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Movie (Ro)Mania

Attracted by Romania's spectacular scenery and burgeoning local film industry, Hollywood actors, screenwriters, and directors are turning to cities such as Bucharest as locations for their film productions. The city sports two major ...READ»

LEISURE   |  Comment

Letter From the Editor

Feed your head.READ»

Nokia Comes to Town

I’ve just returned from Romania where news broke that next year Nokia is bringing a mobile phone manufacturing plant and 4,000 jobs to the Transylvanian city of Cluj-Napoca, 300 miles north west of the capital, Bucharest. Nokia has ...READ»

Nasterea sub apa – avantaje si dezavantaje

DANIEL CADARIU - SANATATE, CADARIU DANIEL - NASTERE, DANIEL CADARIU, CADARIU DANIEL, DANIEL CONSTANTIN CADARIU, CADARIU DANIEL CONSTANTIN, DANIEL CADARIU BUCOVINAREAD»

Corporate Volunteering; Giving Time to Make a Profit

There is less cash out there for your to borrow. Your customers are spending less, less often. And your workforce is about to experience a radical turnover in the next 10 years. What are you going to do about it? Try this simple and ...READ»

BRANDING   |  3 comments

Preaching What You Practice: Speaking in professional tongues to the masses

Outside of one's own industry, the specifics of what you may do on a daily basis are seldom a religious experience for most people in the business world. In fact, a great number of professionals in other industries probably don't have ...READ»

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Five Reasons to Make Hardware Instead of Software

We were told it was passé. The stuff they used to do in Detroit in the 1970s was not fit for the new Millennium. They'd say: You will never be the next billionaire, and George Soros will not invest because it's absolutely… the ...READ»

"Borat" Provokes Lawsuit

“Borat” has already received an inordinate amount of buzz, but I couldn’t help writing this entry after reading that two fraternity boys filed a lawsuit claiming they were tricked into appearing in the mock ...READ»

Fast Talk: My Hardest Decision

Like a career, a company is the result of moves made and of opportunities lost. Five high-profile leaders reflect on their most difficult calls.READ»

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Design in Dubai: Authenticity Angst

It's true what you've read: Dubai is like no other place on earth. I had a wonderful time. But I won’t be one of those folks urging vacationers to check out the all-inclusive deals on Travelocity. For one thing, for six months ...READ»

The Designer-Small Biz Connection

If you want your business to be noticed, design is everything. However, a lot of startups and small businesses often don’t have the budget for an in-house design department. In an effort to facilitate the connection between ...READ»

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Soundscape of Immigrant Voices Shapes Exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage

"Voices of Liberty" is a soundscape of voices of immigrants -- among them Daniel Libeskind, Henry Kissinger, Holocaust survivors, Soviet refuseniks, Rwandans fleeing genocide -- telling stories about arriving in America for the first time. Neil Diamond would approve.READ»

Speed-o-Meter

Going fast. Going slow. Going nowhere.READ»

Is It Still Craig's List?

When you're a small, spirited startup built on community, personal attention, and customer service, attracting the investment of one of the world's largest dotcoms can be daunting. Craig's List's leaders had the courage to collaborate with eBay, and early reports indicate that the company will remain grounded -- while still having more room to grow.READ»

Money Fix Economy Thread
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Money Changers: Eight Startups Brimming With Hope for the Financial Industry

"We were told to trust these institutions, and we did," says Mitch Tuchman. "We trusted Madoff. We trusted AIG. And now we've lost most of our life savings." Tuchman, though, is not an angry victim of some Ponzi scheme or shady ...READ»

India Reported

During a recent week-long business trip of South-East Asia, one of the things I looked forward to was to see how the local media reports on India. Naturally, I expected Indian IT and outsourcing to hog most of the limelight. I would ...READ»

Where in the World to Find a Job
CANADA   |  8 comments

Where in the World to Find a Job

The national unemployment rate may be at its worst in over a decade, but there's a world of opportunity out there beyond Wall Street. Companies from Finland to Dubai are bucking the recession and actively hiring--you just have to know where to look.READ»

The eBay of Programmers

Rent A Coder matches projects with software developers from around the world.READ»

What a Croc!

How three guys are turning an outrageous shoe fad into something that just might last.READ»

Pacific Edge Projects Itself

CEO Lisa Hjorten and her colleagues make software that helps project teams run on time and on budget, with attention to detail and with a crisp sense of discipline -- which is an awful lot like how Pacific Edge runs itself: "We practice what we preach."READ»