March 2011
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Charlie Sheen, "They picked a fight with a...
Click to watch interview OMG, he looks horrible for a warlock! Do not bite the hand that feeds you :-)
February 2011
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A New Look at Job Hoppers and Why they Make the...
People in their 20s on average change jobs every 18 months. People in their 30s — at least the ones that continue to do well in their careers — change jobs frequently as well, although at a slower pace than the 20 somethings. So if you think job-hopping is bad, change your thinking. Job hoppers are not quitters. In fact, they make better co-workers and better employees and I bet are generally...
Wow! I did not expect Boeing to win the Tanker contract….let the drama continue. Not sure if it’s over.
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Focus Your People on What They're Best At
Most performance review systems set an ideal image of how an employee should act and then point out how each employee uniquely fails to meet that ideal. We call these failures “development areas” and encourage people to focus their energy on improving them. However, improving on weaknesses takes up a tremendous amount of energy. Instead, focus your people on their strengths....
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“The Key to Long Term Success Is Not Thinking Harder, It’s Caring More”
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Supreme Court Decision Widens Scope of Third Party...
In an 8-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently allowed an employee who was allegedly fired in retaliation for a sex discrimination charge filed by his fiancée to sue his employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Like Title VII, the FMLA has an antiretaliation provision that could extend similar protection to third parties such as fiancées and close family members.
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Amazon Takes on NetFlix
Amazon.com rolled out a streaming TV and movie service for its prime customers, taking a direct shot at fast growing rival Netflix. Amazon announced on Tuesday that its prime customers, who pay $79 a year for free two-day shipping, can choose among 5,000 TV shows and movies such as “Syriana,” “Doctor Who: Season 4,” and “Analyze This” to stream through...
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Did You Know - Washington is the only State named...
Before it became a state, the territory was called Columbia (named after the Columbia River). When it was granted statehood, the name was changed to Washington, supposedly so people wouldn’t confuse it with The District of Columbia.
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Twitter goes to war - UberTwitter & Twitdryod are...
You do not want to cross Twitter. They will kick you out of the inner circle…
Nordstrom Buys VC-backed HauteLook
Department store chain Nordstrom will acquire venture-backed HauteLook for $180 million in Nordstrom stock. The deal also includes a three-year earn-out of up to $90 million. HauteLook, an online marketplace for designer goods, has raised upwards of $40 million from investors including Insight Venture Partners.
PRESS RELEASE Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) announced today it has entered into an ...
Wow, Talk about Facebook's Super Security Team...
PALO ALTO, Calif.—The nerve center for Facebook’s security team is a room tucked away on the lower level of the company’s main building here. The word scalps is painted in big blue stenciled letters on the back wall, which serves as a kind of scrapbook of legal and other wins for the social-networking company.
Taped to the wall are photos of spammers getting served notices...
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Did You Know - Valentines In Brazil
The Dia dos Namorados (lit. “Day of the Enamored”, or “Boyfriends’/Girlfriends’ Day”) is celebrated on June 12, when couples exchange gifts, chocolates, cards and flower bouquets. This day was chosen probably because it is the day before the Fiesta Junina (Saint Anthony’s day), known there as the marriage saint, when traditionally many single women...
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Music service Pandora files for IPO
Internet radio company Pandora filed a registration statement to go public on Friday afternoon, according to a release. The number of shares to be issued and pricing information has not yet been determined, but the underwriters of the IPO are investment banks Morgan Stanley & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities.
The wildly popular Pandora, which uses a “music genome” algorithm to ...
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Another Microsoft Management Changes in the Works
Microsoft is said to be on the brink of another shuffle among its senior management.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer plans to make changes to the company’s senior management in order to improve the company’s competitive edge in Web services, smartphones, and tablet computers, according to a Bloomberg report that cites unnamed sources.
Those changes, Bloomberg says, will be announced...
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Full List of the 2011 SuperBowl Commercials. Just...
First Quarter
Bud Light, ‘Hack Job’
Doritos, ‘Pug Attack’
Audi, ‘Release the Hounds’
Doritos, ‘Finger Licker, Pants Sniffer’
Chevy Cruze, ‘Misunderstanding’
Pepsi Max, ‘Love Hurts’
Bud Light, ‘Zorro’
Chevy Silverado, ‘Tommy’
Fast Five
Pepsi Max, ‘Torpedo Cooler’
Doritos,...
Top 10 Hilarious Websites Of Human Misery
t’s seems like people have always been hardwired to laugh at the misfortune of others. It transcends all cultures, nations, and ages. As you read these words, a group of school kids in Hong Kong are peeing their pants laughing at a kid who did a faceplant into a mud puddle, somebody in Paris is guffawing at a guy getting a whifflebat to the crotch, and a grandma in Texas is chuckling under...
WA State Senate approves unemployment tax break
Washington businesses would get a break on this year’s unemployment taxes under a bill approved by the state Senate. The plan is projected to save Washington employers about $300 million by halting a planned increase in unemployment insurance rates. It also extends federal unemployment benefits for about 70,000 jobless Washingtonians. The unemployment tax break is a priority for ...
Horoscope Hang-Up: Earth Rotation Changes Zodiac...
If you’re the type of person who relies on mysterious-sounding locations of stars to determine your personality and outcome in life, get ready to be shocked.
The field of astrology, which is concerned with horoscopes and the like, felt a major disruption from astronomers, who are concerned with actual stars and planets. The astronomers from the Minnesota Planetarium Society found that...
Is this For Real? Google is Not Happy That Bing...
After noticing curious search results at Bing, then running a sting operation to investigate further, Google has concluded that Microsoft is copying Google search results into its own search engine.
That’s the report from Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan today, who talked to both companies about it and presented Google’s evidence. According the report, a mechanism could be...
