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Topic: The Washington Post Company

  
Subway Construction
INFOGRAPHIC   |  1 comment

Infographic of the Day: How Do You Dig a Subway Tunnel, Anyway?

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 12:20 PM

"The Washington Post" illustrates a massively complex, 2,400-foot subway tunnel being dug in Northern Virginia. Here's how they do it, dudes.READ»

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DESIGN   |  Comment

Visualizing the Economic Stimulus

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 8:38 AM

The Washington Post recently created an essential visualization of the stimulus bill before Congress. Granted, it was created before the trimming that just occurred in the House, but it's illuminating nonetheless (see a portion ...READ»

ALLIANCE   |  Comment

Keep Clients From Leaving in a Dire Economy

BY Kare Anderson
Relevancy Score: 100
Sat Jan 24, 2009 at 7:47 PM

Your customers are tempted to include your business in their cost-cutting efforts. Act now to offer extra value, adopting a method that won’t cost you more.  In fact, it often reduces overhead. Two rival businesses are using ...READ»

Kenan Samms
BRANDING   |  Comment

Is This the Future of Video Storytelling for Organizations?

BY Thomas Clifford
Relevancy Score: 100
Sun Mar 8, 2009 at 3:07 PM

I don’t know how I missed this, but I did. In February of 2007, The Washington Post launched “onBeing.” The concept? We need to get to know each other better and what better way to do that than by capturing ...READ»

CUSTOMER SERVICE   |  12 comments

Not Keeping Banker's Hours

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Mar 16, 2006 at 12:19 PM

There's a great story in today's Washington Post about a hair salon that opens at 5 a.m. in order to meet the appointment needs of its type-A clientele. While I might not wake before dawn to get a haircut, I've always found it ...READ»

IBM   |  1 comment

Sustainability in Corporate Advertising

BY kevin moss
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Feb 3, 2009 at 3:01 PM

I am wondering if the focus on sustainability in corporate advertising, relative to the lower weighting in product advertising indicates a perception on behalf of companies that consumers really don’t care much. READ»

Kenan Samms
MEDIA   |  Comment

The Launch of Mediaite.com Further Blurs the Line Between Editorial and Advertising

BY Kyle Austin
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Jul 7, 2009 at 10:12 AM

The Washington Post's Salon Fallout and the Launch of Mediaite.com have brought attention to the blurring lines between "Church and State"READ»

Kenan Samms
INNOVATION   |  Comment

The Day After Yesterday, Now What

BY Brian Reich
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Apr 23, 2007 at 5:35 AM

The environment is hot right now (no pun intended). In the days and weeks leading up to Earth Day, businesses of all shapes and sizes jumped on the environmental bandwagon. Home Depot announced a line of environmentally friendly ...READ»

CAREERS   |  Comment

Diversity In Government Agencies - Beyond Obama's Cabinet

BY Tory Clarke
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Dec 2, 2008 at 4:53 PM

  President-elect Barack Obama made history when he was elected to the White House, and he continues to make significant strides with regard to diversity as he assembles a tremendously experienced and diverse ...READ»

CULTURE   |  1 comment

Fwd: Hello Muddah...

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Sat Jul 8, 2006 at 9:29 PM

The Washington Post took a look at summer camps that help children keep in touch with their parents online. If your children go to camp, how do you keep in touch? Take the Fast Company poll.READ»

CREATIVITY   |  Comment

How Do We Boost Those Much Needed R&D Dollars?

BY Rip Empson
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 12:32 PM

I just read a blog on WashingtonPost.com that essentially says that a business is doomed to failure if it cannot be on the cutting edge of innovation. And there is no bigger source of innovation than the ideas, products, and designs ...READ»

HEALTHCARE REFORM   |  Comment

Do Media Directorships Influence Content?

BY Shel Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 93
Wed Nov 18, 2009 at 6:28 PM

Unafraid to be controversial (as usual),  media watchdog <a href="http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3845">Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) examined the boards of directors of nine major media ...READ»

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BIODIVERSITY   |  Comment

Mint.com Helps Stop Fraud

BY Anya Kamenetz
Relevancy Score: 92
Wed Jan 14, 2009 at 10:35 AM

Since I wrote about Mint in Fast Company I've been a user of their product, which has grown to become the most popular free online personal finance software. Yesterday I got an email that has made me an even more loyal ...READ»

LEADERSHIP   |  2 comments

Proposal: Cult of Personality

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 91
Thu Jun 29, 2006 at 4:06 PM

The Washington Post's Leslie Walker contends that society would be better served if people were better versed in what people developed specific technological inventions and innovations. It's a point worth making. If it's true, per ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS   |  1 comment

Towers of Power

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 91
Wed Jul 12, 2006 at 2:12 PM

We want cell phone reception practically everywhere we might find outselves. Yet we don't want to blight our landscape with cell phone towers. The Washington Post's Arshad Mohammed takes a look at some of the approaches to solving ...READ»

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WEB   |  Comment

The Web's Untouchable Ghost Towns

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 91
Fri Nov 13, 2009 at 12:54 PM

Spammers can only operate for so long before they're found out and shut down. Once eradicated, they leave a virtual ghost town behind them. Scores of Internet addresses have been abandoned this way, says The Washington Post, creating ...READ»

SUSTAINABILITY   |  4 comments

Green v. Green


Relevancy Score: 84
Tue Apr 24, 2007 at 10:32 AM

Get ready: The green-web-portal wars are set to begin! In this corner, from Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, it's Sprig! It's an "online publication for the smart, sophisticated, and eco-conscious woman. As green moves into the ...READ»

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WIND POWER   |  3 comments

Forget Global Warming; Could Wind Farms Affect the Weather?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 80
Wed Jul 15, 2009 at 1:45 PM

Everyone (well, mostly everyone) is worried about the effects of climate change on global weather patterns. But what if wind power--one of the most prominent clean energy solutions--affects the weather too? According to scientists at ...READ»

GOVERNMENT SERVICES CONTRACTING SMALL BUSINESS   |  Comment

Firms Big and Small, Growing Together

BY Mike Zaramba
Relevancy Score: 80
Mon Apr 21, 2008 at 10:02 AM

In honor of National Small Business Week, here’s a link to Shiv Krishnan’s story in today’s Washington Post about coming to this country with $500 in his pocket and a desire for higher education and better ...READ»

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Sand Storm

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 78
Thu Sep 18, 2003 at 7:56 PM

Even as the latest satellite images and high-powered computers track and forecast Isabel, the day really belongs to centuries-old technology: the sandbag. As Margaret Martin, public works director in Annapolis, one of the cities ...READ»

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URBAN PLANNING   |  1 comment

Are Futuristic Green Houses Just a Distraction?

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 77
Mon May 4, 2009 at 4:21 PM

We regularly post news about futuristic green housing designs. Now, architect Roger K. Lewis is calling bullshit on the enterprise. Here's his volley, from The Washington Post: But how much can cool-looking, zero-carbon ...READ»

CAREER DEVELOPMENT   |  Comment

The Gender-Related Wage Gap You Haven't Heard About

BY Laurence Shatkin
Relevancy Score: 72
Wed May 20, 2009 at 8:20 AM

We all know that women earn, on average, less than men in equivalent positions. But it turns out that there’s another wage gap related to gender: Men who have egalitarian attitudes toward gender roles earn less than men with ...READ»

CULTURE   |  2 comments

Whose Economy Is It Anyway?

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 61
Mon Aug 23, 2004 at 1:59 PM

"Everyone has a general notion of what The Economy is," writes Joel Achenbach in today's Washington Post. "It's American business. It's the gross national product. Wages. The unemployment rate. Housing starts. Durable goods. ...READ»

Kenan Samms
LEADERSHIP   |  2 comments

Own Up and Clean Up

BY John Baldoni
Relevancy Score: 60
Wed Mar 7, 2007 at 2:32 PM

"Were they there?” was how Annette McLeod replied when Congress Henry Waxman asked her what she had to say to the Army leaders now that the facts of the deplorable conditions at Walter Reed’s out patient facilities were out in ...READ»

Kenan Samms
ALTERNATIVE TO LAYOFFS; FLEXIBLE DOWNSIZING   |  3 comments

Market Rewards Layoffs, Discourages Flexible Downsizing as an Alternative

BY Cali Yost
Relevancy Score: 60
Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 11:31 AM

“Stocks Surge on Layoff Announcements” was the headline on the front page of the Washingtonpost.com this week as major U.S. companies announced 55,000 job cuts.  At the same time, The Conference Board projects that ...READ»

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