When Facebook launched Pages late in 2007, big brands finally had an opportunity to use the social networking platform to better connect with fans. Soon after companies signed on, well-known personalities and public figures started to use the new Pages tools to publicly bring their communities together online. While the division between personal profile accounts [...]
Sure, there was a time when being labeled “nerd” — a broadly-encompassing term for a person who’s myopically devoted to science, computers, and/or esoteric cultural pursuits like “Star Wars” trivia or “Dungeons & Dragons” — was the nadir of uncoolness. Nerds were considered clueless about fashion and, well, to put it politely, socially and romantically [...]
The headline is possibly the most important part on your LinkedIn profile. It is your 120 character hook to people finding you in a LinkedIn search, it should be about what you do as opposed to what you are. It should be memorable and enticing enough for someone to click on your profile and not [...]
In many ways, a culture is defined by the food it serves on its streets. Witness Singapore’s steaming hawker centers filled with fiery chili crab and decadent laksa; the vendors in Bangkok peddling crispy crickets and fried tarantulas; spicy tripe sandwiches sold in Florence, Italy; currywurst sausages devoured by hungry Germans in Berlin; and the chaat (snacks) served at carts across India that are as varied as the country itself.
Whether we’re part of a large organization or working at home, to be successful and recognized, people have to see the quality of our work, know its value, find it relevant and worth coming back to. Without that we won’t be working long. It’s not enough to have knowledge, know-how, and be able to deliver extraordinary value, if we’re the only ones who know that’s what we can do.
On this day in 1974, Clyde Dawson made history as the first consumer to buy a product that had been scanned into a till by its Universal Product Code. The product was a $0.67 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum purchased at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio. The UPC went on to become more commonly known as a “bar code.”
Social media is making it easier to find the right jobs, and for you to connect to the right people that can help you get those jobs. Many job seekers are still using traditional job search methods that are yielding poor results. The New York Post reported that one woman applied for more than one thousand jobs over 99 weeks, getting only two interviews. Nearly one in three job seekers has been out of work for more than a year, and the average job seeker gives up after five months.
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By Kathy Benjamin Published: Mon, 16 May 2011 05:00:00 How much would you pay to be able to read another person's mind? As superpowers go, it's a hell of a lot more of a game changer than, say, flight
For years, the accepted wisdom was that Osama bin Laden was holed up in a cave along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. It turns out he was living in a rather large, heavily armed house in an affluent…
These animals are packin more than just an awwww factor.
There’s a good reason why I carefully read through my receipts upon returning home from a shopping trip, and it’s not because I’m afraid of being overcharged (although that would be a perfectly reasonable and, more importantly, sensible explanation). No
It goes without saying that monkeys are awesome in every way, but if a monkey starts throwing down, that’s a killer combo of awesome and terrifying. Mostly awesome though.
You should get a dog.
Dogs are great, aren’t they? They’re man’s best friend, loyal and true and all that… when you’re around. However, when you’re gone, it’s a totally different story.
It’s boring without you. A lot of these dogs missed their people or just got bored while they were left alone and things got destroyed.
Whatever [...]