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CEO's sexual harassment case, Bill Gates' great luck, and more.
TheStreet.com – Nov 22, 2008 8:45 PM [GMT] – comment?
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CEO's sexual harassment case, Bill Gates' great luck, and more.
TheStreet.com – Nov 22, 2008 8:45 PM [GMT] – comment?
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IGN: Face Off: Wii Miis vs. 360 Avatars
On Wednesday, Microsoft launched the New Xbox Experience, a complete graphical user interface overhaul for Xbox 360 that jettisons the console's tried-and-true Blade presentation for a sleek new configuration intended to be much more intuitive. Included in the NXE are the well-publicized Avatar ... more »
N4G.com – Nov 21, 2008 04:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
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On Wednesday, Microsoft launched the New Xbox Experience, a complete graphical user interface overhaul for Xbox 360 that jettisons the console's tried-and-true Blade presentation for a sleek new configuration intended to be much more intuitive. Included in the NXE are the well-publicized Avatar ... more »
N4G.com – Nov 21, 2008 04:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Chinese 'Bill Gates' booed by angry Peruvian textile workersAFP - Jack Ma, a Chinese web entrepreneur sometimes called his country's "Bill Gates", was Wednesday jeered by angry Peruvian textile workers who saw him as the negative personification of a China-Peru free trade agreement.
Yahoo! – Nov 20, 2008 03:05 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Ballmer: Yahoo acquisition won't happen
A change at the helm of Yahoo won't revive a Microsoft takeover offer, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said during the company's annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday."Acquisition discussions are finished," he said.[ Keep up on the latest tech news headlines at InfoWorld News, or ... more »
InfoWorld – Nov 19, 2008 6:13 PM [GMT] – comment?
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A change at the helm of Yahoo won't revive a Microsoft takeover offer, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said during the company's annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday."Acquisition discussions are finished," he said.[ Keep up on the latest tech news headlines at InfoWorld News, or ... more »
InfoWorld – Nov 19, 2008 6:13 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Gladwell: Bill Gates Got Lucky
Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author of 'Outliers,' explains why Microsoft founder Bill Gates may have been more lucky than smart, why the Beatles needed 10,000 hours of practice to succeed and why he considers President-elect Barack Obama our next outlier-in-chief.
TheStreet.com – Nov 19, 2008 4:42 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author of 'Outliers,' explains why Microsoft founder Bill Gates may have been more lucky than smart, why the Beatles needed 10,000 hours of practice to succeed and why he considers President-elect Barack Obama our next outlier-in-chief.
TheStreet.com – Nov 19, 2008 4:42 PM [GMT] – comment?
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'Outliers' Puts Self-Made Success To The Test
Why do Asian kids outperform American kids in math? How did Bill Gates become a billionaire computer entrepreneur? Malcolm Gladwell takes on these questions and more in his book Outliers. He argues that the "self-made man" is a myth.
NPR.org – Nov 18, 2008 9:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Why do Asian kids outperform American kids in math? How did Bill Gates become a billionaire computer entrepreneur? Malcolm Gladwell takes on these questions and more in his book Outliers. He argues that the "self-made man" is a myth.
NPR.org – Nov 18, 2008 9:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Title Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Out-li-er, noun1: a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from others in the sample.2: yet another attempt to cash in by presenting a whole load of seemingly counterintuitive facts to tell you something you basically already knew.One spring day in 2007 the two finest teams in t ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 18, 2008 12:22 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Out-li-er, noun1: a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from others in the sample.2: yet another attempt to cash in by presenting a whole load of seemingly counterintuitive facts to tell you something you basically already knew.One spring day in 2007 the two finest teams in t ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 18, 2008 12:22 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Magic Johnson Talks Video Phones and NBA
Magic Johnson may not be the next "Bill Gates," but he knows good technology when he sees.
PC World – Nov 17, 2008 11:11 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Magic Johnson may not be the next "Bill Gates," but he knows good technology when he sees.
PC World – Nov 17, 2008 11:11 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Malcolm Gladwell on Joy, Gates and the Beatles -- and on stage
In August, I watched an interesting BBC programme about Vanessa Mae in The Making of Me series. The idea was to find out whether her talent for playing the violin was down to nature or nurture. One of the things that emerged was that getting to be as good as her requires about 10,000 hours hard work ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 16, 2008 4:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
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In August, I watched an interesting BBC programme about Vanessa Mae in The Making of Me series. The idea was to find out whether her talent for playing the violin was down to nature or nurture. One of the things that emerged was that getting to be as good as her requires about 10,000 hours hard work ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 16, 2008 4:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Simon Garfield meets Mark Zuckerberg, the 24-year-old founder of Facebook
I was told not to expect a human whirlwind, but when Mark Zuckerberg walks into the room there is barely a breeze. He is 24, on the short side, shy in the way that short, ginger-haired people often are, and he walks with his head down, as if he is carrying a heavy burden, such as being the richest y ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 16, 2008 12:57 AM [GMT] – comment?
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I was told not to expect a human whirlwind, but when Mark Zuckerberg walks into the room there is barely a breeze. He is 24, on the short side, shy in the way that short, ginger-haired people often are, and he walks with his head down, as if he is carrying a heavy burden, such as being the richest y ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 16, 2008 12:57 AM [GMT] – comment?
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