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business

Lard Is Good … Seriously

February 6, 2009

Here is a lovely article by The Green Fooder James Temple (thanks to  The Green Fooder in Colorado for pointing me to the article), extolling the virtues and busting misperceptions of lard. Few food terms have become as loaded as lard, weighed down by the connotation of excess and enlisted as a prefix in the harshest obesity put-downs. [...]

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Apple sez “We don’t lie, but you’re a fool to believe us.”

December 3, 2008

I love my iPhone, but it is not everything it’s cracked up to be. Twice as fast for half the price? Not really. I wanted to believe that, but was skeptical. Nevermind that if you upgraded to the new iPhone, you also committed to an additional $15/month in ATT costs to keep keep your data [...]

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If Cars Could Vote…

November 3, 2008

Your choice in automobile can say a lot about your voting habits, says Kelley Blue Book. If cars could vote, what would they say? The company says that Sen. John McCain leads among owners of domestic and luxury cars, including GMC (61 percent of owners prefer McCain), Chevrolet (60 percent), Buickand Dodge (58 percent), Ford (57 percent), Lexus, BMW and Lincoln (52 percent). Kelley’s research also finds that 66 percent of [...]

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Traditional Recession Tactics Are Doomed To Fail … Management Can Be a Tool of Holistic Design

October 22, 2008

Corporations who play this game of economic musical chairs are in for a rude awakening – because the music just stopped.  This, a pithy line from Umair Haque’s take on the world financial crisis happening right now, sums it up. To put a finer point on it, he says this: the macro crisis isn’t really [...]

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Shoptopia Launches

October 21, 2008

Shoptopia launched this month. What is it? Shoptopia is an online social shopping experience where members can share their love for their favorite brands, discover new products, seek shopping advice from a community of friends, family and peers, and receive exclusive benefits from local shopping centers.  Why is it?  “When using more than one channel [...]

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The Brokers with Hands on Their Faces Blog

October 13, 2008

It’s a sign o’ the times: The Brokers with Hands on Their Faces Blog…

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50 Social Sites That You Might Want To Know About

September 5, 2008

A colleague pointed me to this handy article. I don’t entirely agree with the relevance of all sites listed here, but it is a great primer on what’s out there in social media. The article breaks the list up into categories: Social-Media/Social-Bookmarking Sites Professional-Networking Sites Niche Social-Media Sites General Social-Media Sites Job Sites Link: 50 Social [...]

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