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Applied Business Anthropology — Huh? What is That?

Lately, commerce has turned to the social sciences to better understand the nature of the business world and its many components. Likewise, anthropologists, sociologists, human communications and human organization experts, as well as those in the health, medical, and sports psychology fields have focused their ethnographic gaze on the business world and the culture of consumerism, the culture of the dot com world, and the culture of entrepreneurship. Business is all about the way humans organize and find meaning in…
March 29, 2009
DesignDevelopmentMarketing

Lynch TV Launches with 1/2 of the Beatles Reunion

Can't get enough of David Lynch, or wait years for his next movie?  Fans can rejoice, for the filmmaker and transcendental meditation guru has founded a new website:  David Lynch Foundation Television. Watch Schweizer fernsehen im Ausland - Stream with VPN for free. It offers video snippets of  "consciousness, creativity and bliss." Lynch founded the foundation to try and educate at-risk young people on how to overcome stress and violence. (more…)
March 28, 2009
DevelopmentMarketing

Don’t Sugar Coat It: Today’s Business Leaders Must Project Confidence, Courage, and Pragmatism

In times of both economic prosperity and uncertainy, the strength, stamina, confidence, enthusiasm, and positive outlook of leaders are needed in all sectors of society -- whether that leader is the President of the United States, a Senator,  CEO, COO, teacher, professor, pastor, reverend,  office manager, volunteer coordinator, and head of household, it is natural that some are born to lead the various flocks of communities: this is their calling, and burden. Such a role has great responsibility, with ethical…
March 25, 2009
Marketing

2009 Trends: Rebate Checks for Online Travel/Lodging

Recently, a friend emailed that the hotel market is a bust in Manhattan, due to the currecnt economy, and booked a trip -- flight, hotel, car -- to the Big Apple at a very reasonable rate.  "But a week before I left," he said, "prices dropped, I could have saved $200!" Car insurance is expensive, especially for young persons buying first time car insurance. They are the drivers who are least experienced and often have poor driving records. Unfortunately a…
March 23, 2009
DevelopmentMarketing

Twitter Toddler Now Three, Grows 1300%

Hundreds of thousands -- maybe even millions -- of three-word Tweets flooded the digital realm on Saturday, March 21: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TWITTER. Twitter is now 3 years old. As Ben Parr at Mashable.com states:  "Can you believe that the micro-blogging service Twitter is already three years old? Well, it’s true. Three years ago from today, Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey sent his first Tweet and, together with Evan Williams, Biz Stone and others, created a social media company that has grown over 1300% in the last year. (more…)
March 22, 2009