Holy smokes! Hot from the Associated Press comes the story of a man who lit himself on fire before proposing to his girlfriend.
Most People Use Search To Shop
As we’ve discussed, more and more, the search engine industry is solidifying itself as an almost essential part of our daily lives. The amount of searches done in any given day (250 million Google searches per day in 2003) bears this thinking out.
Beef People To Close Stores, Cut Jobs
Winn-Dixie announced today that it has a new strategy aimed at improving the company’s financial performance, and increasing long-term profits.
Matching People With Organizational Culture
Matching individuals to organizations is a crucial part of success for any company. The match between people and the companies for which they work is determined by the kind of organizational culture that exists. The degree to which an organization’s values match the values of an individual who works for the company determines whether a person is a good match for a particular organization.
Guidant Recalls Defibrillators That are Implanted in 50,000 People
Today Guidant Corp. announced that it is voluntarily recalling cardiac defibrillators, which about 50,000 people around the world have implanted in them.
The Top Ten Reasons People Will Send You Referrals
1. You are good at what you do.
Infected Hamster Kills Three People
Three New England transplant patients have died from infection apparently caused by lyphocyctic choriomeningitis (LCMV), a rodent virus first transmitted from a Rhode Island hamster.
Now Theres a Breakthrough for You: Some People Dont Get Sarcasm
A ripe and fermented “Duh!” resounded from the labs of Israel’s (wait for it) RAMBAM Medical Center in Haifa upon the release of scientific confirmation of what we already knew. Brain damaged people don’t understand sarcasm.
Welcome To Jetson-Style Shopping; Carts That Steer People
“Hey, Jane, ask the shopping cart what aisle the potato chips are in,” George Jetson said to his wife. “Of course, Dear,” she replied.
Do People Hate Oracle?
In an analysis in The Register, Philip Howard of Bloor Research discusses the database market and how vendors like …