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Google Online Marketing Challenge
Do you like Google?
If you do, 2009 Google Online Marketing Challenge is great way to be part of the Google party and to earn the most fashion-forward accessory for your resume!
Please let me know if you’re interested! Read the rest of this entry »
The Newest Innovation in Publishing Since the Gutenberg Bible?
Imagine carrying three or four of your massive textbooks with one hand tied behind your back. Magic trick? Extreme biceps conditioning? No, something even better! Amazon.com, a favorite model for our IT150 course, has come up with yet another innovation which will transform the book publishing industry. It’s called Kindle, a wireless portable reading device with instant access to over 190,000 books, blogs, newspapers, magazines and (soon to come) college textbooks. Read the rest of this entry »
Meet the guy who made yummy robots
Who in the world made yummy robots?
It was Mickey, in Pittsburgh!
Mickey McManus, CEO of MAYA, is giving a talk on November 7, 2008 from 1pm to 2pm. Go with me and get 5 extra credit points for writing a blog post about the talk. RSVP is required so act now!
Do you know what you know?
Have you ever felt that you swear you have a certain item (e.g., a book, a jacket, a flashlight) but you just don’t know where it is? Or, you thought you couldn’t play piano or learn statistics but you actually can? You think only you have this problem. Turns out, not only many people suffer from this mild form of dysfunctional metacognition, many organizations and companies also do. Especially big ones.
How many senior executives are “very capable” of locating experts on particular topics within their organizations? Read the rest of this entry »
