When the news is full of layoffs every day, how can there be a skills shortage? As Deloitte & Touche pointedly asks in the title of its future-looking research report on all industries, It’s 2008: Do You Know Where Your Talent Management Is? “The talent shortage is not a theoretical or distant problem,” assures Richard [...]
If you have had the misfortune to suffer a personal injury, you will understand just how deeply such an event can change your life. You will probably encounter huge medical bills, and may need ongoing medical care for a long period of time. You may be unable to work, perhaps even permanently, and you may [...]
David Lee Roth‘s run as morning radio host is about done. Big surprise: It appears raunchy satellite radio stars Opie and Anthony will replace him on seven CBS Radio stations. A deal was in the works to dump the ex-Van Halen singer’s ratings-deprived program with shock jocks Greg “Opie” Hughes and Anthony Cumia, according to [...]
I’ve been accused of being opinionated by more than one person in my life, but try as I might to work on that part of my personality, it remains pretty much the same. So, in this article, I’m going to discuss my “opinion†on one reason why, even if your target market is strictly local, [...]
If you have an ear for the latest computer craze, technology fad, or nifty gadget, then you’ve probably heard about VoIP. What is VoiP? Let’s start by defining what exactly “VoIP†means. VoIP stand for Voice over Internet Protocol. It comprises an emerging set of applications and protocols that allow you to make telephone calls [...]
Online education has given an entirely new dimension to education. Few decades from now acquiring a degree was restricted to pen and paper, classrooms, university desks and chairs etc. But with the advent of online education a desired degree can be conveniently obtained by sitting at home and not attending classes or taking down notes. [...]
Howard Stern’s last show on free radio airs Friday; after a brief hiatus he will return in early January on Sirius satellite radio, which has offered him a contract said to be worth $500 million over five years. I won’t be following him to satellite. I love Howard Stern; he was one of our few [...]
Diddy never met a camera he didn’t like. He’s also loath to admit failure in the Bad Boy empire. So his spin machine went into overdrive after his efforts to put together a rap supergroup on Making the Band 2 flopped. While the show managed so-so buzz, the trainwreck of bad actors and bad rappers [...]
Howard Stern and Sirius are on a PR roller-coaster trying to get the word out that in January Stern will be exclusively on Sirius. On TV, you’ll see Stern interviewed by Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly and making a cameo on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. In print, you can read major pieces in Newsweek, Esquire and [...]
The seeds of the Howard Stern satellite radio revolution are planted in a simple black spiral notebook. Across its blank pages, the Lenny Bruce of broadcasting scrawls ideas for the riskiest (and richest) move of his radio career, a collection of deranged concepts that fly unfettered from his id, without fears of censorship or staggering [...]
Just released this morning was Google’s new Analytic Tool. “Google Analytics tells you everything you want to know about how your visitors found you and how they interact with your site. You’ll be able to focus your marketing resources on campaigns and initiatives that deliver ROI, and improve your site to convert more visitors.” Google [...]
Before you uninstall Internet Explorer 6, quit all running programs. After you uninstall Internet Explorer 6, you cannot uninstall the previous version of Internet Explorer that remains on the computer. If you uninstall Internet Explorer 6, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites to download any security updates that are needed for the version [...]
Tournament Reporter, a new online poker tournament ranking service, launched today introducing a new universal ranking system that assesses a player’s recent tournament performance. Now with Tournament Reporter’s TR Rank and Reports, players can set goals, track their progress, and gain insights about their play, including how they stack up against the competition. Toronto, Canada [...]
Be a golf entrepreneur. Living next to a golf course brings many benefits. For one, you get to regularly replace your old, worn-out windows with fresh new ones. Also, you get a large supply of golf balls delivered to your yard. Serious scroungers stroll the course and comb through the rough for lost balls. The [...]
Eleven-year-old Peter McGuire sold papers on the street in New York City. He shined shoes and cleaned stores and later ran errands. It was 1863 and his father, a poor Irish immigrant, had just enlisted to fight in the Civil War. Peter had to help support his mother and six brothers and sisters. Many immigrants [...]
If you have been running Windows XP for a couple of years or more you may find that it is not running quite as quickly and smoothly as it was when you did your first install. I am constantly ‘evaluating’ software and uninstalling and reinstalling beta software on my computer and have always gradually become [...]
Tip #1. Do a Google search. Don’t be to general in your search, type in exactly what your looking for. Try putting the words you type in quotes to narrow the search. Tip #2. Go shopping at the office supplies and discount clubs. You may find some discount clubs like Costco & Sams have a [...]
I wanted to make public my new website BattleDiabetes.com Since I am a type 2 diabetic I wanted to put together a website of articles that would help other diabetics battle this disease and also learn more about diabetes myself. Here’s an excerpt from the new website: “Your doctor may have recently advised you have [...]
Howard Stern’s radio satelite was hit with a virus this morning causing the show to switch to ESPN radio for a few seconds and then to some spanish radio show for a few minutes. In the middle of Howard Stern interviewing Willie Nelson producer Gary dell’abate came in and told Stern that they lost their [...]
As many companies try to diversify their trade services we are seeing a rather unusual migration to services that one might never think possible in the Oil Change Quick Lube Industry. One company we visited had closed one of it’s bays since it had a Cirbuit City across the street and started to install car [...]
