Your Company an Irresistible Buy?
Guy Kawasaki became an inspiration to a generation of young entrepreneurs when he wrote the book The Art of the Start, which has become practically required reading for young Silicon Valley types. Recently released was Kawasaki's latest book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions
Read More »Birth Of An Urban Myth
I don't know how urban myths made it before the Internet. I can't think of anything that has flourished more from it
Read More »Jeeves Cleans the Perfect Suit
Where do you go to get that $5,000 handmade Cesare Attolini suit to ensure it is cleaned and pressed without losing its shape or the exceptional finish of its cloth?
Read More »Practical Performer: 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid
For those who think that hybrid cars are for pragmatic, fuel-sipping performance haters, Porsche would like you to think again.
Read More »Richard Mille’s Performance Watch
For performance-minded Richard Mille, the creation of an ideal golf watch was a matter of finding the right test pilot. And for sheer g-forces there was no better selection than PGA tour prodigy Bubba Watson, one of the most powerful long-ball hitters to emerge in recent years. The RM 038 ...
Read More »Sneak Peek: Oberoi, Gurgaon
New Dehli–based luxury hotel brand the Oberoi Group opened its 12th Indian property in April with the debut of the Oberoi, Gurgaon. Located 30 minutes from the heart of New Dehli, Gurgaon has seen tremendous economic growth over the past 15 years, becoming the Indian seat for nearly 100 Fortune ...
Read More »Sergio has long road to US Open
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) -Sergio Garcia missed the cut in his first major as a pro, at Carnoustie in 1999 for the British Open.
Read More »How We Should Store Spent Nuclear Fuel
There are multiple nuclear reactors teetering on fault lines around the country, and most of them are surrounded by pools of water filled with still-very-radioactive spent fuel. The radioactivity from the now-exposed spent fuel at Fukushima is part of the reason why the situation there is so dire.
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Apple May Fill Its iPhone 5 Vacuum With New Macs And An Interim iPhone
Apple may be changing its usual iPhone update schedule to the fall, instead of a pre-summer launch in June/July--the news has popped up multiple times, and a source familiar with Apple's plans has also confirmed it with Fast Company. But Apple is a company that thrives on PR excitement...and the big hole in the update schedule before the iPhone 5 arrives could damage sales
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