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Monthly Archives: May 2008
good story on jobs at Fortune – “The Gig Job-hopping Gen Yers aren’t disloyal. They’re smart”
Tweet The Gig Job-hopping Gen Yers aren’t disloyal. They’re smart « Never mind that it doesn’t do much to encourage employees to become leaders themselves. As Tammy Erickson at the Concours Institute notes on her Harvard Business Online blog, Yers … Continue reading
Moving ahead by looking back – Stagflation in the 2000′s is similar to the 70′s
Tweet Good stuff on current economic conditions with some plausible answers for moving forward by looking backward. Fortunately, there is a better way forward than we took after 1974. We need to adopt coherent national and global technology policies to … Continue reading
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Signs of a changing political landscape – Bush-McCain downsized in McCain homestate
Tweet Ouch that has to sting a little. I mean we are talking about Arizona here, McCain’s home state, where he is the elected Senator. Poor ticket sales, expected protests scuttle Bush-McCain fundraiser at Phoenix Convention Center – Phoenix Business … Continue reading
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CFL’s and Dimmers – not a good match – who knew? not me =(
Tweet So I am making the move to CFL’s as they save energy and last forever. What I didn’t know is that regular CFL’s don’t work with Dimmers. For a technical explanation see here. So now I am gonna get … Continue reading
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Social Media Mecca with Church of the Customer Blog
Tweet I try to read Church of the Customer Blog as often as I can. They do a really good job of taking Internet topics and applying them to everyday business issues. In the last week they have had some … Continue reading
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FORTUNE: Techland Microsoft turns to cash to beat back Google «
Tweet I just dont see how Microsoft’s new program to pay users to use their search engine helps to build mindshare. Anyone using the program is only there to get their cash and as soon as it ends they will … Continue reading
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6 ways you’re wasting gas – FORTUNE
Tweet Good article on saving gas, but also for driving like a sane person. 6 ways you’re wasting gas – May. 21, 2008 One things they leave out: stop driving your car. Take the bus, ride your bike. The next … Continue reading
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Windy Wednesday Grudge Match
Tweet Fought a bitter wind from the West today. Felt like the four horsemen were riding in and I had to show them it wasn’t time yet. Hadn’t really thought of riding out till I jumped in my pool and … Continue reading
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Bike to Work Day – A Success
Tweet Last Friday, May 17th was National Bike to Work Day and while I woke up to a flat tire and settled for the bus, many others participated. How about you? Discontent with higher gasoline prices and happiness over the … Continue reading
Build a biking habit – Commuting to work
Tweet Good article on commuting on your bike to work via Rails to Trails: Check out our list of basic preparations to enjoy your bicycle commute, and gear up to join hundreds of thousands all around the country. 1. Functional … Continue reading
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