Gender gap: are women choosing to be where they are?
The freedom to say ‘no’ - The Boston Globe
Now two new studies by economists and social scientists have reached a perhaps startling conclusion: An important part of the explanation for the gender gap, they are finding, are the preferences of women themselves. When it comes to certain math- and science-related jobs, substantial numbers of women - highly qualified for the work - stay out of those careers because they would simply rather do something else.
Interesting tip about pricing and online databases
In real estate, a price of $201,000 vs. $199,999 tends to be the “better”
price. The reason: most search engines cluster homes into groupings (e.g,
$150,000 - $199,000 … $200,000 - $249,000, etc.) So, a house at $199,000 would
be at the top of a group, and would be compared to all others in the same
cohort, whereas a home at $201,000 would be at the bottom of a cohort and would
be perceived as being of potentially higher value vis-a-vis the others.
Lee Freeman
Mobile Marketing at its best: “World Worst War”
Quicktime video about the campaign
http://www.dandad.org/awards08/qt.asp?entry_id=18031&f=000L&title=World’s%20Worst%20War
Team and images
http://www.dandad.org/awards08/entry.asp?entry_id=18031
- Two things to notice here: this is the result of inter-generational marketing teams working together: real marketing dynamite.
- Some people think that this is typically “weird Japanese” but
would not necessarily work in the West, or not to such an extent…
This is not correct. If the game is adapted for local tastes, providing
content that the user can identify with, engagement should occur in
most countries whose youth population has been exposed to technology
(particularly IM, games, www).
Mobile predictions and hype
Bearing in mind the state of the world economy, any predictions in the
mobile space going forward more than a year are laughable.
You can bake a cake with three ingredients and your reliable, old oven.
However, you just can’t just predict the time it will take to bake a
cake with 20 ingredients -10 of which you have not worked with before-
cooked in an oven providing an irregular and unpredictable amount of
heat that can stop at any moment.
How much of it is in our own heads?
Our view of the world and its future is highly influented by our personal experience.
reddit.com: Energy, food and economic fears looming, new survivalists prepare for the worst
Here’s an interesting anecdote for you. I used to follow a conspiracy site that had a survivalist bent, and for awhile gave serious consideration to the author’s views. (I still read the blog because the author collects interesting news, though I no longer agree with his extreme interpretations.) I remember reading the comments to one post, where three of the comments in a short thread, authored by separate readers, made reference to a significant other (spouse or similar) who had struggled or was struggling with cancer; the article itself had little or nothing to do with cancer. It hit home because that was the exact same situation I was going through. It made me realize that my attraction to the doom-and-gloom had much more to do with my own personal catastrophe than with any looming end-of-the-world.
10 Reasons Gen Xers Are Unhappy at Work
10 Reasons Gen Xers Are Unhappy at Work - Harvard Business Online’s Tammy Erickson
I’m worried about Generation X and corporations. As far as I can tell, these two have a tentative relationship at best – and are likely headed for some rocky times ahead.
Corporations really need Gen X – folks in their 30’s to early 40’s, who should begin to serve as our primary corporate leaders over the next couple years. But I fear many current corporate executives are taking this small and therefore precious group for granted.
Porn can be good for you - Peter Tatchell
Porn can be good for you - Red Pepper
Any opposition to consensual sexual violence and humiliation is based on many ifs and maybes and it seems unfair to penalise the majority of mature, responsible SM lovers on the grounds of what an aberrant minority of viewers of this extreme imagery might do subsequently.
100-Plus Tips and Resources to Become an Authority Site in Your Niche
100-Plus Tips and Resources to Become an Authority Site in Your Niche - Inside CRM
Becoming an authority site is a lofty goal, but with the right amount of dedication and expertise, you can achieve it. Building authority means staying on top of news, networking and proving that you know your stuff better than anyone else in your niche. Leverage these tips, tools and references, and you’ll be well on your way to becoming an authority.
Aging effects
Not very relevant to the content of this blog, but interesting nonetheless. Every time I see this graphic effect, it reminds me of the impermanence of all things…us included. A bit depressing, really…
“Peak oil”? Not necessarily. Try “massive speculation”…
Perhaps 60% Of Today’s Oil Price Is Pure Speculation
The large purchases of crude oil futures contracts by speculators have, in effect, created anadditional demand for oil, driving up the price of oil for future delivery in the same manner that additional demand for contracts for the delivery of a physical barrel today drives up the price for oil on the spot market. As far as the market is concerned, the demand for a barrel of oil that results from the purchase of a futures contract by a speculator is just as real as the demand for a barrel that results from the purchase of a futures contract by a refiner or other user of petroleum.
Perhaps 60% of oil prices today pure speculation
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About Javier Marti
As an independent strategy consultant, futurist, speaker and founder of Trendirama.com Consulting, Javier is dedicated to help organizations, small businesses and individuals to optimize systems, increase profits and make better choices in business and in life. He is the author of the book "Mobile, Domains & The Future"
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