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You know your country’s tax system is messed up when… businesses scramble to SPEND MONEY at year’s end to reduce the TAXES they’ll pay on their PROFITS.
How about a system that encouraged investment and saving? Is it possible that the system has played a part in the current recession and credit crisis? Probably. At this [...]
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Apparently embracing the “less is more” philosophy, CNN has eliminated the streaming newsfeed at the bottom of its screen (ht to SvN): “A lot of times, when you think you’re multi-tasking, you’re just switching your attention between one or two or three things.”
You can’t do everything. Thanks, CNN, for recognizing this.
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My employer, Lincoln Christian College, is accepting applications for Director of Admissions in the college (PDF of job description). LCC is a private Christian college and needs someone dynamic to lead a team of admissions counselors and recruit new students. Personally, I think the ideal person should be well-versed in social media marketing tools and [...]
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Detroit will get its bailout, midst chides from pols. Washington could stand to take a dose of its own advice:
Congress has been suitably tough in its advice to Detroit, calling for “a complete restructuring” of our failing auto makers. But how about restructuring Washington? The federal government is a giant Rube Goldberg machine that not [...]
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UPDATED 24 December 2008
If you’re in facebook and planning to begin college in the fall of 2009, joining a “Class of 2013″ group may put you or your identity at risk.
Facebook allows users to create their own groups around common interests, a great feature. While organizations and businesses can create “official” groups that customers/clients/fans can [...]
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Of course, we all know that when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But when life gives you a mine field, set up a butcher shop? That’s innovative entrepreneurship!
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In case you haven’t started your Christmas shopping–or if you’ve been waiting for the perfect deal–wait no longer. December 18 is Free Shipping Day. Some 100 online merchants have signed up and guarantee delivery by Christmas. You can find me over in the movie and music aisles at Amazon.
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock–or avoiding the major news outlets–the last few days, you likely know that Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges this week. Those familiar with Illinois/Chicago politics have probably given this little more than a shoulder shrug and a “So what’s new?”. We already have the previous [...]
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If you wanted to try something new–say, join the press corps that follows the presidential race–you’ve got two choices. You could go to the right schools, make the right connections, and wait for someone to give you permission. Or you could just do it. 25-year-old Brett Marty chose the second. And he’s ended up with [...]
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Remember the internship? Seth Godin is now offering a few bright and creative people the opportunity to work with him for a few months. Tuition is free. This would be a business education unlike any other you could get–at any price. It starts January 19, 2009, and you’ll need to apply by December 14. Here [...]
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