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10 Office Gaffes to Avoid
November 4, 2009
Probably the most common (or at least among the offices I’ve worked in): #7 Failing to reset a voicemail greeting or email autoreply. Read 10 Office Gaffes to Avoid »
A Dozen Sushi-Inspired Product Designs
October 25, 2009
I’ve loved sushi and sashimi ever since my pop introduced me to them back in the 70s, when I was a little boy. I’d still rather spend my money on the real stuff, but some of the products featured in this Toxel.com post are actually quite cute and pretty cool. Check them out. Read 12 Cool [...]
Wickedly Clever Twitter Uses
October 25, 2009
If you’ve taken a look at Twitter, the microblogging sensation, and said to yourself, “Heck if I know what I can use this thing for,” maybe this list from the Twittown Blog will help you in the “what for” department. Although the post’s title sounds devious, the ideas and applications really aren’t (well, most aren’t [...]
How to Avoid Cell Phone Radiation
October 22, 2009
Can you hear me now? From The Daily Green, 8 ways to keep your exposure to a minimum while still being connected. Can’t really hurt to be careful, can it? Read 8 Clever Ways to Avoid Cell Phone Radiation »
A Few Ways to Find Unclaimed Money
October 14, 2009
You’ve seen the ads — they used to flood late-night TV and the Web — promising to reveal sources of money that’s technically yours, but only if you know about them to ask for what’s rightfully yours. Of course, they’ll tell you what you need to know for a fee. Well, for nothing more than [...]
How Much is Your Twitter Account Worth?
October 13, 2009
Mine’s new and already it’s worth $6! Woohoo!!! Go to What’s My Twitter Account Worth? »
Workplace Feng Shui Tips for Creativity
October 13, 2009
OK, not really feng shui, but the following 1o tips from Happier.com are pretty interesting. #7, which has something to do with smell, is quite curious. Read 10 Tips for Setting the Scene for Creataivity: How Physical Space Influences Psychology »
7 Most Overrated Businesses
October 13, 2009
We all know about #1 (well, on the other hand, since we keep seeing new ones pop up — and disappear — apparently many of us don’t know the business is way tougher than it looks). See if you can guess what’s on the rest of this list from Yahoo! Small Business. Read The 7 Most [...]
Another Cheezburger Network Ben Huh Interview, This Time @ Advertising Age
October 12, 2009
Why all the attention? For Net publishers, the following sentences sum up why his story’s intriguing: “The blogs are, in a sense, perfect media properties for the web. All the content is user-contributed and culled by editors. The company has been profitable since its first quarter, monetizing almost entirely via ad networks and Google AdSense.” Read [...]
November 6, 2009