G is for Google

G is for Google

In an announcement that might inspire you to reevaluate your own approach to things, Larry Page, Google CEO, announced Monday that there were some changes going on around here. In a letter on behalf of himself and Sergey Brin, his fellow Google cofounder, Page...
Monitor your brand’s online presence

Monitor your brand’s online presence

I’m going to date myself with this one, but part of my first job after college was to open and categorize a big packet of newspaper clippings that came into our office every few days. We subscribed to a “clipping service,” which used to be the only surefire way to...
Quirky secrets of success

Quirky secrets of success

I admit it. I have a few “quirky” OCD tendencies. Just ask my poor husband or a couple former roomates who have described me as the “Monica” (from the Friends sitcom) level of neuroticism when it comes to house cleaning standards. After reading this...
When ‘best’ just isn’t good enough

When ‘best’ just isn’t good enough

Take a look at your inbox. If you’re anywhere close to the average business user, you send and receive around 125 emails a day. The total number of worldwide email users stands at over 4.1 billion, with over 108.7 billion emails sent and received each day, according...
Making a case for reading books

Making a case for reading books

Some of our most successful entrepreneurs read eight times more than the average American and attribute success to their love of reading, and we have all heard research that says reading with young children is one of the best ways we can spend time with them. Yet …...