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Archive for the ‘Research’ Category

Green Inc. Recommends …

Monday, September 29th, 2008

A roundup of green business headlines form around the Web…

author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

Posted in reader, roundup, cars, Blogs, Research, Energy Business, Venture Capital | Comments Off | Read more..

Shifting Careers: Why Leisure Matters in a Busy World

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Leisure has many different definitions — we can even have leisure at work and be more productive, healthy and creative.

author By MARCI ALBOHER, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Link, Alison, Social Conditions and Trends, Working Hours, Research, Small Business | Comments Off | Read more..

Unboxed: Can You Become a Creature of New Habits?

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel synaptic paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can encourage a way to innovation.

author By JANET RAE-DUPREE, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Memory, Brain, Research | Comments Off | Read more..

Merck Wrote Drug Studies for Doctors

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Documents unearthed in lawsuits over the pain drug Vioxx, provide a rare, detailed look at the industry practice of ghostwriting medical research studies.

author By STEPHANIE SAUL, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Research, Vioxx (Drug), Merck & Company Inc, Medicine and Health, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Suits and Litigation | Comments Off | Read more..

Study Gives High Marks to U.S. Internet

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

The United States, a new report says, isn’t falling behind the rest of the developed world in Internet infrastructure after all.

author By JOHN MARKOFF, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Research, Insead, World Economic Forum, Fiber Optics, Telephones and Telecommunications, Computers and the Internet, Europe, United States, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

Strategies: Picking the Forest or the Trees

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

The ability to find top-performing industries is a crucial factor in determining mutual funds that are likely to perform best in the future.

author By MARK HULBERT, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Research, Computers and the Internet, Stocks and Bonds, Mutual Funds | Comments Off | Read more..

Strategies: Picking the Forest or the Trees

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

The ability to find top-performing industries is a crucial factor in determining mutual funds that are likely to perform best in the future.

author By MARK HULBERT, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Research, Computers and the Internet, Stocks and Bonds, Mutual Funds | Comments Off | Read more..

Advertising: Seeking Profits (and Respect) in Ownership

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Advertising agencies are reshaping the way they earn profits, experience and, to some degree, respect.

author By STUART ELLIOTT, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Barkley Evergreen & Partners, Athletics and Sports, Research, Bicycles and Bicycling, Apparel, Advertising and Marketing | Comments Off | Read more..

Shortcuts: Some Blissful Ignorance Can Cure Chronic Buyer’s Remorse

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

In a world filled with fine print and misleading slogans, it is hard to find the balance between diligence and getting so much information that we are paralyzed with indecision.

author By ALINA TUGEND, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Slogans and Mottoes, Research, Consumer Behavior, Books and Literature, Advertising and Marketing | Comments Off | Read more..