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- Anthony Ricigliano — Isn’t This What Google Didn’t Want All Along? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2012 from Kieran PollardThe recent algorithm changes by Google, namely Panda and Penguin, have set forth a “punch list” of what the search engine wants from an SEO campaign. The beauty of these revelations is that what they want now is pretty much what they’ve wanted all along. The bad news, at least for some of the ...
Views: 668 - Another Sputnik Moment - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardWe probably didn’t see it coming but the decline of education in the U.S has been crystallized by a book titled “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” written by Amy Chua. The book and its author have come under intense criticism for a tough love on steroids stance on parenting. The book’s premise is ...
Views: 661 - The Fed, Wall Street, and the Unemployed - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Kieran PollardWith so much going on around it, the Fed appears to have forgotten one of its two mandates; the forgotten one being to promote full employment. The last time anybody there looked, the unemployment rate was and still is 9.5%. This number is very likely to head higher in the second half of the ...
Views: 658 - The Entrepreneurial a Fresh Start - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardIf you starting a new business, the beginning of a new venture that provides a fantastic opportunity should be accompanied by a bunch of excitement and anticipation, right? Setting your goals, developing your strategy, an imagining your life once you’ve achieved what you set out do should have ...
Views: 657 - A Movement Based on a Number - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Kieran PollardThe challenges facing the citizens that want to take action on global warming are many. First and foremost, there’s the fossil fuel industry, which is the single most profitable enterprise in human history. Challenges dovetail off from the industry due to its money to advance their political ...
Views: 641 - Our Children and the Business of Pharmaceuticals - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardAs reported recently in the Wall Street Journal, a study of prescription patterns in 2009, conducted by IMS Health, showed that 25 percent of children in the U.S. were on regular medication. According to the study, 45 million children are taking asthma medications, 24 million are taking ADHD ...
Views: 639 - Challenges of Network Mobility - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Kieran PollardThe new wave in office computing is here, and it’s in the palm of your hand. The lines between work and non-work blur when your employees can carry access to all of your company’s business around in their pockets wherever they go, on a machine that’s neither customizable nor necessarily ...
Views: 635 - Making the Connection Between the Environment and Our Health - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardRaising awareness in terms of how pollutants in our environment can come back to bite us is starting to gain traction as more people are now connecting the effect our immediate environment has on our health. Much like the anti-tobacco ads which draw a clear connection between smoking cigarettes ...
Views: 634 - Can The Amazon Emit more Greenhouse Gases than the US? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardA severe drought in the Amazon rain forest last year was worse than the "once-in-a-century" dry spell in which damaged the forest 2005 and may ultimately have a bigger impact on global warming than the United States does in a year, British and Brazilian scientists said on Thursday. Simply ...
Views: 628 - The Business threat from Spyware - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Kieran PollardAnyone who uses a modern computer today is aware of spyware. To most people, spyware is a petty annoyance generated by less-than-ethical advertisers, search engine designers, software distributors and hardware manufacturers. Spyware is used to track, record and report activities of interest to ...
Views: 624 - What happened to our Health Care System? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardIn the movies an actor gets hit on the head or survives an accident and wakes up saying “What happened?” In reality, a person walks out to the mailbox and looks at a medical bill that wipes out years of savings and asks the same thing. “What happened?” It’s the same for any American that ...
Views: 624 - Presenting Your Private Company to Investors - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Kieran PollardIf the time has come to raise funding to expand your business, you’re likely to be presenting your business to a variety of investors. Assuming that you are past the “friends and family” funding stage, you could end up presenting to investors referred to you by your friends and family or to ...
Views: 619 - Three Takeaways from the Deepwater Horizon Committee’s Findings - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardAlmost six months after the blowout of the Deepwater Horizon was capped, a commission tasked with analyzing what exactly happened has come out with a report that won’t satisfy those on either side of the issue. While it didn’t ask for a ban on offshore drilling neither did it provide a return to ...
Views: 615 - Virtualization for the Dynamic Enterprise - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Kieran PollardWhat does Server Virtualization Mean? Server virtualization is the use of technology to separate software, including the operating system, from the hardware. This means that you can run several environments on the same physical server. In some installations, this could mean that several ...
Views: 602(1 vote) - Google Applications - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Kieran PollardWhen other tools aren't available, many employees simply use a variety of Google apps to satisfy their need to collaborate with peers, customers, and other business partners. In some cases, management actually authorizes the use of easily-accessible programs like Google messaging, Google Docs, ...
Views: 600 - What do Protests and Violence in Egypt and Tunisia Signify? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardProtests have been growing in size and violence for the last several days in Egypt, led on the street by people in their twenties suffering from inflation, exaggerated unemployment, and institutionalized corruption. Additionally, protests against entrenched governments aren’t limited to Cairo. ...
Views: 600 - Wind Power’s Role as an Alternative to Fossil Fuel - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Kieran PollardAlbeit from a small base, wind power continues to grow at a steady pace, doubling in production from 2006 to 2008. Wind farms in the U. S. generated a total of 52 billion kilowatt hours in 2008, making up approximately 1.3% of the total of electricity generated in the country. Despite its small ...
Views: 591 - Where the Debate on Global Warming Is and Isn’t - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2012 from Kieran PollardAs the debate over global warming continues apace, it’s important to divide the issues between what is generally agreed upon, where the debate is really focused, and where it isn’t. Despite the nay saying about global warming, a nearly unanimous number of scientists agree that the Earth has ...
Views: 580 - Where We Were, Where Are, and Where We Need to Be - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardQuantifying the global warming problem is as easy as understanding three numbers; 275, 388, and 350. 275 – During all of human history, up until about 200 years ago, our atmosphere contained 275 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Measuring in parts per million is a standard method of ...
Views: 571 - Swimming in Chemicals - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardWe are literally swimming in toxins. As evidence, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found flame retardant PBDE’s, long thought to be a group of neurotoxicants, in the bloodstreams, umbilical cord blood, and breast milk of over 95 percent of Americans that have been tested. A ...
Views: 555 - How Can Socialized Medicine Be Worse Than This? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardHere’s a list of healthcare stats that may make you wonder why we’re so attached to our healthcare system. Obamacare isn’t going to fix it and the Republicans don’t have an answer either. By the way, if you’re taking any meds for high blood pressure, you may not want to read this: A CNN ...
Views: 526 - Handicapping the China versus India Race - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardAs Europe and America struggle with their economies, economic growth is humming along in the East. Which one will be the next superpower? The current bets would have China as the favorite with India as the dark horse but some of the current trends indicate that India could make a race. Here ...
Views: 486 - Four Industries Where China has Passed the U.S. (by a lot) - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardAmerica was known for the better part of the last century as the single greatest producer of just about everything in the world. It was during the 70’s that we started to cede our dominance in major industries to other areas of the world. Oil production went to the Middle East, automobile ...
Views: 475 - Is Your Job Killing You? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardWe work more hours than ever it seems, with few breaks and even less vacation time. Under these stresses, your job may be killing you. Too many hours – The chances for a heart attack spike after working for more than 10 hours per day. At 11 hours, European researchers found that people have 60% ...
Views: 473 - Wanted: Global Warming Deniers - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardFox News hit the “want ads” the other day seeking someone that would take up the debate on global warming with Al Gore. Fox News science columnist Gene Koprowski recently posted the want ad on ProfNet requesting help and commentary from sources who would be able to "point out the ridiculousness" ...
Views: 472 - Five Questions to Ask Before Setting Your Goals - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardSo you’re ready to start a business and it’s exciting and daunting at the same time. Here’s a way to handle on whether your goals are reachable and whether you can experience the level of success you desire. Setting your short and long term goals is going to be an essential element in your ...
Views: 463 - File Transfer Security - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardIn the vast majority of cases, corporate data breaches are caused inadvertently by well-meaning employees as they exchange data with customers, vendors, and partners. As a result, ad hoc file transfer security has become a critical concern for Information Security departments at leading ...
Views: 462 - Should you Mine for Gold or Sell the Pick-axes? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardDuring the California gold rush there were essentially two type businesses; the people who flocked to the state to discover gold and the businesses that supported them. Mining for gold was considered to be the more exciting of the two and provided the possibility for overnight riches, which drew ...
Views: 461 - Know Your Customer Through the Data - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardWithout understanding your customers and their needs, your business has little chance of satisfying either. In the past, business owners simply got to know their customer over the counter of their brick-and-mortar stores as they conducted business. Although online sales have opened up a whole ...
Views: 449 - Laissez Faire in Hi Tech - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardWith an economy burdened by a slow recovery from the great recession and the government hamstrung by skyrocketing deficits, the suggested solutions for getting us back on track seem to be coming from all directions. The thing is, the answer for hi-tech lies in the same model it has operated on ...
Views: 449 - Guaranteeing Success by Knowing Your Customer - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardThe success that comes to any business is a direct result of finding people that want to buy from you. If this sounds simple, it’s just the “Know your customer” rule and nothing more. Finding your ideal customer may take a little research but the fact is the foundation of your success is ...
Views: 418 - Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Contracting Industries - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardThe changes being forced on to our economy via the recession and globalization are creating and destroying jobs. The job destruction aspect tends to dominate the headlines due to the fact that there are a many industries where it appears that the jobs that have left are not coming back any time ...
Views: 411 - The Evidence Rolls In - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardWithin days of each other, two extreme events occurred on opposite sides of the planet; the 2000 mile wide snowstorm that saw 25 foot waves in Lake Michigan and a monster cyclone that smacked into Australia. It increasingly appears that 200 years of burning coal, oil and gas and dumping their ...
Views: 405 - Why are we Subsidizing Big Oil? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardPresident Obama must be asking the same thing as he proposes cutting out approximately $36.5 billion a year in oil and gas company subsidies and tax breaks in his new budget, which is set to be released at the end of February. "We will not continue costly tax cuts for oil companies," president ...
Views: 387 - How to Innovate your own Business into Existence - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardInnovation isn’t the province of a select few. It exists in everyone waiting to be discovered. Learning any new skill always takes time and it's the same with developing an innovative mindset. Don’t be disappointed if you’re not innovating 24/7 immediately. It will take a bit of practice and ...
Views: 380 - Trusting Corporate America to not Pull a “Lucy” - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2011 from Kieran PollardPresident Obama, continuing to stump for messages put forth in the “State of the Union” address, is calling out corporate America for outsourcing jobs. In his recent Saturday morning address, Obama stated, “Government has a responsibility to make the U.S. the best place in the world to do ...
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