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On September 10, 2009

Is Your BlackBerry Frying Your Brain?

If you productivity hounds didn't have enough to worry about already, here's a new factor to take into consideration: Your favorite organization tool might be harmful to your health. The Environmental Working Group has released a list ranking more than 1,000 cell phones and smartphones by the amount of radiation emitted. According to the organization's research, the BlackBerry Curve (8300 and 8330 models) and the BlackBerry Bold 9000 were among the smartphones emitting the highest amount of radiation. Why is this a concern? Although there's still debate about whether cell-phone radiation is truly harmful, the EWG says studies find significantly higher risks for brain and salivary gland tumors among people using cell phones for 10 years or longer. Well, you're...


On September 10, 2009

Do You Have a Succession Plan? | BTalk Australia

[podcast] Sue Forrester from the CEO Institute says a lot of companies wrongly assume that the 2IC is the best person to step into the CEO's shoes. Other companies assume that they must search for external talent. It highlights how many businesses do not have a formal succession plan.


On September 10, 2009

Customers Already Shopping for Holidays

It's never too early to start planning for the holidays. Google has shared some results from a survey of consumers, which found that while 86% of them are planning to shop for the upcoming holiday season, many of them are already starting.

The survey found:

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On September 10, 2009

Sellit Launches e-Commerce App on Ning

When we last checked in with Josh Manley, President of Sellit, the viral e-commerce company had just released its embeddable ShopBOT widget to help virtual shopkeepers franchise their operations across social media sites like Facebook. Sellit provides a "Social Media Marketing Platform," where e-merchants can connect with new buyers across numerous channels, all managed from one location. Today, Sellit announced that it has launched a featured application over Ning Networks, the social platform that essentially allows users to create as many Facebook-like social networks as they wish, each according to a different interest or passion. Ning's internal figures indicate that 33 million members have set up 1.5 million networks, featuring everything from Neighborhood Watch-type groups, to huge hubs of alternative...


On September 10, 2009

Small Biz Game Appears To Create Genuine Interest

It looks like small businesses, generally speaking, are in no danger of becoming things of the past.  A great many young people have demonstrated an interest in them by creating over 100,000 small businesses within the National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation's Johnny Money game.

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On September 10, 2009

Analyst: A Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Would Be Justified

Picture this: a mega merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. A proposal to merge the two largest domestic operators -- which is sure to alarm uneasy cable TV subscribers and federal regulators -- is the brainchild of Citigroup analyst Jason Bazinet. His exhaustive analysis in a new client report concludes that the controversial move could yield $2.7 billion in annual cost savings and $12 billion in synergies by combining the companies' 78 million customers. Although Comcast and Time Warner tell Bazinet no such discussions are underway, the veteran cable analyst insists a merger is "the most intelligent transaction" they could pursue in an increasingly competitive digital market. Theoretically, Bazinet could be right. But the track record on successful big...
On September 10, 2009

Forget Collaboration! Give Us Back Our Cubicles

Last week, I blogged about the growing trend of cubicle-free workplaces. The folks at Harvard Business Review had noted that cubicles don't really work, saying they discourage collaboration, lower engagement, and make it tougher to innovate. Being that we're talking Harvard here, you'd think they know what they're talking about. But your take? Not a chance. Pretty much all of you who responded blew a big fat raspberry at the idea of open workspaces. Bouchart wrote: "Why would I want to collaborate more? Most of the data I work with is bad or incomplete, so everyone would just be sharing their flawed conclusions and ignorance." Added gkumaran, "With a small drawing board and non-closed environment, I cannot think more. I...
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