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The full extent of executive pay
by karlcow
The pay gap between executives and the average American worker has always been pretty big, and seems to have increased as the world's economy grows. But with the recent recession bringing the most desperate financial conditions the world has seen since the Great Depression, one could be excused for expecting this gap to be reduced.
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD
by Neewok
& 1 other
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks.
ExecTweets.com
by jakamos
Exec Tweets: Top Business Executives auf Twitter finden
Exec Tweets ist ein Verzeichnis von Top Managern, die auf Twitter vertreten sind. Auf der Startseite werden deren Tweets angezeigt, die von den Besuchern bewertet werden können.
The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies — HBS Working Knowledge
by greut
(via)
(Second, in this company at least,) junior executives, women, and members of the salesforce were the key actors in bridging the silos in the firm.
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2008
Flickr Co-founders Join Mass Exodus From Yahoo
by sbrothier
& 1 other
, 1 comment
Photo sharing site Flickr is one of the leading lights of Yahoo - but cofounders (and husband/wife team) Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield won’t be around to keep driving the product forward. They are both joining the mass exodus of executives from the company.
FastCompany.tv is Coming Soon
by springnet
NEW YORK, January 16, 2008 - Mansueto Digital President Edward Sussman today announced the launch of FastCompany.TV, a new online video network featuring coverage of bleeding edge technology trends, interviews with leading executives and business people,
2007
The McKinsey Quarterly: How businesses are using Web 2.0: A McKinsey Global Survey
by dimelo
& 1 other
By and large, executives are satisfied with their previous investments in Internet technology, and most are investing in trends that promote automation and networking online.
Low cost charter carrier in Canada
by Dimma
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services, by no means compromising the security of the travelers. Low-cost airlines target executives from small and mid-size business houses and tourists.
Marquis Who's Who Online
by cyberien
(via)
Since 1899, Who's Who in America® has chronicled the lives and careers of America's most noteworthy men and women.
Today, Marquis Who's Who has grown to include the biographies of millions of leaders and achievers from around the world and from every significant field of endeavor. Executives, journalists, educators, students, libraries, and researchers of all kinds consult our online biographical database and specialized directories for in-depth, accurate information they can use with confidence.
Enterprise 2.0 Inevitability, IW Survey, Economist Intelligence Unit Report
by dimelo
(via)
The EIU survey also indicates that these executives have formed quite strong opinions about where 2.0 will impact most strongly. Over 75% of them report that the greatest impact from 2.0 will come in “the way my company interacts with customers.” Approximately 40% report that they see strong impacts coming in the way their company is viewed by customers and in the way employees interact with each other and the enterprise. And 40% also report that they see 2.0 impacting their business models.
Affiliate Blog Marketing star
by bluelinerindia
Blueliner’s partners bring a unique mix of traditional and new media experience together. With years of entrepreneurial experience and several notable successes under their belts, David, Arman and Dali hope to share with business leaders, marketing executives, agency peers and students some nuggets of wisdom, as well as new lessons that we are learning through ongoing, real world learning every day!”
Fannie Mae must pay a fine of $400 million
by kromakirk
Report blames executives, board in accounting scandal Fannie Mae's federal regulator said yesterday that the company's executives and board of directors were to blame for the accounting scandal that rocked the big mortgage company and said th...
Muslims Unhappy Over `24' Portrayal
by jasontromm
(via)
Two years ago, Muslim groups protested when the plot of the hit Fox drama '24' cast Islamic terrorists as the villains who launched a stolen nuclear missile in an attack on America.
Being portrayed again as the heartless wrongdoers has drawn renewed protests from Muslim groups, including one that had a meeting with Fox executives two years ago over the issue.
"24 is a heightened drama about anti-terrorism," the statement read. "After five seasons, the audience clearly understands this, and realizes that any individual, family, or group (ethnic or otherwise) that engages in violence is not meant to be typical.
()() I think CAIR knows this show hits a little too close to home. How many sleeper cells are actually in this country right now? Nobody knows because the ACLU won't let us monitor their phone calls.
Dawson's Creek (Season 4) DVD Review
by kromakirk
A smashing success for the ever-surprising WB network, Dawson's Creek is just one of a number of original hit series cranked out by WB executives in the past several years. Joining shows like Angel (1999), Gilmore Girls (2000), and Smallville (...
2006
Fast Company | Management, Leadership and Career Advice for Business Executives
by pallefs
& 8 others
Fast Company is the magazine for a generation of business leaders with high expectations for their companies -- and even higher expectations for themselves. We deliver bold ideas about what comes next, chronicle companies and business units that have a...
KnowNow - Instant Information
by cyberien
(via)
Your organization spends millions of dollars to drive market share and revenue growth. How are customers responding to your marketing strategy? Where and how are customers being influenced for – or against – your brands? What moves are competitors making to steal your market share? Do the right people have immediate access to this information so your organization can be responsive?
Today’s techniques for tracking market and competitive movement simply cannot keep up with the speed of your business. As a result, organizations miss significant opportunities to drive market share and customer growth because it takes too long to recognize material market events and take action.
There is a solution. KnowNow provides a powerful and unique solution that enables business responsiveness and agility by connecting executives and marketers with the exact brand, market, and competitor information they need, when and where they need it, as soon as it is published. KnowNow can help you turn an overwhelming explosion of unmanageable information into an organized, shareable, and actionable resource – throughout your organization.
Benefits for Marketers
* Maximizes brand and competitive awareness
* Helps measure your share of voice in the market -- as well as competitors'
* Allows marketers to gain visibility into customer "conversations" that take place via the public Web (eg, blogs, discussion boards, etc.)
* Provides up-to-the-moment views into customers' brand sentiment and competitors' actions
* Decreases the latency between critical events and your focused response
* Increases your reaction time to affect customer loyalty and retention
Replace Your Hot Tub Part At Your Own Risk!
by stevexpark
Tip: The government has pitched this germ theory hot potato right back into the laps of the manufacturers, who have concluded that a little bleach will take care of everything. Most executives and all of the lab techs and scientists who conducted the s...
Mobile Video - Mobile Content - Mobile Measurement
by dclemons
PushVDO® . . . . for the mobile race.
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Our goal is to increase the value of the personal relationship between the mobile user and their mobile phone. We push video to the world.
PushVDO® executives claim to be the earliest adopters and innovators using video in CDROM formats and streaming formats. Collectively with 1000’s of years of experience, brainstorms and ideas.
PushVDO® streams video and audio data using state of the art technology and partnering technologies. Our network is designed for a world wide audience and exclusively partnered with Akamai the leader in content delivery.
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