Posts Tagged: inspiration


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Jan 10

Daily Links for January 3rd through January 8th

All excerpts are quoted from the respective link(s).


  • Then vs. now: How prices have changed since 1999 – During the subsequent decade, the stock market made us rich as kings, then poor as church mice. We've taken a look back to see how the years have affected the price of 50 things we buy, or wish we could buy. Thanks to inflation, it takes around $1.30 to buy what $1 bought in 1999.

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Nov 09

Daily Links for November 20th through November 22nd

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  • Matt Taibbi – Taibblog – Sarah Palin, WWE Star – True/Slant – At the end of this decade what we call “politics” has devolved into a kind of ongoing, brainless soap opera about dueling cultural resentments and the really cool thing about it, if you’re a TV news producer or a talk radio host, is that you can build the next day’s news cycle meme around pretty much anything at all, no matter how irrelevant — like who’s wearing a flag lapel pin and who isn’t, who spent $150K worth of campaign funds on clothes and who didn’t, who wore a t-shirt calling someone a cunt and who didn’t, and who put a picture of a former Vice Presidential candidate in jogging shorts on his magazine cover (and who didn’t).

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Nov 09

Daily Links for November 18th through November 20th

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  • How Food Preferences Vary by Political Ideology – The data in this report shows a consistent pattern for conservatives to trend towards “homey”, familiar, comfort foods and meat-heavy options. They are more likely than liberals to indulge in fast food and enjoy splurges like cheeseburgers, hot dogs, deep dish pizza and sugar soda. Their idea of international food is a “mainstream” option such as Italian.Liberals are more likely to be adventuresome eaters, choosing international options such as Japanese or Thai. They eat fast food less frequently than conservatives, and when they do splurge on fast food they have a tendency to favor specialty, regional chains. Liberals are more likely to be vegetarians and to choose healthier options such as whole grain bread, darker greens of lettuce, and more frequent servings of fruit.

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Sep 09

Daily Links for September 11th

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Jul 09

Daily Links for July 30th

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  • The Billy Mays 5-Step Guide to Easy Selling | Copyblogger – Billy bellied-up to bar with the TV viewer and spoke straight and to the point: you got a problem, I’ve got the solution, I can guarantee it or your money back, buy it now and I’ll make you an even better deal.

    Inelegant to the max. But he sold and made millions. Not through artifice; there was no false imagery, cheating or stealing, just great showmanship and the secret behind great salesmanship.


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May 09

Daily Links for May 22nd through May 23rd

  • Rankings – Best Places to Work – The Best Places to Work rankings — the most comprehensive and authoritative rating of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government — are produced by the Partnership for Public Service and American University's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation (ISPPI).
  • 13 Characteristics of Outstanding Blog Design | Webdesigner Depot – There are plenty of sources available for designers who are seeking inspiration from high quality blog design, but it’s also important to understand specifically what will influence and determine the success of a blog theme design. In this article we’ll examine 13 characteristics that separate great blog themes from the rest.

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May 09

Daily Links for May 21st


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May 09

Daily Links for May 13th

  • The Heart of Innovation: 56 Reasons Why Most Corporate Innovation Initiatives Fail – Innovation is in these days. The word is on the lips of just about every CEO, CFO, CIO, and anyone else with a three-letter acronym after their name. As a result, many companies are launching all kinds of "innovation initiatives" — hoping to stir the soup. This is understandable. But it is also, far too often, very disappointing… Innovation initiatives sound good, but usually don't live up to the expectations. The reasons are many. What follows are 56 of the most common ones — organizational obstacles we've observed in the past 22 years that get in the way of a company really raising the bar for innovation.

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May 09

Daily Links for May 11th


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May 09

Daily Links for May 10th

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