There has been a lot written about the Metaverse in the past few weeks. It was a bit confusing, and I thought one way for me to learn about it would be to write about it. So this post is more for my own benefit, but if anyone wants to read and watch along with … Continue reading A Brief Look at the Metaverse
You're still reading this post after such a captivating headline? OK, you must really want to learn a thing or two about the DJIA. Here we go: the index was first calculated on May 26, 1896, and included just 12 firms, all manufacturing/industrial in nature, thus the name here are the original 12 firms: American … Continue reading “Fun” Facts about the Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Labor Department said the consumer-price index—which measures what consumers pay for goods and services—increased in October by 6.2% from a year ago. That was the fastest 12-month pace since 1990 and the fifth straight month of inflation above 5%. Price increases were broad-based, with higher costs for new and used autos, gasoline and other … Continue reading Good News! There Will Be No Price Increase at Borden’s Blather
In the most recent Pinkcast, Dan Pink features David Litman, whom Dan describes as one of the premier book jacket designers. David designed the cover for Dan's latest book, The Power of Regret. Here's the cover, featuring a piece of crumpled paper: In The Power of Regret, Pink draws on research in psychology, neuroscience, economics, and … Continue reading Sorry, Dan, But This Pinkcast Didn’t Do It for Me…
In the late 1990s, early 2000, the Czech health ministry came out with a report claiming that smoking's costs outweighed its fiscal benefits. In response to such a report, cigarette maker Philip Morris undertook its own study in an attempt to refute the health ministry. As part of its study, Philip Morris estimated that one of … Continue reading Dying Early Is One of the Benefits of Smoking?
As part of my recent reading about FedEx and UPS, I came across the 340 methods that UPS drivers are trained in and expected to follow as part of their delivery process. The company’s “340 Methods,” dates to the 1920s and tells drivers the most efficient way to do just about anything. (There now are … Continue reading Three Rights Make a Left
This is why I avoid investing in individual stocks. Each year, the incoming freshmen in our School of Business read a book as part of our Read to Lead program. The book then becomes the basis for discussion throughout the Intro to Business class they take during their first semester. This year the book was … Continue reading Sales Revenue Up! Profits Up! Number of Subscribers Up! Stock Price???
I don't know if lightning will strike twice, but I figured I'd give it a shot. The title for this post is a play on my most popular blog post of all time: And the World’s Largest Tire Manufacturer Is… Drumroll Please… That post was written in June 2018, and for each of the years 2018, … Continue reading And the World’s Busiest Airport (after dark) Is… Drumroll Please…
Walk on the moon in your pajamas? Watch a baseball game from the pitcher’s mound? Frolic in a field of unicorns—or be a unicorn yourself? (I'm looking at you, Tippy.) Such scenarios, according to tech visionaries, will all be possible in the future, in what is referred to as the metaverse. Here is the meaning … Continue reading The Metaverse Is Coming! The Metaverse Is Coming!
Thanks to Val Boyko for planting the seed for this blog post. Val's wonderful website, Find Your Middle Ground, is where she explores, reflects, asks deep questions, shares insights, and connects with other bloggers. Her post today, Bring Peace to The World, included a poem that was written by Chade-Meng Tan formerly Google’s Jolly Good … Continue reading From Jolly Good Fellow to Offical Wizard to Professional Sleeper – What’s Your Job?
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