BY Fast Company Relevancy Score: 97 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:38 AM
Fast Company's version of the infamous "the earth's population" email links real statistics with real sources. Finally, a chain letter you can believe in.READ»
BYHeath Row Relevancy Score: 86 Thu Mar 31, 2005 at 10:06 AM
Chuck's entry yesterday brings up an interesting point. The U.S. Census Bureau just released its most recent study of how long it takes people to get to work. The bad news? The average American spends more than 100 hours a year ...READ»
BYHeath Row Relevancy Score: 72 Thu Feb 26, 2004 at 11:35 AM
A new government survey by the Census Bureau ranks commute times in the United States. The urban area with the longest commute? New York City. Here's the list:
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Houston
Philadelphia
Phoenix
San ...READ»
In case you hadn't noticed, celebrities have focused a lot of attention on the environment lately. Fans and critics alike are still talking about Live Earth, and the Discovery Channel just announced a new Planet Green network to ...READ»
BYMichael Cannell Relevancy Score: 53 Tue Feb 24, 2009 at 3:31 PM
After years of hypergrowth in housing size, the average U.S. home is now getting smaller. Will Americans learn to love the post-McMansion residence? READ»
BYEmily Jasper Relevancy Score: 52 Mon Nov 17, 2008 at 1:26 PM
True Story: A family member called me up and explained that he was already tired of his job, only after two months, because there were only three people under the age of 25 on his team. He said everyone else was ...READ»
Ahhh, that time of life when you've got to begin paying (really) for your clothes yourself, and when those four years of college food impact whether you'll really ever wear low-rise jeans again!
As this NY Times Articlestates, ...READ»
BYLaurence Shatkin Relevancy Score: 49 Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 10:02 AM
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has been in effect long enough for news to come out about some of the specifics it contains. I’m especially interested in these specifics because when I put together a book about ...READ»
BY David Teten Relevancy Score: 45 Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Network marketing, or multi-level marketing, is one of the fastest-growing business models of the past few decades. Between 1993 and 2003, total direct selling revenues grew by 7.1% annually, dramatically above the rate of growth of ...READ»
BY David Teten Relevancy Score: 45 Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Network marketing, or multi-level marketing, is one of the fastest-growing business models of the past few decades. Between 1993 and 2003, total direct selling revenues grew by 7.1% annually, dramatically above the rate of growth of ...READ»
BYRip Empson Relevancy Score: 40 Fri Aug 22, 2008 at 1:12 PM
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are nearly 50 million people currently living with disabilities in the United States. See the data here. Considering the size of the country’s disabled community, the lack of media ...READ»
The New York Times is reporting (free registration required) that the Census Bureau targets October as the month when the 300-millionth American will be born.
What I find most interesting is the outlook from 1967, when the ...READ»
E.B. White wrote in "Here is New York"(a timeless must-read for any New Yorker) that there are three kinds of people in New York: residents, tourists, and commuters. I'm in that third category, traveling 40 minutes every morning and ...READ»
BYSteve Rosenbaum Relevancy Score: 24 Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 3:51 PM
If you were going to teach a lesson about U.S. trade, a good place to start is to ask the question, “What do you believe is true about U.S. trade with other countries?”
Write down what everyone says or a least the key ...READ»
BY John Hoult Relevancy Score: 21 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:13 AM
Will a declining economy and the dotcom meltdown prompt a rush on the nation's best business schools? Admissions offices nationwide are standing by, waiting to see if NASDAQ troubles will prompt a deluge of MBA applications.READ»
