I always close deals with these: a slight hint of accent and charisma, an amalgamation of business metaphors and a languid monotone; in an attempt to deliver a half-assed performance and partial display of scholarship. In fact, I never imagined that dealing with different people would be as easy as this. My main task is to bring people to our […]
Whether you hire the granddaddy of cloud computing, Amazon, or some other cloud computing service, there is no doubt that startups pretty much build their businesses with the help of cloud computing services that give them instant access to cloud services over the Internet. What is the Cloud? So here is some technical news for you. The cloud is basically […]
Here’s a question for the new year: Does a Google search ranking on the first page replace the need to keep spending on advertising? After all, if you’ve made it to the top of the listings in Google search results, what else is needed? Times have certainly changed. Understatement of the year, right? But it is true. Having been in […]
Like many of us, there are times when I worry and get angry about how slow a web page loads or how long it takes to download a file. And, being a programmer by trade, I also sometimes tell myself how limited the command set is for a particular programming language or how slow a particular PC is to update […]
The question of why the gap in international basketball has been closed is a pressing one. The United States once dominated the Olympic and international game. Those days are gone as our training structure leaves a lot to be desired. The quality of our training has deteriorated, therefore other countries have made great progress due to a motivated training movement. […]
Depression glass is so named because it was glass that was made during the Great Depression Era. Every depression Glass was manufactured in the United States from the late 1920s to the beginning of 1940. Federal Glass, Hocking Glass and Macbeth-Evans were only three of the companies that tried to help lift the mood of people in The small shapes […]
The STD epidemic is not limited to today’s youth, oh no. Some STDs (and their scientifically dubious and painful treatments) date back several hundred years. Let’s take a look at some of the older ones and the myths about them that caused some pretty unorthodox treatment throughout STD history: Herpes Herpes has been around since ancient Greek times; in fact, […]
Breaking into the current film industry is a greater challenge than that of classic cinema. The digital age has certainly satisfied the universal passion of filmmakers for making movies. Today, digital technology has changed the way movies are made. Digital cinema opened up new opportunities and possibilities for filmmakers of both small independent films and big budget blockbusters. This also […]
It may not be the best analogy, but men are like butterflies. They move from one flower to another, and when they have gathered all the fragrance and sweetness, they lose interest and move on to the next attractive flower they see. Lots of girls know this little fact, and can’t rest easy on their paranoia that one day, their […]
“PowerPoint has become a crutch for those who lack the skills, time, and commitment to create an effective presentation.” Too strong a statement? Perhaps, unless of course you’re one of the many presenters who rely heavily on PowerPoint, then that’s just some sound advice from a veteran organizational performance consultant. My good friend and fellow “marketing geezer guru” Bob Bly […]
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