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12.08.06

Friday s Featured Friend: Sell Your Products or Services Online
Campus Chatter, Social Networking
So you’re a college student or young professional who is not making as much money as you'd like to. Maybe you have read Rich Dad Poor Dad and you're keen to adopt the multiple streams of income strategy (or maybe you’re just fed up with getting paid minimum wage for a campus job). The problem is: How do you generate another stream of income? First, it is important to realize that most people have a form of expertise in SOMETHING. If you believe in the concept of the LongTail, (nicely explained here by Jason Steinhorn) then in all likelihood, someone, somewhere, ...
12.05.06

Johns Hopkins University Announces New Business School
Campus Chatter
Yesterday, the Board of Trustees at Johns Hopkins University announced the receipt of a $50 million dollar gift, proceeds of which will be used to establish the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School.? School operations will begin January 1, 2007. According to Yahoo!, The Carey Business School will be launched with a $100 million funding plan, one of the largest commitments in the history of business education. Said Hopkins’ President, William Brody, ’the School will make its mark producing leaders armed with both business skills and cross-disciplinary knowledge.’ Coordinating with Hopkins’ other graduate programs, the Carey School will grant joint master's/MBA degrees and ...
12.05.06

Tuesday’s Tip: Free GMAT Intro in New York City
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Are you considering an MBA? Start with a comprehensive look at the GMAT! You are cordially invited to meet the experts from ManhattanGMAT at a complimentary preview class and open house. You’ll learn test basics (scoring & content), preparation essentials, principles of adaptive testing and why competitive scores demand more than short cuts and tricks. You also get four strategies to use with any preparation program, as well as special discounts and giveaways. Sessions coming up: Thursday, December 7th: 138 West 25th Street, 9th floor (6:30 - 8:30 pm) Sunday, January 7th: Virtual, so you can attend from home (1:00 - 2:00 pm) Thursday, January ...
12.04.06

Monday Doldrums? Not Today!
My Experiences
Monday Doldrums Not Today! Some big things are happening in the news today“ things worth paying attention to. Barack Obama, a democratic Senator has officially announced he ’might’ run for president John R. Bolton is stepping down from his post as Ambassador to the United Nations Yahoo! & Reuters have announced a partnership to bring Citizen Media to the next level And for entertainment, thanks to Brad Feld’s blog, Feld Thoughts, I got a good tip off for a 24 Season 6 Preview. One blog has a trailer for the new season, and as Brad Feld points out, the countdown now stands at 45 ...
12.04.06

AIM Pages: The AIM is What?
Business Models, Social Networking
? This summer I worked as an intern at AOL. One of the biggest hypes of the summer was the launch of AIM Pages“ AOL’s version of a social network. The thought was good, the result was not. These are my thoughts on what AOL needs to do to rejuvenate its online social community: The initial idea makes sense: build community around AOL’s best value“ AIM. ? AIM Pages is fairly cool with all its customization and Ajax, but social networking isn’t about tricking out your network with every option in existence it’s about community and value. If AIM Pages had launched ...

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