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It’s very interesting to note that a recent study revealed that approximately 85 percent of companies globally are using open source software. Not surprisingly, the main motivator for using open source software is cost. Other indicators point to the fact that this software provides companies protection from becoming locked into a single vendor. However, major […]
Many people think that mind mapping is a process best used by creative individuals. But there are many ways that mind mapping can help in a business setting as well. It’s important to remember that a business is nothing more than a collection of individuals working together for a common goal. Consider the following ways […]
Sometimes, a parody of an ad is more successful than the ad itself. Some parodies, like those of the Apple Mac vs PC ads, outperform the originals by more than 10 million online hits*. We’ve listed some of the best such parodies below: 10. Motrin’s Baby Sling Ad The original is a tongue-in-cheek, narrated short […]
Private equity firms Leonard Green & Partners (which is behind Petco, Whole Foods, and Sports Authority, among many others) and TPG Capital (Nieman Marcus, Sabre Group, Midwest Air) have bought out J. Crew for $3 billion. From the Wall St. Journal: The deal puts the New York company in the hands of private-equity firms TPG […]
This is a guest post by a writer at MyCorporateLogo.com A logo represents a company. It defines that company’s identity and purpose. It is an integral part of brand strategy. Without a logo or brand identity it would be impossible for a consumer to identify one product or service from the next. Most consumers have […]
Fake Science clarifies what differentiates decaf and regular coffee:
If you use Gmail, and your Google mail didn’t work starting yesterday, you may be one of the 120,000 or so users left stranded by a Gmail outage. Engadget has more: If you’ve got a working Gmail account, you might want to back it up every so often — as many as 500,000 Gmail users […]
The last two jobs in this list are really, really good. Promise: 1. National Sales Director, Hospice A rapidly growing Quasi National Hospice Company seeks an experienced and successful Sales/Business Development Director to oversee Sales and Business Development activities for a very fast paced, State-of-The-Art company. This position requires EXTENSIVE TRAVEL to the territories and […]
This is a post from Minyanville.com, written by Susannah Breslin. In man’s modern-day battle against the robots, the winner last week was abundantly clear. Watson, an IBM computer, appeared on “Jeopardy!” and soundly annihilated his two human opponents, previous “Jeopardy!” champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. The show was the finale of a three-night throw […]
(Image: MortgageCalculator.org) New home sales are dismally low. You could blame the weather, but the truth is that when you can’t find a job or your income down, banks aren’t very excited about loaning money to you, and you don’t have much faith that things will pick up soon, you don’t buy yourself a new […]
Image of Toyota City by Patrick Ragnarsson/Flickr Toyota is recalling 2.17 million cars to fix gas pedals that could get stuck in floor mats. If you hear a hissing noise, don’t worry, it’s just the sound of Toyota’s public image deflating even more. The New York Times has more: The Japanese automaker said it would […]
