Small Business Ideas and Resources for Entrepreneurs. CES 2012: What to Expect. Is this the end of CES? That’s one question I’ll be trying to answer as I walk the acres-long trade show floor. I’ll also be searching for the one true thing: that awesome product that makes the whole endeavor worthwhile. It’s turning out to be an odd year for the 40-plus-year-old trade show. Microsoft announced just weeks before the big event in Las Vegas that 2012 would be, essentially, its last CES. No more keynotes, no more trade show booth. The Consumer Electronics Association put on a brave face and explained that the decision to end the 14-year Microsoft keynote run was a mutual one and that other vendors are lining up to occupy Microsoft’s Central Hall space. So what are we to make of this year’s CES, and which products, talks and technologies will define the event that could mark a turning point in CES’s history.
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Netflix launches in UK and Ireland with one month's free trial, £5.99 or €6.99 thereafter. Apple kicks off 12 Days of iTunes, offers a dozen freebies to last into 2012. What the World’s Biggest Websites Looked Like at Launch. Apple. 9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money. The ability to motivate employees is one of the greatest skills an entrepreneur can possess. Two years ago, I realized I didn’t have this skill. So I hired a CEO who did. Josh had 12 years in the corporate world, which included running a major department at Comcast.
I knew he was seasoned, but I was still skeptical at first. We were going through some tough growing pains, and I thought that a lack of cash would make it extremely difficult to improve the company morale. I was wrong. With his help and the help of the great team leaders he put in place, Josh not only rebuilt the culture, but also created a passionate, hard-working team that is as committed to growing and improving the company as I am. Here are nine things I learned from him: Be generous with praise. How Humans Copy Animals on Facebook and Twitter. Irão desliga Facebook, Twitter e YouTube e testa nova internet | Caminhos Dedicados. London to get Europe's largest free Wi-Fi zone this year. Entrepreneurship. You’re in your neighborhood bookstore looking for a title about “social media.” Do you immediately buy the first book you see, on the first shelf of the business section? Probably not.
You visit a new restaurant for a tasty dinner, do you only read the top menu item and order it – ignoring the rest of the menu? I don’t believe you would. In both situations, before making a decision, you would first review all your options. We appreciate and expect variety and choice with these decisions, but often when making bigger, more financially critical decisions at work… we deny ourselves options. In the name of efficiency, when faced with problems or challenges at work, we go forward with the first workable option we can think of. One Item – If you go with the first, only idea you have, that isn’t decision-making. Two Items – Selecting among two alternative ideas isn’t a decision either — it is only choosing this or don’t do this. We must pile-up a list of unusable ideas.