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Google Talks About Glass -- I Talk About Dogs

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:09:00 +0000

Today's Brave New World moment: Google attempts to show what their Google Glass "heads up" smartphone/headset hybrid technology will look/feel like as a user experience. I then attempt to show how your family dog might be involved...

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Branding Lessons (Both Good & Bad) From P&G, Apple, Kelloggs, PepsiCo & More!

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:48:00 +0000

Some "blast from the past" eye candy from some of the most famous manufacturers and products from yesterday and today. If you work in enterprise manufacturing, your company or competition is likely on this list -- and products you consume/use surely are.

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New Year Resolution To "Get Smarter"? Here Are 1000+ Links To Help

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:27:00 +0000

Looking to increase your skillset and knowledge in Computer Science and Technology, Finance and Economics, Science and Medicine, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Classics, Humanities and/or Law to make yourself more productive in 2013? Look no further than these 1000+ links.

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11 Million iPhones Hacked. Was Yours One Of Them?

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 03:06:00 +0000

Hacker group AntiSec has hacked 11 million iPhones. Is yours among them?

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How Have NASA Spinoff Technologies Affected YOUR Industry?

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:39:00 +0000

A database of NASA Spinoff technologies holds a set of amazing research papers that demonstrate the application of technologies developed for NASA's programs in the military and consumer spheres.

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They're Printing Guns And Drugs Now - Is Your Product Next?

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:55:00 +0000

3D printing will revolutioninze many manufacturing sectors -- and kill off others. With consumer and semi-pro use of 3D printers exploding, and thus driving the cost of printing manufactured products down, it's worth asking -- how will "cheap and easy" 3D printing affect your products and your industry? Will you have to compete with your best customers?

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10 Hilarious False Advertising Claims

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:51:00 +0000

I only say hilarious because, if you realize that the majority of people might be gullible enough to believe these claims, it might make you cry. (Better to laugh instead -- the world carries tears enough for all of us.)

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Shell Oil Gets Brand-Jacked

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:55:07 +0000

The headline reads: "Shell Oil Currently Under Assault By Social Media Pranksterism, Gone Viral". It describes the following:An "Arctic Ready" site of "Shell" is currently making the rounds on the Internet. It looks like it's by Shell, it's written in ...

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Forget The BRICs -- Here Come The CIVETS

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 02:30:28 +0000

Interesting story in Business Without Borders about the slowdown in growth in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and the six countries who are poised to take the baton next. Key point: "The past decade was all about the BRICs, the ...

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Google's Driverless Car Gets Competition From Cadillac

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:56:14 +0000

Two interesting pieces of news from today's spin around the internet: First, from Slate, news that Google's driverless car is getting licensed in Nevada:The Silver State's DMV this week became the first in the nation to give Google a license to begin ...

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10 Manufacturers Who Make Everything You Consume

Tue, 08 May 2012 01:13:11 +0000

... or so insinuates the ever-evocative headline from the Huffington Post. Nestle, P&G, Mars, Kraft, Kellogg's, Unilever, J&J, Pepsico, Coca-Cola and General Mills are all represented, along with a bewildering blizzard of logos. What's interesting to me ...

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Apple, P&G, GE, HP, Qualcomm and Lockheed Leaders Top The Glassdoor 25

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:15:41 +0000

Crowdsourced careers/salary site Glassdoor.com brings us yet another example of using the social web to source a diverse set of viewpoints, this time with more than 280,000 participating in ranking leaders of major companies. According to Glassdoor, ...

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Made (Once Again) In The USA

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:10:17 +0000

Interesting quick slideshow/article by Eric Markowitz at Inc. Magazine briefly describing six companies that have brought manufacturing back to US shores. Leaders cite growing labor costs, efficiencies of shorter supply chains, "Made In USA" branding ...

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Innovation Of The Day: Your iPhone Can Control Your Car

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:26:39 +0000

Siri, the "personal digital assistant" loaded into the Apple iPhone 4S, can give restaurant recommendations and tell you the weather. However, with a little effort (and a hardware/software connection to your vehicle's electronics system), she can now go ...

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Apple, Southwest, Wal-Mart All Targets Of Facebook Scams

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:27:23 +0000

https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSMf59eAAsUP0nRLBBul... I was going to title this blog post, "What do these three brands and Miley Cyrus have in common?" but I know my audience, and Miley's just not ...

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