On May 3, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill: Who’s to Blame? BP, Halliburton and the Feds Are All Implicated

BP, the oil giant operating the drilling rig that blew up and created a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, has officially taken responsibility for the accident. But it may actually be able to spread the blame. According

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On May 3, 2010

Time for an MBA Makeover

The market has spoken. Business schools need to change their product or risk more shrinking enrollments. Time for MBAs to learn new skills.

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On May 3, 2010

“A fine commute accompaniment.”

Every month, Penguin/Portfolio posts a new free podcast that you can download from iTunes or listen to on their site called The Business Beat. It was exciting news to hear that The Business Beat was featured in USA…

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On May 3, 2010

The Business Book Bestseller List

As mentioned in a previous post, we’ve formed a partnership with Inc. Magazine to launch The Business Book Bestseller List. Compiled from our raw sales data, the list appears on Inc.com, our home page, and our best…

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Hacks of the Week: Save Money on Printer Ink, Get Feedback on Your Design, and More!

Last week's batch of goodies also included the basics of PC backups, the top "gotchas" of telecommuting, and a free alternative to buying a second monitor.

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Panic Over Allergan’s Eyelash Enhancer Might Be Justified — If Anyone Actually Used It

If you read the New York Times' alarming story on the side effects of Allergan (AGN)'s Latisse eyelash lengthener, you'd think there was a national epidemic going on: A darkening of your eye color and the skin around your eyes

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Depreciation

Is depreciation limited to certain types of equipment? Can we take depreciation for things like cell phones, iPod Touch, etc.? Or is that reservered for larger equipment like computers, copiers, etc? What if we use the comput some times for…

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16 Easy Steps to Brilliant Blog Posts

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You know what I’ve discovered? Most of the people writing about blogging are experts. Funny thing, that.

These expert bloggers have been doing it for a while and they have thousands (if not tens or hundreds of thousands)…

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Improve Your PowerPoint Presentations with Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 Rule

Internet guru Guy Kawasaki has long advocated something called the 10/20/30 Rule, designed to encourage you to make smarter, sharper, more effective presentations. Here's what you need to know.

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Is Gen Y the Most Pessmistic Generation Ever?

Global warming, environment, energy crises, worldwide wars of religion, crumbling political systems, economic turmoil: Today’s generation of the recently-grown up are the first generation ever to grow up expecting the world to get worse, not better, in the future.

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