IKEAhackers.net in trademark flap with store it pays tribute to

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IKEAhackers.net in trademark flap with store it pays tribute to
Back in 2006, a blogger calling herself Jules Yap – a pseudonym inspired by Ikea's Jules chair — realized this and created IKEAhackers.net, an online gold mine of ideas for thrifty do-it-yourselfers, upcyclers and re-inventionists. … Yap will …
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64 Epic Marketing Ideas to Boost Your Business
This new post is much easier for users interested in SEO to read, rather than scouring through various Reddit threads. NOTE: Play it safe by always giving credit where it's due. Ask the experts – Another great content marketing idea is to interview …
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Sara Gates' online tech community Wisegate banks more funding
Wisegate, which was founded in 2007 as CDG Software Inc., operates an online community designed to enable information technology workers to exchange ideas and solve problems. It generates revenue from $ 3,000 annual memberships, CEO Sara Gates …
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Vision: A Declaration To Just Do It

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Vision: A Declaration To Just Do It
The organizational culture shifts to one of not inviting creativity and new ideas because they could threaten the new product or process that is now a “money making” certainty. The organization then begins to slowly nurture the new … And much like …
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Is Technology Making Marketing Agencies Obsolete?
Like so many other industries, the agency business is changing radically: Related Resources from B2C » Free Webcast: Marketing … Agencies need to deliver strategic thinking and new ideas for how clients can more fully integrate marketing technology …
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6 ways to make sure MVPs keep playing for your team

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6 ways to make sure MVPs keep playing for your team
Bonuses and raises are great for retention, but team members also crave recognition for their achievements, whether it's being singled out for praise at a staff meeting or featured in the company newsletter. … Whenever possible, implement their ideas …
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The New Graduate's Guide to Job Searching
Make the most of your summer by using some (or all) of these ideas. Whatever you do, be sure … In a 2013 survey of 1,054 companies, the HR software provider SilkRoad found that 58 percent of jobs were filled through internal hiring sources such as …
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Overpass Travelers in Arkansas Turn Anxious Eyes to DC
“An old, used railroad car was used to make the bridge,” said Garland County Judge Rick Davis, who acts in effect as chief executive of the jurisdiction. “And it was probably not in good shape to begin with, which is why the railroad company got rid of …
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Bucket list includes novel idea
Her novel, about a community of stubborn New Englanders living in the fictional lakeside town of Nagog (loosely located near Littleton and Acton), includes strong female characters who are, shall we say, "up" in years. Into their close-knit … I had …
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The Best Questions To Ask While Networking

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The Best Questions To Ask While Networking
Here are a few ideas for formulating helpful general questions: If you were introduced by someone, start by … The example I suggested in my last blog was “Who do you know in any of my companies of interest? Would you be willing to make a … I hope …
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Steve Ballmer on Life, Golf, Basketball — and Microsoft
Before his speech to roughly 1,000 business-school graduates, Ballmer talked to the Journal about his post-Microsoft plans, his feelings about Microsoft, and the potential sale of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball franchise. An edited transcript …
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The Collective's Crystal Ball
As Netflix and AOL have painfully learned in recent years, crowdsourcing can turn problematic when customers become concerned about the safety of their personal information. Fishing around for new ideas is one thing, but when businesses lay bare their …
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UH incubator hopes to be pipeline for Chinese investors into Houston
Mark Yost: Reporter- Houston Business Journal: Email | Twitter. A new technology incubator in Houston could initially be worth up to $ 25 million in investment in labs and funding, but the really interesting development could be the pipeline it hopes to …
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2014 Y@ Speak Awards: nominations are live
We added a few new categories this year, including one suggested in our all-call for ideas, bringing the total awards to 14. That's 14 … We also have categories for "Best Bar/Restaurant Account" and "Best Business Account (Retail or Service)." And …
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The Obscure Academic Feud at the Center of India's…
That sentiment has come to be embodied on the political scene by Narendra Modi, who has embraced Bhagwati's ideas and is pitching himself as the reformer the country needs. Indians are currently casting their votes in marathon parliamentary elections, …
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Life Sciences fund grants .25M to help biotech researchers make ideas reality
The state Legislature passed a bill that would have defunded the LSDF, effectively ending its short tenure as a source of startup capital for new ideas in the life sciences industries. Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed the bill, preserving the LSDF. The “proof of …
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Gizmos: Top tech this month
… machine at home, but that's amateur stuff compared with this. Nespresso's corporate offering means your business gets a free machine, but you pay around 30p each for the capsules – more like mini flying saucers than their domestic cousins. … The …
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Hlas Podcast: Greatest Hits, Volume 1
But while a) I drift toward a slower part of the sports season in Iowa and b) cover the Masters next week and c) begin the painful process of dealing with a new system at work for posting on this blog and d) squeeze in some vacation sometime this …
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Bits | Why Mozilla's Chief Had to Resign
Two weeks ago, Brendan Eich was appointed as chief executive of the open-source software company that makes the Firefox Web browser, among other products. Then it became public that, … Others stopped short of calling for Mr. Eich's ouster but …
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Making Science, Engineering and Technology More Female-Friendly

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Making Science, Engineering and Technology More Female-Friendly
Meg Hourihan helped create the pioneering Blogger web application, sparking the rise of the wildly popular phenomenon known as "Web logs," or blogs. … Even though more than half of the top 20 women in Fortune's recent "Most Powerful Women in Business …
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Aveo outlines a path forward, but investors don't seem to be buying it
The theme of “creating shareholder value” is appropriate for any company that saw its stock fall 76 percent over the course of the past year. But a few awkward moments at the end of a conference call to discuss the disastrous 2013 at Aveo Oncology …
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Council committee puts Atlanta-BeltLine streetcar plans on hold
The Atlanta City Council's Community Development Committee on Tuesday decided to table a proposal presented by the Atlanta BeltLine Inc. that would have outlined the next four phases of the development of streetcars in Atlanta. The goal had been to get …
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How to Cultivate the Art of Asking Good Questions
Doesn't matter if it's a business issue, a career decision, or a family dilemma: if you've mastered this app, you're ready to tackle the problem. Did I mention it can also help you come up with brilliant ideas? Which increases your chances of success …
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What Snow Can Teach Us About Creating Better Public Spaces
This post originally appeared last month on the Philadelphia-based blog This Old City. After record amounts of … But a recent snowstorm actually brought us some pretty cool ideas for public spaces and traffic safety improvements along East Passyunk …
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