Posts for "General"


Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
March 11, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 13% – The increase in investment-banking fees for Wall Street firms for in 2009 to $59.8 ... (more)

The flashcard contest winner is…

From UpstartHR
March 11, 2010 at 9:40 am
Well, SHE came, she saw, and she took the prize! Congratulations to Samantha for winning the free HR certification flashcards from HRCP. She’ll be hearing from me via email ... (more)

What men do in the shower, or ‘Seb sells out and gets naked on camera’

From Sebastian
March 11, 2010 at 3:30 am
This week sees the continuation of my ‘Things you’ve always wanted to know about men but were too afraid to ask’ series of videos. I’m still trying to come ... (more)

Memphis becoming cutting edge?

From Memphis Web Design & Online Marketing Blog
March 10, 2010 at 3:30 pm
With the recent article from Forbes, ranking Memphis as the 3rd most miserable city, newly appointed Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is trying to change that perception. One way is to ... (more)

Video: How to Move up in HR

From UpstartHR
March 10, 2010 at 9:00 am
AKA How to Move Beyond a Crappy Job A lot of us get frustrated when we want to do work on a level of 10 (while we’re stuck doing work at a level of 1).  In this video I ... (more)

Titgasm

From Sebastian
March 9, 2010 at 3:30 am
Oh come on, it’s almost as if they were named for the sole purpose of creating mirth and uncontrollable bouts of the giggles. Why oh why are they called TITS? The derivation ... (more)

Guest post blitz #5

From UpstartHR
March 8, 2010 at 9:00 am
AKA As if I don’t run my mouth enough on my own blog… Maybe we'll still be friends when we are old? Every once in a while I get the chance to write a little something ... (more)

Aggression and anger

From Sebastian
March 8, 2010 at 3:30 am
Many years ago, I used to rant. Before this blog, and a few years before my stint on LiveJournal, I used to write rants. In fact, that was all I would write, for some reason. I ... (more)

On A Trip

From Jean-Paul S. Boodhoo's Blog
March 6, 2010 at 12:41 pm
For everyone who is anxiously waiting for the new screencasts to get posted, you will have to wait 2 more weeks. Along with some silverlight publishing issues that I have been ... (more)

Are You Better Optimized Than Google

From Memphis Web Design & Online Marketing Blog
March 4, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Google is the most popular search engine in the world with a market share of over 60%. Because of this most people optimize their websites for Google. Now as you know, SEO has ... (more)

5 Sad Truths (and Silver Linings) about Going into Business for Yourself

From The Sage Small Business Solutions Blog
March 4, 2010 at 11:08 am
Sad Truth #1: Your Friends and Family Will Say They Support You. They Will Be Lying. Unless your friends and family are a bunch of self-made entrepreneurs themselves, they won’t ... (more)

Free HR Certification Flashcards

From UpstartHR
March 4, 2010 at 8:00 am
It’s getting to be that time for a large number HR professionals out there. They’ll be hitting the HRCI website and signing up for the PHR, SPHR, or GPHR exam. And ... (more)

Why men pick their nose (an ‘exploratory’ video)

From Sebastian
March 4, 2010 at 3:30 am
I recently bought a new digital camera. Unlike the last, this one has video capabilities. As you can imagine, I’ve spent the last few days filming just about everything: ... (more)

Miscellaneus March Updates

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
March 4, 2010 at 12:46 am
If I ever do learn to cook (one day mom, I promise!), I'm starting with this thing. It’s time for another Crock Pot post (yes, I just made that up): sometimes I get hit ... (more)

Spotting The Next Trend

From
March 3, 2010 at 6:10 pm

2010 looks to be the biggest year ever for online marketing. With more and more marketers demanding results-based advertising, it is no wonder that interactive marketing through

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Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
March 3, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 57% – Nearly 6 in 10 Americans now say they are spending less money than they used to, ... (more)

HRevolution 2010 Details

From UpstartHR
March 2, 2010 at 6:45 am
What: HRevolution 2010 When: May 7th/8th Where: Catalyst Ranch in Chicago The HRevolution 2010 event is coming to Chicago on May 7th-8th! HR professionals from around the country ... (more)

A brief Canon 550D (Digital Rebel T2i) review, with photos and videos

From
March 2, 2010 at 3:30 am

Last week I said that if no one else wrote a review, I would — and as it turns out, there’s still just a bunch of previews but nothing substantive. Yes, it has 1080p

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Advanced human resources education

From UpstartHR
March 1, 2010 at 8:00 am
One of my friends emailed me recently with a question, and I know it’s a question that a lot of people ask. Even if you haven’t asked me, my opinion’s on its ... (more)

Dirty bullet points

From
March 1, 2010 at 3:30 am

It’s funny how things go. I was reading something ‘on miracles’ recently — the general gist: we forget every moment that isn’t miraculous. Take this

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Video test, Canon 550D, in which I babble

From
February 26, 2010 at 8:27 am

As I alluded to elsewhere, I’m now the owner of a very-hard-to-get-your-hands-on Canon 550D (Digital Rebel T2i). I think there’s only about 20 in the UK at the moment,

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Major To Memsaab

From
February 26, 2010 at 4:26 am

That was an interesting transition. As I am married to an officer(ARMY )from my parental unit .I was both a lady wife as well as an officer. So there was no confusion till the

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Financial Surveys & Statistics

From Broke Wall Streeter
February 25, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week. 51% – Fifty-one percent of American adults believe decisions made by U.S. business leaders ... (more)

Harry Potter soundboard, with a hint of slash fan fiction

From Sebastian
February 25, 2010 at 3:30 am
… and orated dramatically by me. Slash fiction, or ’slash fan fiction’, is a dark and worrisome genre of literature. If fan fiction wasn’t bad enough — ... (more)

Get more out of your SHRM chapter membership

From UpstartHR
February 24, 2010 at 7:00 am
HR Barbie, AKA Tamara in Ohio, asks the following: I am so glad I found your site.  It is so important for the newly minted HR Professionals, like me. It was extremely hard for ... (more)