Archive for July, 2006

Getting Stock Prices into Excel

Yahoo Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com/) has a link on each summary page that allows the user to download the stock information in CSV format.
What is less well known is that there is a URL which allows Read More...

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On July 31st, 2006

Seeking power outlets in airports

The AirPower Wiki chronicles the location of power-outlets in the world's airports. "Those of us who've had three hours to catch up on email and recharge before making another eight-hour flight know what it is Read More...

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On July 27th, 2006

What Counts at the Box Office Is the Buzz

According to the NY Times:
The amount of Internet buzz a movie generates is a strong predictor of its box-office take. But it hardly matters whether that buzz is good or bad, according to a study Read More...

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On July 25th, 2006

How you can use social networking to get ahead, make friends, lose weight, and more

PC Magazine has a lengthy piece about how businesspeople are using social networking technologies.
Topics include: MySpace Nation Introduction Sweeping the Country Geocities Revisited How They Work We All Need to Be Loved Clicks Aren't Read More...

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On July 24th, 2006

Do Asian Cultural Values Impact Career Advancement?

Today, only one Asian American holds the top corporate spot in the Fortune 500-- Avon Products' chair and CEO Andrea Jung. Author Jane Hyun explores the reasons for this disparity in a new book entitled Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling--Career Strategies for Asians. Hyun, an executive coach and diversity strategist to the Fortune 500, contends that Read More...

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On July 21st, 2006
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