Ah, sexual enhancers. If you listened to every spammer who ever sent an unwanted email into your inbox, you’d be drowning in the things. Cock rings, Levitra, herbal supplements…the possibilities are endless. A select few of these items truly do rake in money for their manufacturers. Thanks to spammers, you are probably already familiar with […]
Branding is easy–when you have a niche. I found this out while working on my own brand. I’m a generalist, and, as a freelancer, am the face of my own business. So I need a personal brand that reflects my generalist work. I had no idea where to start. While scouring the Web for tips, […]
Will we work our entire lives? The Economist’s The End of Retirement addresses this question. It discusses how demography in rich countries will affect the way corporations and governments react to retirement: WHEN Otto von Bismarck introduced the first pension for workers over 70 in 1889, the life expectancy of a Prussian was 45…(By) 1935, […]
The federal government is ramping up the food stamp program by $20 billion. Now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the expansion amounts to about 13 percent. This increased spending is hoped to stimulate the economy, but who will it really benefit? Emory University finance and economics professor told NPR: “This injection of funds ends […]
The results of this study may seem obvious, but they’re a good reminder of how customers buy, especially during recessions. From the Chicago Journal of Consumer Research: When we choose to spend $10 more than usual for a bottle of wine, we’ll have $10 less to spend on an appetizer, a dessert, or ten songs […]
Image: Flickr user Dyanna Computers and eyes don’t get along. If you frequently stare at a screen, chances are you’ll eventually feel symptoms of computer-related eye strain (also called Computer Visions Syndrome). According to Dr. Marc Grossman, who runs Natural Eye Care, our eyes are designed for hunting, which involves seeing danger or potential food […]
Managers have been struggling to maximize employee productivity almost since the beginning of time. Shelves full of books exist on the subject. Magazines and online articles try to tackle the problem on a daily basis. High-priced consultants, experts, and speakers add to the mass of productivity-improvement tips. Could there possibly be an easy answer? In […]
The internet has made life better in an inconceivable number of ways, but at the same time there are still some things that spark nostalgia for pre-internet days. Recently I got to thinking about the mail order catalog. While it still exists, the catalog has definitely faded into the background of commercial activity a little […]
