The 10 billionth tweet was tweeted the other week, according to the GigaTweet site which tracks these things. As can be seen from the above graphic, use of Twitter is growing exponentially and it shouldn’t be long – less than 200 days – before the 20 billionth tweet is recorded. According to Twitter’s own figures, […]
AshleyMadison.com is a US dating site for people already in a relationship. It was launched in 2001 and claims to have over 5 million members. Although though it claims not to condone infidelity, its strapline is “LIFE IS SHORT, HAVE AN AFFAIR.” AshleyMadison surveyed the 1.9 million people who joined up in 2009. From this […]
Signs are everything. Language is a system of signs and the more one examines this system, the more apparent it becomes that its got something of a life of its own. And any picture or sound or object or anything can be used as sign in context. There is a very readable six-part history of […]
After America joined World War II in 1942, millions of women joined the workforce as part of the Home Front effort. Styles, attitudes, sexual mores – the works – changed as a result. In this United States Office of Education training film, male bosses are given tips on treating their female workers right. Younger […]
Collectively, Brits paint the equivalent area of Great Britain more than 200 times, according to recent research and number twiddling from Homebase. This equates – assuming, we suppose, a single brush-width paint stroke – to 50 journeys to the moon. The average DIY-er will paint 36 rooms in their DIY lifetime (assuming rooms of a […]
A survey has found that millions of Brits don’t turn off their mobile work devices when they leave the office – and this effectively means they burden themselves with an average of ten extra working days per year. Apparently, men are more reluctant than women to switch off their mobiles and Blackberrys, with only a […]
A Michigan man is awaiting "mental evaluation" after he shot up the hotel room he was staying in and put an alarm clock in the microwave and turned on the oven. He was arrested after emptying his last shell and he was babbling and apologetic, according to one witness. He had left a note in […]
Ryanair, perennial recipients of scorn and derision, just cannot please its customers, it seems. A male passenger on a Ryanair flight from Krakow to East Midlands Airport was delighted when s scratchcard he had bought revealed he had won €10,000. Cabin crew on board confirmed the win but the man’s joy turned to rage when […]
Possibly the most notorious domain name, sex.com, is up for sale, but as of 18 March 2010 the auction of the domain was delayed after some of its creditors interrupted proceedings with a bankruptcy claim. The auction was to happen simultaneously with its foreclosure sale and it is thought that Escom – the domain’s indebted […]
Almost 500 job-seekers competed in a “binman Olympics” in Gumi, South Korea in which the prizes were 14 jobs as road sweepers. These civil service jobs are coveted at any time, but especially in the current economic austerity. Olympians sprinted with heavy bags of rice against the clock in one contest and picked up pieces […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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