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The Case of the Two-Cent Candy
A couple of decades ago, consultant, writer, and “uberguru” of all things business, Tom Peters, told his story of the two-cent candy. There was a retail store in Palo Alto that had a box of candy available at checkout.
Take a byte out of agriculture
Land continues to hold value for people in the business of farming crops and housing data for cloud computing. Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, and Ask.com already have data centers, not in urban sprawls but in rural areas in the Northwest, and now Facebook wants to claim its territory too.
Librarian — Going extinct or new info superhero?
Libraries are depositories of information, and librarians are the navigators. A degree in information science certifies these professionals in the study of the classification, storage, and retrieval of huge amounts of data. These days, that data comes by way of books and bytes.
The New Hub of the Home
2010’s new technological trend in housing is the 3-D television set, which is likely to become the new hub of the home (WSJ’s Market Watch). Imagine a t.v. that not only brings entertainment but is the central command station for communications, social media, and the home’s security and energy systems.
“What about…?”
In the blog section of Harvard Business Review is Scott Anthony’s post, “How to Kill Innovation: Keep Asking Questions.” Anthony proposes that two seemingly beneficial words become one double-edged sword.
The truth about the new credit card law
Next week, a new federal credit-card law goes into effect that could significantly decrease the amount of fees and interest paid by card holders.
Adding value to client services
Forrester Research predicts that businesses will spend about $11 billion this year on Customer Relationship Management strategies, or tactics used to gain customers and retain them by nurturing an ongoing relationship.
Shigeru Ban builds houses with paper tubes
Historically, famous architects design buildings for the wealthy. Shigeru Ban is one exception to this tradition
Clichés according to Seth Godin
Clichés are plentiful, but how can we use them effectively in our communication? Seth Godin helps writers and speakers become more adept. Here is his post, “How to use clichés.” I love this definition from Wikipedia: In printing, a cliché was a printing plate cast from movable type
Quality above all else
Football star Joe Montana once said, “Confidence is a very fragile thing.” The Toyota Corporation is knee-deep in crisis. After over 75 years since its founding, Toyota struggles to maintain the “Toyota Way 2001,” the management credo that stakes company values on two principles — Respect for People and Continuous Improvement.
