background preloader

The reinvention chronicles

The reinvention chronicles

http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco

James Governor's Monkchips » Sport Will Be The Battering Ram for The more I think about it the more sure I am that watching sport on TV will be what drives the coming Internet TV convergence, which is probably good, given I was quoted to that effect in The Guardian last Friday. “We are going to get integrated internet TV. I think that the integration of data-driven sports experiences will drive this in the US – where statistics matter so much for baseball, rather like statistics do for cricket here.” In his News Corp AGM in 1996, Rupert Murdoch said: Ripple Project Homepage Welcome Brandon Wilson to Ripple Labs There’s been a bit of a buzz surrounding the recent arrival of software developer Brandon Wilson to Ripple Labs, mainly due to what he’ll be working on—smart contracts. In the Pursuit of Transparency

The First Jobs of 10 Wealthy Entrepreneurs There’s a stereotype in America that successful CEOs and entrepreneurs were born with silver spoons in their mouths. Their eye-popping fortunes were little more than a gift from luck, genetics or privilege. Given this stereotype, it’s tough to imagine people like Warren Buffett ever working “regular jobs” like the rest of us. Keyword Density, Search Engine Opti This tool is designed so that you can refine a body of text so that it matches the keyword density that you require to rank highly on the search engines. Let's say you are aiming for a 3% keyword density on your text for the words car, automobile, and truck. You would type each of these three words into the keyword text boxes. You would then paste your content into the text box. This will automatically update itself and tell you the kwd for that body of text.

About Transferable Stock Options Posted by Allan Brown, Director, Recognition & HR Systems We work hard to attract and retain the world's best talent in a number of ways, and a part of that is offering competitive compensation packages. We offer standard things such as competitive salary, cash incentives, restricted stock units and stock options. But we also aim to be innovative. So today we're announcing a new compensation program called Transferable Stock Options (TSOs). As with most employee stock option programs, Google's program to date has allowed employees to do two things with their options. Lensmaster Page Ron here from Brisbane, Australia. I am Marketing Director and Co-Owner of a Human Resource Consultancy Organization, Merit Solutions Australia, which offers services in the area of action learning, culture and structure, learning and development, executive recruitment and recruitment & selection. In my day-to-day work I am an organisational consultant helping organisations in areas such as management... More » In my day-to-day work I am an organisational consultant helping organisations in areas such as management development, organisational development, leadership and organisational change. I also provide social media marketing for small business in association with Chef Keem and Anne Corcino.

China's Virtual Currency Threatens the Yuan From Asia Times Online: "The so-called "QQ" coin - issued by Tencent, China's largest instant-messaging service provider - has become so popular that the country's central bank is worried that it could affect the value of the yuan. Li Chao, spokesman and director of the General Office of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), has expressed his concern in the Chinese media and announced that the central bank will draft regulations next year governing virtual transactions." "Tencent argues that Yang and the PBOC are overreacting, and some Internet analysts agree.

Frappie Birthday to You: A Starbucks Birthday Bash! My husband is smart as a whip and hard to fool, so much planning went into making this Starbucks birthday gig a success! I enlisted the help of my cousin and sisters to do the planning. We are a creative bunch and we love to laugh, so planning this party was a delight. Early into this process, I discovered there were no Starbucks themed party supplies for sale anywhere, so we would have to make our own. While one sister went in search of a Frappuccino recipe, the other made a hysterical party hat for the birthday boy to wear. My cousin and I took care of the rest!

Is Bootstrapping Becoming Sexy Again? - Sramana Mitra on Strateg Posted on Friday, Mar 9th 2007 Gone are the days when entrepreneurs boasted at cocktail parties about how many million dollars they have raised for their startups. That was so very nineties! Yes, times have changed. Entrepreneurs seem to have become savvier. In the last 2 months, I have worked / spoken with several sets of entrepreneurs who are perfectly happy bootstrapping their companies.

40 Day Challenge – Top 5 in Google Within 40 Days! So, what am I looking for when assessing my comp in Google? Yup, top 10 to top 20 ranking in Google for my desired keyword. I will then go through each of them - check them out - my potential competition in Google that is.

Related: