Forbes.com: Best Blogs

Forbes.com: Best Blogs

"One of the earliest promises about the World Wide Web was that it would put some of the power of the press back in the hands of regular people. The same people who once wrote thoughtful polemics or commentary on handbills and in pamphlets of limited circulation, or through the occasional letter to a newspaper editor, could, at least in theory, reach the entire Internet-connected world with their ideas. Some who embraced the Web early went on to become media barons all their own." Best Blogs
Arik Hesseldahl, 02.12.04, 3:00 PM ET

Google Working to Recruit Brainy Elite

Google Working to Recruit Brainy Elite

October 25, 2004
By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google Inc. locates almost anything on the Web within seconds, but finding the brainy engineers who program the company's lightning-quick search engine takes more time—and a quirky bit of ingenuity.

Blog Survey: Summary of Findings

Blog Survey: Summary of Findings Expectations of Privacy and Accountability

You're a blog writer... what are your responsibilities and liabilities? Could you lose your job, or your friends, because of your blog???

Interesting study carried out by a graduate student at MIT... (see the link giving background information on the study.

what do you think?
james

Guanxi in China

Guanxi: "Thinking about doing business in China? Before you begin an understanding of 'GUANXI' is of paramount importance.
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Triumph of the Nerds: The Transcripts, Part I

Triumph of the Nerds: The Transcripts, Part I: "THE TELEVISION PROGRAM TRANSCRIPTS: PART I "

this is the transcript of the TV show we looked at

Going Global: Market Research Reports

Going Global: Market Research Reports

Cross-Cultural Management? Doing business with foreigners!
Take a look at what they say for France!

Outsourcing and Social Policy :: AlwaysOn Newsletter and Monday morning blues!

Outsourcing and Social Policy :: AO

I hope you can read this without having to login.... But if you can do register and log in to AlwaysOn. It's a very interesting site for MMNTers!

lots of insider information about IT

james

ps... sorry about the SNAFU re group 1's 8:30 Monday morning class.... when some of you couldn't make it...

I thought _you_ had to have the class so early because your morning's program was full! Little did I imagine that we could have _all_ slept out and that none of us (me included) had another class before the afternoon! Congratulations for the 4 Courageous Members of the group that did make it! Group1... we have a 9 am class coming up on October22nd... would you prefer to make it 9:30? I think we could. let me know please....

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Actor Christopher Reeve Dead at 52

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Actor Christopher Reeve Dead at 52

Welcome to Fox News.... Is this American media at its best?
A view from the right! But some nice pieces of free video...

Every video report is preceeded by an ad for "you'll never guess what".

BBC World Home Page

Acronym Finder Search: What does pebcak stand for?: "pebcak"

wetware @ Computer-Dictionary-Online.org: "The human nervous system, as opposed to electronic computer hardware or software. 'Wetware has 7 plus or minus 2 temporary registers.' Also, human beings (programmers, operators, administrators) attached to a computer system, as opposed to the system's hardware or software. "


PEBCAK.... the problem is with the wetware!

Guardian Unlimited | Quiz | Is your computer your friend?

The Guardian Unlimited is a great resource! This is a funny quiz from their site....

AtomFilms: Good to be in DC!
Another look at the US presidential race...
james

Our first MSNT team day !

Great pictures from our first off-school day

Caution: french web site :)

Exploratorium Magazine: Chocolate: page 5

everything you wanted to know about chocolate and never dared ask...
thank you Pauline and Christelle (group 2)

NYTimes.com: Circuits Newsletter

"email alerts" about must-read articles in the NYTimes....

the Circuits Newsletter!

How many email alerts have you subscribed to?

Build a better Bush

Funny way to choose your US president !

Martin

C-SPAN

here is where you can look at recordings of the debates!

Sun Bloggers

here is a partial answer to my last question... and a good example of blogs in business..

Jonathan Schwartz's Weblog

Guess who Jonathan Swartz is?

eduPASS | English as a 2nd Language | Glossary

SATs?
SASE?
GPA?
sophomore?


some of you will be studying in the US one day... here's some useful vocabulary from your friendly financial aid service!!


more soon!
james

Merriam-Webster Online

this is an interesting feature of the m-w.com dictionary page... you can even subscribed and get this everyday in the mail!