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I've used sedo.com with success. They seem to have a wide international audience of domain pros. It is good for when you don't have the time to execute your plan of contacting biz's directly. They handle the transaction process via conceale
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I like concept here of creating controversy and buzz and shifting the attention to selling. The blog post serves 2 purposes: sticking it to AP AND selling the latest Woot deal. They did something similar with the Amazon deal announcement wi
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Thanks for core wrecking my miss take :p
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> Elitist, protectionist mechanisms like this In fairness to lawyers and doctors, they serve needs that have a larger societal impact thus the need to to have more stringent process of instilling the right training and enforcing ethic
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Your comment peaked my interest to read the HBR article you mentioned. Thanks. http://hbr.org/2010/07/the-big-idea-no-management-is-not-a-p...
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My (unscientific) observation is that LinkedIn activities varies with age demographics. LinkedIn contacts and info are actively updated by the over ~30 crowd. Under 30 crowds tend to have less distinction between work/friends thus work cont
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16y ago
Consider a tiered plan based on full-branding vs semi-branded.
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I think you need to reassess what is truly good or bad for morale. The "ass-in-seat" mentality belongs in mega-corps and does more damage than good in a small team. As a founder, your goal should be to create a culture that encourages highl
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I was thinking it was the man-in-suit fist and pelvis pump towards his phone while dialing his wife.
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> They're inflating perceptions of their popularity and their importance. This is consistent with the reasoning behind naming their tech-support area the "Genius Bar" and the technicians "Geniuses". When people call, say Dell, to comp
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16y ago
probability porn comes to mind
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What always fascinates me is that this rigid track extends beyond careers and to the family life. According to my Indian colleagues, the social structure sets expectation on the type of wife, age you are married, age you start having kids.
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How does the research quantify "Fighting Ability" (hand-eye, violent nature, inherent strength)? Does muscle development through intense training change the voice?
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Start looking into full-time positions in Canada as a backup for when your US visa expires. I know others who are in the same predicament as you who were able to find positions within their own big corp employer. Canada is favorable as US a
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16y ago
foursquare?
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I'd say use the exposure to your advantage rather then asking for money (might even turn this opportunity away). Give the author as much flexibility. Than start developing a premium option in anticipation of the increase in potential users
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Microsoft's limited access to the GamerTag/Gamercard XML feed is the barrier of entry. I've looked into building a similar app but still awaiting MS approval. Although there is an application to gain direct access to the feed, I suspect it
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17y ago
AOL (seed), CrowdSpring, and (less directly) Amazon (Mech Turk) has this business model.
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chyrp.net is the closest to tumblr in UI and functionality. I've tried this and other microblogging wordpress themes in the past and nothing self-hosted really emulates all the features of tumblr/posterous. I like how Tumblr takes care of h
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This seems to be the standard with academia. The US News & World Report's "Best High Schools" and "Best Colleges" lists minority percentages as part of their rankings. They define Minority as "Black and Hispanic".
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" Putting enough in to be worthwhile at an out of state private institution runs the risk of putting in too much to be useful for an in-state public school, etc..." This is untrue in most state's 529 plans. In NY for example, you can spend
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18y ago
This is a policy that is a direct result of the M$ "Permatemp" lawsuit. By labor law standards, a Contractor becomes an employee past this time-frame thus eligible for the same benefits as an employee. Having the Contractor leave and come b