AOL is going to lose a lot of dial-up subscribers. No doubt about that. AOL is not dead, however. I see AOL rebounding. Why? Content is the king! AOL has a lot of content, mainly from Time Warner. I see some good things from them lately — take a look at aol.com. Their portal is looking better than ever. They have quite a few developments in place. Like what? Read this excellent post, AOL Rising. Reference:AOL Rising by Russel Beattie
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Steve Jobs is a very successful man. He has it all. He is still a human being: he has problems, letbacks, etc. He recently addressed the graduating class at Stanford. The speech that he gave is probably the best piece of writing I read in a really long time. If not ever. He shares his personal experiences there. He shares three intersting stories of his life. I really recommend that you read it. And re-read it. Here is some great advice from Steve: Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the…
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Oh, Europe, old Europe, look at yourself, where are going? Stop blaming others, look at your own chronic problems, and go to work! Some people say that Europe is the next big thing. They say that US is losing its edge, and that Europe is THE future. Not so fast, I think. Until they resolve their huge problems — inflexibility in the work force, hard-line unions, high costs — companies are going to move out, rather than move in. Read this article from NY Times, Thomas L. Friedman: 35-hour week? 35-hour day!. Friedman is not afraid to speak loudly. Interesting…
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“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” Those are words coming from Harry S Truman. How true are they? The situation in Russia looks very worrisome. The president of Russia, Putin, is silencing the opposition (the governement just took control over the most popular, liberal news company), and puts more power into the government’s hands (oil…
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You probably heard about the new food pyramid, haven’t you? The old pyramid is gone, and in place they put several different pyramids. One size does not fit all — that’s what they say. I agree. So if you’re an athlete, you’re going to have a different pyramid than a guy who sits on his butt all day — me :-). But that’s how it should be, because an athlete needs more energy, more food than I do. You can find the new pyramid at MyPyramid.org. But if you look closely, and this article, New Pyramid Gets Personal, did a…
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I will give you two tips on how you can make your cover letter better. One, make sure that it is actually read by the recipients. How? The answer is simple: Grab their attention right away. How do you do that? You need to put an attention-grabbing statement right away in the letter. (Did I grab your attention in the opening statement of this post?) For example, you might start (I like this one): “THREE reasons why I believe I may be the candidate you’re looking for to fill [the position].” Read the whole article by Jimmy Sweeney here. Two,…