Author: timbatchelder
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Ethnographic tools examine human behavior
You, Under the Retail Microscope By Ben Steverman -, bloomberg.com Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images It’s the classic holiday face-off. On one side, you have the wary shopper, who is often “just browsing” and more and more likely to purchase only online. On the other, there’s the salesperson, wh… RT @BloombergNews: How stores use…
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Gen Y professionals give up cubicles for personal control
American Dream Fades for Generation Y Professionals By Elliot Blair Smith -, bloomberg.com After being dismissed from her job as a Midtown Manhattan securities attorney in October 2009, Christina Tretter-Herriger hitched a used horse trailer to her Dodge Ram pickup and drove 1,628 miles to Texas. The 32-year-old lawyer sold… RT @BloombergNews: For young Generation…
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Why Apple will grow faster with Tim Cook
Tim Cook’s Attention to Culture Will Grow Apple Even More Paul Spiegelman, inc.com THE CULTURE GAP How Tim Cook treats employees may leave him a legacy bigger than Steve Jobs’. Much has been written about the brilliance of Steve Jobs and the iconic company that he built. Many say that it was Steve Job’s laser…
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iPads swarm healthcare
Is Your Doctor’s iPad Good For Your Health? By Neal Ungerleider, fastcompany.com Surgeons, doctors, nurses, residents, and other medical professionals all regularly use iPads on the job. The practice has inspired a cottage industry, health care innovation, and privacy concerns. Slowly but surely, iPads are changing the fa… RT @FastCompany: Is your doctor’s iPad good…
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Frog picks top tech trends
20 Tech Trends That Will Define 2013, Selected By Frog By frog, fastcodesign.com From automated cars to smarter smartphones, here are the ideas that will shape the future. Yes, it’s already that transitional time when our current year ends and another begins, and today and tomorrow are quickly changing hands. Rather… RT @FastCompany: The tech…
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IBM says future of tech is cognitive science
IBM Imagines Our Five-Year Future: It’s A Touchy, Feely, Smart World By Kit Eaton, fastcompany.com IBM guesses at innovations that will change the world inside the next half a decade, and much of it requires computers that work like your brain. It’s a smart idea to think of IBM as one of the smartest companies…
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Follow the journey of your trash
The GPS-Tracked Life Cycle of Garbage By Neal Ungerleider, fastcompany.com A new project uses location-based data from a throwaway mobile phone to track the life cycle of New York’s garbage. A New York-based techie’s new product uses mobile phone location data to track the path of garbage from trash bin to landfill.… RT @FastCompany: The…
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Brooklyn clinic provides direct care for freelancers
A Brooklyn Clinic For Freelancers Looks To Change The Insurance Industry BY KATHARINE GAMMON, fastcoexist.com The health insurance from the Freelancer’s Union has been a godsend to the city’s workers in the gig economy. Now it’s opened a brick and mortar doctor’s office where freelancers can go to get cutting-edge health care. In a brick…
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