September 2010
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[jgD Originals] Google instant: one small click...
Is one click too much to ask? Apparently, yes.
It may have been market research of everyday users that led to the decision within Google [tagline: Search, Ads & Apps™] to work on a futuristic zero-click search engine. Or it may have been just another ambitious hush-hush project that Google engineers are so famous for taking on. Either way, Google’s new darling product –...
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[jgD Originals] Fast food news
Made how you like it. That’s been the go-to slogan of the food industry in recent years. As every inch of that market became saturated with fast food joint upon diner upon steakhouse, restaurateurs had to begin relying on customer satisfaction to stand out from the pack. And what better way to satisfy a customer than to cater to his or her every palatable desire. In-N-Out Burger has...
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Top 100 global brands 2010
We’ve experienced some hard-fought wars in our history. Some wars were of the militaristic variety like the Civil War and World War II. Others are in name only and rooted in domestic policy such as the ‘War on Drugs‘ and the ‘War on Poverty.’
But it is the figurative battles fought on the consumer brand front that prove to be almost as costly, with billions of dollars...
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[jgD Originals] Mark hurd: the recent downfall and...
Few corporate executives made it out of this Great Recession unscathed. Many saw profits plummet and most had to make the toughest downsizing and restructuring decisions of their careers. But there were some C-level execs that not only avoided the brunt of the deep, deep recession but emerged larger than life. Mark Hurd was one of those very few.
Until about six weeks ago,...
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The google algorithm
Did you know that Google’s algorithm, which used to determine a billion search results a day, is super duper secret? Did you know Google engineers tweak its algorithm hundreds of times a year, in part to keep the competition guessing? Did you know Google faces major antitrust lawsuits because of its questionable search ranking system?
For those reasons and more, Google’s...
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[jgD Originals] Are business plans a thing of the...
We are told from as early as business school, and even earlier by mentoring parents and how-to books, that certain things are must-haves for any business. Every business needs employees; every business needs a solid revenue source; every business needs a mission; and every business requires a business plan. It’s this last point that seems to be evolving in a big way. Until recent...
