I like Edgar. I enjoy learning new things and whenever I need to locate corporate securities data, say in relation to a company’s announced workforce layoff or regarding a proposed merger, Edgar always points me in the right direction when I hunt for reports. You know Edgar, right? The Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval […]
Unless if you’ve been locked in a food pantry for 50 years, you probably know that the onion is the only agricultural resource not traded on the U.S. futures market. Whether you buy onions at the supermarket or a local farm stand, you know the cost of an onion is relatively stable. You probably also […]
Barring unforeseen obstacles, the 13th location of the Upper Crust should open shortly in Newburyport. With existing locations in Boston’s Beacon Hill, Back Bay, South End, and Financial District neighborhoods; Brookline’s Coolidge Corner; Cambridge’s Harvard Square; Lexington; Waltham; Hingham; Watertown; Salem; and Key West, Florida, plans for a Newburyport store were first reported in February […]
From hemp hats and halter tops to recycled rubber walking shoes and sandals, green fashion is everywhere… but I can’t find anything for men. White Apricot lists the top 10 vegan shoes, which look fine for a classy gal. I’m a guy, though, and unless if I want to buy a hemp heel, what’s in […]
If anything is definitive about the way that businesses are adapting to the lure of social media, it’s that the data frequently changes depending who you ask: 74 firms, or 15% of the Fortune 500, are blogging, including technology companies IBM, Dell, Motorola, Lucent, Intel, AMD, Amazon, and Google 39% of the Inc. 500 are […]
What do Democratic Congressmen Tim Ryan of Ohio, Tom Udall of New Mexico, Keith Ellison of Minnesota, and George Miller of California have in common with Republican Congressmen Bob Latta of Ohio, John Boehner of Ohio, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, and John Culberson of Texas? Congress is using the popular micro-blogging social media service […]
Businesses should not rely on consultants to tell them how to run their websites, web usability guru Jakob Nielsen wrote 10 years ago on a subject that remains relevant. “You wouldn’t want to have a consultant take charge of the project, just as you wouldn’t hire a consultant to serve as CEO. The consultant is […]
I don’t know about you, but I don’t typically follow the film festival circuit. When and if a film is acknowledged with an award, I usually don’t know about it unless the film is showing at the local cinema and the award is showcased within the advertisement. Three months ago, writing about the cinematic joy […]
