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by Brad Kenney Aug. 14, 2011

10 Absolutely Useless (But All-Too-Common) Resume Phrases

Are you a self-motivated, bottom line-focused team player with a proven track record of success in a fast-paced environment due to your strong work....More
by Brad Kenney Aug. 10, 2011

Use Facebook? Then You Might Want To Read This

Citing privacy concerns, the hacker group Anonymous has set its gaze on the world's largest social network, vowing to tear Facebook down on Nov. 5th....More
by Brad Kenney Aug. 10, 2011

Apple Passes Exxon Mobil To Become MVP

So it's a volatile, anything-can-happen day on Wall Street (don't you just *love* those?), but one with an important milestone for the tech....More
by Brad Kenney Jul. 27, 2011

Hummer Homes: The Ultimate In Recycling

According to an article on design site Dornob, two forward-thinking architects have examined the soon-to-expire Hummer and found that "sheet-metal....More
by Brad Kenney Jul. 23, 2011

Ford Gets Account Knocked Off Google Plus

Looks like Ford is (along with Sesame Street!) suffering the pains of early adoption of Google's popular new social network offering....More
by Brad Kenney Jul. 19, 2011

Ford Scores With Dems, Repubs, Independents and LGBT

Interesting data point from a BrandIndex study by YouGov that asked consumers "if they have heard anything about a brand in the past two weeks and if....More
by Brad Kenney Jul. 18, 2011

Study Documents College Grade Inflation Over Time

Interesting recent study noted on the NY Times Economix blog in which two well-known education researchers "collected historical data on letter....More
by Brad Kenney Jul. 9, 2011

19 Most Hated Companies In America

... and not one manufacturer on the list!The American Customer Satisfaction Index rates companies based on thousands of surveys. In the latest index....More
by Brad Kenney Jul. 6, 2011

Swiss Political Party Seeks To Ban PowerPoint

... and conference rooms everywhere let out a hearty cheer. But it's not just a morale-saving move -- it will also save money too: "According to the....More
by Brad Kenney Jun. 30, 2011

Is Your Car Actually "Made In The USA"?

Check out this handy interactive infographic from the NY Times to find out. And here's the link to the related....More
by Brad Kenney Jun. 23, 2011

This Is Probably What The Future Will Resemble

... and I for one am not that impressed. Of course, I appreciated the Minority Report-style gesture-based technology creating an interactive, virtual....More
by Brad Kenney Jun. 15, 2011

Innovation Of The Day: Meet Your Robot Overlords

A high-speed robot hand with photodetectors and a parallel processing array that allows for A-mazing. (h/t via....More
by Brad Kenney Jun. 8, 2011

Annals Of Bad Advertising: Honda Edition

Don't know if anyone else has seen this yet, but Honda's most recent campaign closes with one of the least-inspired pieces of ad copy I've ever seen....More
by Brad Kenney May. 31, 2011

Are You Getting 1000% ROI Out Of Social Media?

A recent Forbes blog by Lisa Arthur entitled "Marketers Reporting Social Media ROI of 100, 200, Even 1,000 Percent" quotes a Marketing Sherpa study....More
by Brad Kenney May. 10, 2011

Apple Tops Best Brand List; Other Top Manufacturers Fill Out Top 10

According to a recent BrandZ study by global brand agency Millward Brown, Apple is the top brand in the world -- the Cupertino-based tech innovation....More
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This would be valid if only colleagues could interact. I have seen many workplaces in large organizations where only management can interact. All infomation must flow through managers. To make it worse the work layout does not support interactions. ... If you want the benefits of co-location you have to have the right management structure and the right physical structure!!!

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