September 2009
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Mistake #5: Blending In
Okay, so maybe you don’t want to wear Technicolor socks, but if you’ve ever walked into a business meeting without a smile and a handshake, this post is for you. This post is the fifth in the series 8 Mistakes Men Don’t Make. Blending in at the outset can ensure that no one takes you […]
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3 Ways Google Wave Will Change Business
Tomorrow, Google will release the much-anticipated Google Wave, an innovative new communications platform. Mashable goes into depth about what Wave is, and also how it can change business. Ben Parr’s article on Wave’s game-changing features includes some benefits for business: Drag-and-drop file uploads: (These) make Google Wave not only a communication platform, but a useful […]
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Where to Get Your Free Joe on National Coffee Day
Today is National Coffee Day, one of many annual food-related celebrations of unspecified origin. If you’re among the 54% of Americans who enjoy a daily brew, you might want to celebrate National Coffee Day by acquiring your juice for free. Below, we’ve listed some of the coffee shops offering special National Coffee Day deals: Texas/Midwest: […]
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Xerox Enters IT Services Space by Buying Affiliated Computer Services
Xerox today announced that it will buy IT services/outsourcing company Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4 billion. Bloomberg has more: The transaction will help triple sales from services to about $10 billion, Xerox said today in a statement. The total price of the cash-and-stock deal is about 34 percent more than Dallas-based Affiliated Computer’s closing price […]
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Filmmaker Gains Thousands of Twitter Followers by Running Naked into Circle K
Image: Phx411 Last night at about 2am EST, Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar released a single, fateful tweet: If I got my 3000th follower today, I’ll go into a Circle K naked. It is now almost noon EST. And Joko Anwar has more than 10,000 followers. You can bet he’s getting publicity out of this. Alas, […]
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Bank of America Flag Controversy Illustrates Dangers of Blind Obedience
Last week, a Bank of America branch in Gaffney, SC stirred up controversy by removing American flags from an adjacent sidewalk. The bank later returned the flags, which were intended for a funeral procession for a fallen Marine. But the city isn’t about to forgive the bank. The Spartanburg Herald-Journal has more: The controversy developed […]
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FCC Proposes New Net Neutrality Rules
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski today proposed a set of new Internet neutrality rules relating to ISPs. CNET has more: In a speech given at the Brookings Institute, Genachowski proposed that the FCC turn its four principles of network openness official into regulation. And he suggested that the FCC add two more “principles” as part of […]
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Mistake #1: Seeking Validation
Today’s post is part of the series of 8 Mistakes Men Don’t Make, and we’re looking at the bad, bad habit of seeking validation. It’s not only women who do this. So listen up, men. There are a few different ways people seek approval or validation. All of them send a message: Hey, um, I’m […]
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Fedex Plans to Raise Rates Next Year To Counteract Falling Profits
FedEx will increase shipping rates 5.9% next year to offset falling profits. The BBC reports: Its net profit for the three months to the end of August was $181m, which was down 53% from the same period last year. The company said that the slow economy was hurting its sales. It is to raise express […]
