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Top MBA Employers 2007-05-09 07:47:00 If you are considering taking an MBA this may be interesting to you. Each year, Fortune publishes a list of the most desired companies to work for by MBA candidates. Not surprisingly, almighty Google leads the list for 2007. Here’s the Top 25: <!--[endif]--> 1- Google2- McKinsey & Company3- Goldman Sachs4- Bain & Company 5- Boston Consulting Group6- Apple7- Microsoft8- General Electric9-
Search Engine Market Share 2007-05-12 04:42:00 Google’s share of online searches continues to grow. According to Hitwise, an internet monitor which collects data directly from ISP networks, Google accounted for 65.2% of all U.S. search queries for the month of April. Yahoo, MSN and Ask.com received 20.7%, 8.5% and 3.7%, respectively. Check out the chart I created to make it more visual:Among the top 4 search engines, Google is the only one to Read more:Search
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Technorati 2007-05-11 05:17:00 Being crawled by Technorati
's spiders...
Technorati Profile
Optimism 2007-05-14 03:41:00 …the opposite of pessimism, represents a life view where one looks upon the world as a positive place. Optimists believe that people and events are inherently good. They have a “positive” outlook on life, believing that things will work out in the end.
“Always look on the bright side of life.” - Monty Python “Optimism
is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope
Best Cingular Commercials 2007-05-16 05:17:00 Have you heard of Cingular
's (now AT&T) new campaign?
"Cingular, the network with the fewest dropped calls" is one of my favorite TV advertising campaigns of the moment. If you are in the US, I bet you have already seen them thousands of times. For those of you who aren't, now you have the chance of checking them out!
Here is a collection of my top 3 commercials: Read more:Commercials
Motivation 2007-05-21 02:56:00 …refers to the initiation, direction, intensity and persistence of behavior.
Motivation, a temporal and dynamic state, consists of the desire and willingness to achieve goals.
“Motivation is a battle for the heart, not just an appeal to the mind. Passion is always an expression of the soul.” - Patrick Dixon “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” - Jim Ryun
Online Search Battle Continues 2007-05-19 20:35:00 Not being able to convince Yahoo about creating a partnership to compete against Google’s dominance in the online advertising field, Microsoft has announced the acquisition of giant digital advertising firm aQuantive for $6 billion.
Apparently, Microsoft has finally realized the growth potential of the online advertising business (expected to reach $40 billion and growing at an annual 20% rate), Read more:Search
, Battle
New Joost beta in review 2007-05-22 23:57:00 I finally had some time to download and play around with the new Joost
software and I must say my first impressions are pretty good. Joost is still in beta version, which means that in order to download the software you will need an invitation from a friend; the good news is that it is completely free so if you are interested, I will be glad to send you one (just contact me via email).
Joost was Read more:review
Trip to Arizona 2007-05-30 22:00:00 There is no better reward for several months of non-stop hard work than doing some traveling during a long awaited 3-day weekend; destination chosen: Tucson, Arizona
. What a great relaxing holiday this has been! I took full advantage of Tucson’s awesome weather to play some golf, sun bathe a little bit, visiting around and eating, eating and more eating. The experience has been great and my
Apple iPhone TV Ads 2007-06-04 20:47:00 It’s official! Apple
will be launching the iPhone
on June 29 (Friday). The news came in a series of three TV commercials that aired on Sunday night. You can see the three Apple iPhone
TV ads here: 1) Never Been an iPod
2) How To
3) Calamari
As stated on “A new era for the cell phone market,” the Apple iPhone will cost $499 with a two-year contract for the 4GB model and $599 for the 8GB
Dreams 2007-06-03 22:55:00 …a condition or achievement that is longed for; an aspiration to achieve a strongly desired goal or purpose.
“Dreams
are extremely important. You can't do it unless you imagine it.” – George Lucas“If you don't have a dream... Then you'll never have a dream come true” – Anonymous“It takes a lot of courage to show your dream to someone else.” – Erma Bombeck“Twenty years from now you will be
Google Maps Street View 2007-06-02 20:42:00 Google has launched a new feature for Google Maps
, Google Maps Street
View, which allows users to explore cities by viewing and navigating within 360-degree scenes of street-level imagery. I’ve been playing with it and it’s really cool! Initially, Google Maps Street View is only available in San Francisco, New York, Miami, Las Vegas, Miami and Denver, but additional cities will be covered in Read more:Google
New relaunched Ask.com 2007-06-06 21:42:00 Ask.com, the fourth most used internet search engine in the US has recently made a move to differentiate itself from big competitors Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. The new service, called Ask3D, aims to make it easier for users to find what they are looking for. Instead of showing only website links, the results page is split into three tabs that also display a list of related searches and results
Rafael Nadal beats Federer in French Open final 2007-06-10 13:43:00 Rafael Nadal
has established himself as one of the all time greatest clay court tennis players after defeating Roger Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win a third consecutive Roland Garros (The French
Open) title in Paris. The Spaniard Rafael Nadal
is only 21 years old and has already joined Bjorn Borg as the only players to win three straight Roland Garros titles. Nadal improved his perfect Roland Read more:Rafael
New flexible display technology 2007-06-13 21:41:00 First it was the plasma display panel, then the LCD (Liquid crystal) display. What’s next? This Japanese video shows an amazing razor-thin display developed by Sony that bends like paper while showing full-color video. The display is only 0.3 millimeters, or 0.01 inch thick!
The new flexible screen combines two technologies: Sony’s organic thin film transistor, which is required to make
Zentation, synchronization of Video with PowerPoint 2007-06-17 21:03:00 Zentation has created an online service that integrates video with PowerPoint
. The technology, still in beta version, is free and easy to use. Once registered, you can add a new PowerPoint presentation and synchronize it with any video previously uploaded to Google Video. The result shows both the speaker and the current slide running simultaneously. Check out this sample of great Guy Kawasaki Read more:synchronization
Innov8, new IBM video game for businesses 2007-06-15 20:24:00 IBM has developed a new video
game for businesses
. The video game is a 3-D educational simulator called Innov8, and was designed to help tech managers better understand the roles of businesspeople in an organization. Players go into a virtual business unit to test their skills at ventures such as redesigning a call center, opening a brokerage account, or processing an insurance claim. The game Read more:IBM
Webware 100 Awards 2007 2007-06-19 20:15:00 Webware.com has unveiled the winners of its first user-generated Web 2.0 awards. During 20 days in May and June, the users of Webware.com community voted for their favorite Web applications.
The top 100 Web apps were selected from 5,000 initial nominations and were broken into 10 different categories as follow:
Browsing: Web browsers, extensions, widgets, and security Communications: e-mail, Read more:Awards
New YouTube Remixer, online editing video tool 2007-06-18 20:51:00 YouTube has launched YouTube Remixer, a new service that allows users to edit video
s online
within YouTube’s site.
The new Remix interface is powered by Adobe Premiere Express and supports insertion of text, graphics and audio as well as in-video transitions. It is quite similar to Photobucket’s Remix tool, which was also developed by Adobe. It is very easy to use and works in a drag-and-drop Read more:YouTube
, editing
Courage 2007-06-24 21:47:00 …also known as fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation.
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.” - William Shakespeare“Life rewards the risk-takers.” - Clint Borgen“Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.” - François de La
Apple iPhone service plans 2007-06-26 21:56:00 Apple has unveiled today the AT&T service plans
for the new Apple iPhone
. All plans include unlimited data (Email/Web), Visual Voicemail, 200 SMS text messages, roll-over minutes and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling. Users will be able to choose between 6 different plans (depending on the number of minutes desired) when they activate the iPhone using iTunes. The individuals plans range from Read more:Apple
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Apple iPhone service plans 2007-06-26 21:56:00 Apple has unveiled today the AT&T service plans
for the new Apple iPhone
. All plans include unlimited data (Email/Web), Visual Voicemail, 200 SMS text messages, roll-over minutes and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling. Users will be able to choose between 6 different plans (depending on the number of minutes desired) when they activate the iPhone using iTunes. The individuals plans range from Read more:Apple
, Apple iPhone
Courage 2007-06-24 21:47:00 …also known as fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation.
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.” - William Shakespeare“Life rewards the risk-takers.” - Clint Borgen“Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.” - François de La
Webware 100 Awards 2007 2007-06-19 20:15:00 Webware.com has unveiled the winners of its first user-generated Web 2.0 awards. During 20 days in May and June, the users of Webware.com community voted for their favorite Web applications.
The top 100 Web apps were selected from 5,000 initial nominations and were broken into 10 different categories as follow:
Browsing: Web browsers, extensions, widgets, and security Communications: e-mail, Read more:Awards
New YouTube Remixer, online editing video tool 2007-06-18 20:51:00 YouTube has launched YouTube Remixer, a new service that allows users to edit video
s online
within YouTube’s site.
The new Remix interface is powered by Adobe Premiere Express and supports insertion of text, graphics and audio as well as in-video transitions. It is quite similar to Photobucket’s Remix tool, which was also developed by Adobe. It is very easy to use and works in a drag-and-drop Read more:YouTube
, editing
Zentation, synchronization of Video with PowerPoint 2007-06-17 21:03:00 Zentation has created an online service that integrates video with PowerPoint
. The technology, still in beta version, is free and easy to use. Once registered, you can add a new PowerPoint presentation and synchronize it with any video previously uploaded to Google Video. The result shows both the speaker and the current slide running simultaneously.Check out this sample of great Guy Kawasaki’s Read more:synchronization
Innov8, new IBM video game for businesses 2007-06-15 20:24:00 IBM has developed a new video
game for businesses
. The video game is a 3-D educational simulator called Innov8, and was designed to help tech managers better understand the roles of businesspeople in an organization. Players go into a virtual business unit to test their skills at ventures such as redesigning a call center, opening a brokerage account, or processing an insurance claim.<?xml: Read more:IBM
New flexible display technology 2007-06-13 21:41:00 First it was the plasma display panel, then the LCD (Liquid crystal) display. What’s next? This Japanese video shows an amazing razor-thin display developed by Sony that bends like paper while showing full-color video. The display is only 0.3 millimeters, or 0.01 inch thick!
The new flexible screen combines two technologies: Sony’s organic thin film transistor, which is required to make
Rafael Nadal beats Federer in French Open final 2007-06-10 13:43:00 Rafael Nadal
has established himself as one of the all time greatest clay court tennis players after defeating Roger Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win a third consecutive Roland Garros (The French
Open) title in Paris. The Spaniard Rafael Nadal
is only 21 years old and has already joined Bjorn Borg as the only players to win three straight Roland Garros titles. Nadal improved his perfect Roland Read more:Rafael
New relaunched Ask.com 2007-06-06 21:42:00 Ask.com, the fourth most used internet search engine in the US has recently made a move to differentiate itself from big competitors Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. The new service, called Ask3D, aims to make it easier for users to find what they are looking for. Instead of showing only website links, the results page is split into three tabs that also display a list of related searches and results