Archive for August, 2009
Next Entries »Twenty Summers of Life
Saturday, August 8th, 2009A good friend of mine once explained to me her philosophy of life as she gets older. She calls it the “20 summers philosophy.” I continually give her all the credit for coming up with this, but she claims someone else deserves the real credit, perhaps the guys who wrote the book Twenty Good Summers. [...]
Business Connects with Social Network Analysis
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Due to the growing popularity of social networking websites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, most of us have developed a working knowledge (however slight) of the real-world concept of connectivity. Useful In both personal and business-related areas, we can reconnect with our high school sweetheart or approach an industry peer. By utilizing data sets we [...]
Why We (Really) Buy – The Emerging Science of Neuroeconomics
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009It is the question with a multi-billion dollar answer. Forget the X prize – the expanding field of neuroeconomics is where the money’s at – literally. Our wholesale embrace of capitalism has meant, among other things, that businesses are willing to shell out big bucks to get you to buy their products. This is advertising. [...]
Next Entries »