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Have you heard the song “Forever” by teenage sensation Chris Brown? This catchy pop song made it to #3 this week on the Billboard Hot 100. I’ve found it especially good for traffic jams and gym sessions. It’s the kind of uniform commercial sound that makes you wonder whether the song was written by the […]
The average person might believe that the worldwide push to “go green” is coming solely from politicians and concerned citizens. In fact, this is not the case! In recent years, many big-name companies have realized their way towards more sustainable and eco-friendly business practices. Following are 25 well-known companies that are leading the green revolution. […]
Need to find something? Google it. Not good enough? Wikipedia it. Expert facts lie at your fingertips. Sort of. Wikipedia is the engine of choice when it comes to quick information fixes. Google provides lots of information, fast, but Wikipedia takes the burden of site selection off users. It has exploded into an Internet standard […]
A couple of ex-Google employees last night unveiled what may be the “most comprehensive search engine on the Web.” The initial hype centered around Cuil’s (pronounced “cool”) possibility of beating Google as a primary Internet search engine. From TechCrunch: Menlo Park based Cuil will launch later this evening with an index of 120 billion web […]
If the Internet could speak with one voice, it would probably groan “oh, not again!” That’s because every raving success story about Internet startups is tempered by dozens more that crashed and burned in a sea of wasted money, bad ideas, or unfulfilled hype. As venture capitalist Paul Graham writes, most of these failures are […]
The Wall Street Journal reported this spring that men were wearing girdles. Man girdles, or mirdles, are marketed as body-shaping underwear, exercise wear, shapewear, bodywear – even support boxers. Elasticized, supportive undergarments for men are turning up all over. Saks Fifth Avenue carryies spandex briefs and tank tops designed to have a trimming effect. […]
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Some of the greatest fortunes and empires in history were created by people who started with nothing. Today, we celebrate 25 of these iconic figures – businessmen, technology entrepreneurs, even celebrities and athletes – by recalling the tales of their rise to glory. Don’t feel bad if your favorites aren’t on the list, this is […]
Generation Y are lazy slobs. Gen-Xers are too cynical to make a decent contribution to the workplace. Baby Boomers sold out, and they brought the entire economy with them. Sound familiar? I hear the discourse all the time. Each successive generation is convinced that those coming after it will infect the planet with life-threatening value […]
People traditionally flock to grad school when the economy makes finding a decent job an acrobatic challenge. However–when you factor in the monetary- and opportunity costs, (barring the notion that higher education fulfills a wild passion of yours) is grad school really worth it? Author and Harvard Business Review writer Scott Berkun explores the question […]
Suicide is a big problem in South Korea. According to the Financial Times, the compact peninsula has the highest rate of suicide in the developed world: 24.7 deaths per 100,000 people. It’s become such a problem that employers are sending workers to “well-dying” courses to prevent suicides. During the courses, employees go through the arduous […]
From today’s Wall Street Journal: Texas had some of the cheapest power rates in the country when it zapped most of the state’s electric regulations six years ago, convinced that rollicking competition would drive prices even lower. This summer, electricity there is some of the nation’s priciest. Power costs are rising in the rest of […]
After writing about Anheuser-Busch, Fannie Mae, and GM over the past week, something occurred to me. Well, many things occurred to me, but this time, something apart from skipping the country until things get better stuck out in my mind. It was this: During the past week, several key American icons–the suburban house, the SUV, […]
