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A hedge fund has created a trading model that lets investors gauge the stock market’s mode via Twitter. Bloomberg has the story: The Derwent Absolute Return Fund Ltd., set to start trading in February with an initial 25 million pounds ($39 million) under management, will follow posts on the social-networking website. A trading model will […]
Keepio: Easily track what you own and share, buy, and sell with trusted friends from Keepio on Vimeo. Buying and selling stuff online hasn’t reached Web 2.0 yet. While we ingest news and friend updates in real-time, we still have to trust strangers that strangers will pay for the stuff we sell them. Through feeds […]
Image: The Italian Voice/Flickr ‘Tis the season of giving, especially to those who gave to you during the year. That is to say, clients. Personally, I would rather give a gift someone delights in, not something they will absentmindedly stick in a desk drawer. But this giving philosophy brings up the delicate matter of expenses. […]
Image: JanneM/Flickr Mind hacks. Ever since Tom Stafford and Matt Webb introduced us to the hidden logic of our upstairs system in their 2004 neuroscience tome, these simple tricks have taken the blogosphere by storm. Nowadays, there’s a hack for everything, from your sex life to your kitchen stove. We compiled the Web’s 50 best […]
Image: Ivan Walsh/Flickr Social media has become serious business. Few other forms of communication offer you the instant network, broad access, and sheer volume of connections that social media does. But to take advantage of this exciting new medium, you need to know what you’re doing. Simply sitting down and talking about your day won’t […]
Image: NomadicLass/Flickr A company won’t survive without selling anything. (Unless you’ve been bailed out, but that’s another story.) Sales truly are a company’s lifeblood. Whether you’re a salesperson or not, you need to keep your sales skills up to date. Here are 50 places to start. Sales Tips for Everybody These general sales tips will […]
I recently experimented to see what Google suggested for BP-related queries. Many are predictable, but some–like queries for BP jobs–indicate that people are looking for more than just news. Here are some of the more interesting finds:
Foxconn, the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer, makes iPhones, iPads, Amazon Kindles, and Intel motherboards. Something about Foxconn, located in Shenzhen, China, also makes employees kill themselves. 19-year-old Li Hai jumped to his death today, the 10th employee to kill himself in 2010. The New York Times has the details: Foxconn…has been struggling this year […]
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New Scientist has a fascinating infographic all about spam:
April 22 is Earth Day 2010. Many companies want to inspire you to go green by offering tempting deals, discounts, and freebies. We compiled a list of every deal we could find below. Starbucks: Free coffee if you bring your travel mug. Babies ‘R’ Us: 25% off all the clothes you can fit into a […]
