(The coupon some franchisees say killed their business.)
Nothing beats a heath-bar cheesecake and chocolate ice cream beaten with big metal spoons on a slab. Especially before a summer movie. Or a trip to the beach. Unfortunately, thanks to a widespread franchise failure, hand-beaten gourmet ice cream may not be an option anymore. At least, not [...]
Bill Gates in 1983
Farewell, Bill Gates. Your 25 years at Microsoft have nurtured it from obscurity into a megalith. Now, it’s something in between.
One thing is certain. Microsoft was built around the figurehead of Bill Gates. This Friday, Gates is bidding farewell, depriving Microsoft of its key symbolic element: himself. He’ll stay as a [...]
I was reading this 2007 New York Times article by Jason Pontin about crowdsourcing technology. He specifically addresses the area of organizing and locating relevant information in our increasingly digital society. Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon.com leads again with Amazon Mechanical Turk, a service that matches human workers to companies in need of [...]
According to a 2005 research study, executives with equity incentives (stock options and restricted stock grants) were more likely to “smooth” earnings so that they met or barely beat analysts’ projections. And the longer the continuation of the equity incentive plan, the greater the “management” of earnings.
The researchers summarized the reasoning behind the behavior [...]
This week imprinted three words in my memory banks: oil, water, and the AP. As in less (supply), more (flooding), and yuck! despicable! vomit! (AP). Luckily, ScienceDaily posted an article about how thinking about the future originated with our great ape ancestors, legitimizing any worry the former three topics created.
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Unemployed? Jaded on traditional jobs? The world of job boards offers some bizarre alternatives for gig-searchers. Here are this week’s best:
1. India: Looking for QC Welders to Work in Saudi Arabia
Hey, we are looking for qc welders to work in companies in Saudi Arabia, these are the conditions:
1-2 years contract. [...]
Today I asked a local designer I admire to design a logo for me. We talked about the project, styles, colors, and possible future work I would need once the original design was complete. After about ten or fifteen minutes I asked him for a ballpark estimate of the cost and turnaround time.
Which question [...]
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Control freak. Not exactly an endearing term. I took the phrase for granted until a certain situation made me suspect I might be one.
I won’t go into detail about the situation. Suffice it to say that control-freakish researching tendencies led to definitions, which assuaged my controlling mind with intelligent-sounding answers. Once I [...]
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Reuters posted an article today about how most people are willing to relocate for work. Relocation means uprooting a familiar life in favor of a perceived better outcome. It’s a big deal, and if Manpower is right, we’re at a point in history when more people than ever are doing it:
Manpower said [...]
Unilever creates ads for its Sunsilk hair products that target southeast Asia. Check out this commercial, which the poster claims is intended for ten countries in Asia (India, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos and Myanmar):
The Chicago Journal of Consumer Research released an article entitled “Marketers Are Creating an Imaginary, Cross-Cultural, Asian [...]