Save Money By Tripling Your Costs And Other Friday Stories


Right about the same time the new Meryl Streep/Julia Roberts movie, August: Osage County is hitting the theaters, the real Osage County is in the news for another reason. It’s apparently no less...
    






There’s Nothing New About AT&T’s Sponsored Data (And Why the FCC Won’t Ban It)


Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Tom Wheeler has been urged to investigate AT&T's new Sponsored Data offering, whereby customers can use certain internet services without dipping...
    






The American Economy, Not Feminism, Is What’s ‘Ruining’ Masculinity


By Rachel Burger There has been a growing chorus warning about the end of men for some time now. Camille Paglia recently exclaimed, “educated culture routinely denigrates masculinity and manhood,”...
    






How Hybrid Publishers Innovate To Succeed


The intensity of competition in an industry is neither a matter of coincidence nor bad luck Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy The publishing industry has been challenged by the online sales...
    






7 Productivity Hacks That Successful People Use Every Day


If you feel like you’re consistently finding there’s more ‘work’ than there is ‘day’, you’re not alone. Too many of us get caught up in putting out fires, wasting time on tasks that don’t really...
    






Does Obamacare Deserve Credit For Slowing The Growth In Health Care Spending?


The annual report of from the actuaries over at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is out for 2012 and, for the fourth year running, the news is surprisingly good. Total healthcare...
    






Why Biotech Whiz Kid Jack Andraka Is Not On The Forbes 30 Under 30 List


When I put out a call for promising young scientists to be part of Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 project, no name came up more than that of Jack Andraka, the 16-year-old who created a prototype cancer...
    






Be an Expert or Go Home


Content is no longer king. Today, content marketing is king. Successful content marketing is not about volume, it is about being an expert and helping others. Branding and reputation follow from...