Free Food Makes Employees Happy, So Naturally the IRS Wants to Tax It
BY Suzanne Lucas @RealEvilHRLady, inc.comMONEY
If your employees are eating at the office, the IRS just might consider that part of their income. Get your accountants ready, because the taxes might be following.
If there’s food at a meeting, you’ll get higher turnout. OK, I just made…
Ranked: All 32 billion-dollar mobile internet startups (report)
John Koetsier, VB Insight, venturebeat.comA little less than two months ago there were 25 billion-dollar mobile Internet startups. In a sign of just how quickly the mobile ecosystem is exploding, there are now 32.
Today in a report on VB Insight, mobile consultancy Digi-Capital released…
Apple Pay: The Real-World Test
Pete Pachal, mashable.comIt’s finally here: Apple Pay arrived on Monday as part of iOS 8.1, which turns the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus into mobile payment machines. Just install the update, add a credit card to Passbook, and you’re good to start buying stuff with your…
Mobile games to overtake console revenues in 2015 — and Apple’s revenue could double Nintendo’s
Dean Takahashi, venturebeat.comThe console business has ruled gaming for years. But its reign may officially end next year.
The mobile game business is expected to surpass console games in revenue in 2015, according to Newzoo. The market-research firm said that mobile games w…
Using Google Inbox: this feels like the future of email
By David Pierce, theverge.comMy favorite thing about Inbox, Google’s radical new email app for Android, iOS, and the web, is that it’s perfectly happy to have you use your email as a to-do list. Rather than try to turn your inbox into nothing more than a series of letters and…
Here’s How What You Eat For Lunch Affects Your Productivity
Drake Baer, businessinsider.comWe usually think of food as fuel.
Just fill up your tank during lunch, then get back to work.
But “Best Place To Work” author Ron Friedman says the analogy is dangerously flawed, because certain food can cause your productivity to…
The Science Behind What People Love to Share on Social Media
Today’s Industry Insider, kissmetrics.comThe web is a crowded place, with millions of articles being shared every day on social media. Wouldn’t it be nice to know the types of content that resonate with readers the most?Here, at BuzzSumo, we’ve crawled and analyzed over 120 million…
Ad Review: McDonald’s World Cup Effort Is a Kick
Ken Wheaton, kwheaton@adage.com, adage.comResearch Report Going Native: Content Marketing Strategies
Master content strategies that work with this top-selling report. Learn how having a content strategy is essential to your brand’s fut …
A partir desta segunda-feira, 23, você, que acessa a internet brasileira, segue um conjunto de normas criadas especificamente para a rede, porque hoje entrou em vigor o Marco Civil da Internet. Até ontem, não havia uma definição clara sobre o que …
Watch the global hacking war in real time with a weirdly hypnotic map
Heather Timmons, qz.comWell-organized hackers from China have been blamed for everything from crippling pro-democracy websites in Hong Kong to stealing corporate secrets from US companies in recent months. The US and China are locked in an escalating war abou…
10 Things In Tech You Need To Know This Morning
Jay Yarow, businessinsider.comGood morning! It’s a gorgeous, warm day here in New York City. Hope all is well where you are. Let’s tackle the news:
1. Google paid $555 million to acquire Dropcam, a company that video records your home for security. Dropcam w…
How To Know If Someone Is Lying To You
Matt Johnston, businessinsider.comBoth at work and at home we want to know who is telling the truth and who is feeding us a bunch of lies. Luckily, there are some specific things you can look for to find out the real truth.
BY John Brandon @jmbrandonbb, inc.com
Not only are these words a sign of weak communication, they’re also likely to turn off your recipients.
My day job is to write about technology and test gadgets. However, there are days when I think I’m really just processing email.…
Dica: Como trocar o idioma dos jogos no Steam
Diego Barboza, uol.com.brCada vez mais jogos estão saindo em português no Steam, mas nem todos os jogadores querem jogar em nosso querido idioma. Para muitos, jogar em português é como ver um filme dublado, perdendo um pouco a graça em relação ao material original. E há…
How parents can use the iPad to keep their kids learning this summer
Geoffrey Goetz, gigaom.comAs the school year comes to an end, students look forward to summer break. Unfortunately for educators, this is the time of year that many students fall behind. Research has shown that students have lower test scores on standardized te…
Ravi Venkatesan, hbr.org
For the first time in three decades, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won so many seats (282 out of 543) in India’s recently-concluded general elections that it can hope to be in office for the next five years without the support of another…
Motivação e bom relacionamento são importantes para sucesso da empresa
globo.comBom relacionamento e reconhecimento são fatores que motivam no trabalho. As empresas estão apostando em novos tipos de gestões, sem o chefe, com um time autogerenciável.
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Today’s workforce looks a lot different than it did 20 years ago. Here’s some background on the types of workers who make up today’s changing workforce.
Giants behaving badly: Google, Facebook and Amazon show us the downside of monopolies and black-box algorithms
Mathew Ingram, gigaom.comThe internet is a wondrous thing — a limitless universe of content and products and information, all of which can be summoned up from the comfort of a chair or the palm of the hand, like some sort of science-fiction dream from centurie…
How to Overcome a Survival Mode Culture
linkedin.comSecure bases are environments that protect, nurture - and most importantly - provide motivation. They allow us to take intelligent risks and challenge ourselves. During childhood, pare …
94 Percent of People Think Buying From Small Businesses is Important
Joshua Sophy, smallbiztrends.comYou may be happy to know that the majority of people think it’s important to frequent and buy from small businesses.An annual survey conducted by The UPS Store found that 94 percent of Americans believe shopping at small businesses is important. A…
The Best Hotels In 18 Beach Towns Across America
Alyson Penn, businessinsider.comThis summer, you don’t need a beach house to enjoy the sands and surf.
With built-in services like housekeeping, room service, and access to amenities like pools and tennis courts, beachside hotels make for an easy summer getaway.
Ou…
Learning To Sell Online: Cash Cow, Taobao
The Economist, businessinsider.comTaobao, a large online retail platform, has become increasingly important to rural economies across China.
Establishing online stores on Taobao requires little more than decent internet links and a logistics chain (often motorcycle…
Facebook Acquires Fitness And Activity Tracking App Moves
Darrell Etherington, techcrunch.comFacebook has acquired the motion tracking app for Android and iPhone ‘Moves,‘ the startup announced today via a blog post. The company’s founders say that the Moves crew will join Facebook’s team to “work on building and improving their…
Chinese mobile payment services grew 707% in 2013 to $200B
Tracey Xiang, TechNode, venturebeat.comThe total transaction volume by Chinese independent mobile payments services reached 1219.74 billion yuan (roughly $200 billion) in 2013, a 707 percent year-over-year increase, according to the latest report by online tracking and d…
As It Becomes an App Platform, Dropbox Gobbles Up More Than One App Startup Per Month
Liz Gannes, recode.netOnce a simple way to move stuff around between devices and people, Dropbox now wants to be a platform for apps that help people deal more deeply with that stuff.
In addition to a massive hiring spurt and fundraising stockpile, Dropbox…
Why This Technology Is The Future Of Asset Internationalization
dollarvigilante.com[Editor’s Note: The following post is by TDV Editor-in-Chief, Jeff Berwick]
Nations all over the world appear befuddled about bitcoin, and with good reason.
Bitcoin doesn’t offer itself to taxa …
Why This Technology Is The Future Of Asset Internationalization
dollarvigilante.com[Editor’s Note: The following post is by TDV Editor-in-Chief, Jeff Berwick]
Nations all over the world appear befuddled about bitcoin, and with good reason.
Bitcoin doesn’t offer itself to taxa …
How to steal Bitcoin in three easy steps
By Adrianne Jeffries, theverge.comAnd once you’ve stolen it, how do you unload it?
Earlier this month, someone pulled off the largest heist in the history of Bitcoin, the virtual currency that approximates cash on the internet. The illegal drug bazaar Sheep…
Top 10 Predictions for Technology in 2014
Mark Anderson, thedailybeast.comMicrosoft may get its mojo back, smartphones will get cheap, and we’re about to enter the Year of Encryption. A look at what to expect in telecom and computing for the coming year.
How might 2014 play out in tech? Silicon Valley may again nee…
Entenda por que o 3G brasileiro é tão ruim
Redação, uol.com.brDizer que o 3G no Brasil é ruim pode parecer “chover no molhado”. Mas a gente não se contenta; nem aceita – afinal pagamos caro; b… <figcaption&rt 3G ruim Olhar Digital </figcaption&rt
12 Very Useful Apps For Getting Stuff Done At Work
Ryan Bushey, businessinsider.comThere never seems to be enough time during the day to get everything done at work.
Projects keep piling up, phone calls never stop, and meetings never end.
Sometimes all you need is an app to keep you motivated.
We’ve rounded up the …
The Strange Fashion Choices Of European Men
Alana Kakoyiannis, businessinsider.comAll year round American tourists flocks to European cities and towns to sample regional delicacies and experience the local culture.
While navigating the unfamiliar cobble stone streets and botching the local language, anothe…
Carmine Gallo, hbr.org
What makes for a great presentation — the kind that compels people’s attention and calls them to action? TED talks have certainly set a benchmark in recent years: HBR even asked Chris Anderson, the group’s founder, to offer lessons drawn from the…
Samsung’s latest smartphone monitors your heart
Samuel Gibbs, theguardian.comKorean company’s new flagship Galaxy S5 packs a heart rate monitor and will track your motions and monitor your steps
• Samsung’s last smartphone watched your eyes; its new one will also listen to your heart. The Korean company’s new flagship…
London buses will go cashless on 6 July
Kashmira Gander, independent.co.ukTfL made the announcement after it held a consulation on the idea last year
From 6 July it will no longer be possible to hop on a London bus and pay with cash, the capital’s transport body has co …
O desafio da gestão de personalidades
cartacapital.com.brLars Plougmann/Flickr Um executivo de má índole que passa esse valor para seu time alimenta o egoísmo, o individualismo, e faz a empresa perder anos de lucratividade. Geralmente o problema só é detectado tarde demais Já é de conhecimento comum que…
The Feedback Conundrum: Does Positive Or Negative Feedback Help You Most?
Jack Zenger, forbes.comWhich has helped your career more? Positive feedback? Or constructive critiques? In a recent Harvard Business Review blog our organization collected data from 2,479 people on this question. Their response was a surprise: We…
Michael Fertik, hbr.org
Leaders are placed under a tremendous amount of pressure to be relatable, human and … nice. Many yield to this instinct, because it feels much easier to be liked. Few people want to be the bad guy. But leaders are also expected to make the tough…
É o que indica uma pesquisa da empresa de recrutamento Page Executive, que se concentra na contratação de diretores e presidentes
The Remarkable Story Of How Alibaba Defeated eBay In China
Jillian D’Onfro, businessinsider.comAlibaba, the enormous Chinese e-commerce company, is about to file for an IPO in the U.S.
But one of the most crucial time periods in the company’s history came in the early 2000s, when the still-new Alibaba battled out with the…
Walter Frick, hbr.org
Most companies will tell you they want to hire and retain “A players”, and why not? It’s hard to object to building a company around the best possible talent. But what is it about superstar talent that actually improves performance? A recent paper…
Walgreen pressured to move headquarters to Europe
By Ameet Sachdev and Peter Frost, Tribune reporters, Tribune reporters, chicagotribune.comWalgreen Co. is under pressure by shareholders to move its corporate headquarters from Deerfield to Europe to take advantage of tax benefits.
In a twist on economic globalization less obvious than moving factories overseas, a small but…
Heartbleed, the Branding of a Bug, and the Internet of Things
Scott Berinato, hbr.orgOne week later, and the Heartbleed Bug news cycle is winding down without any known reports of catastrophic damage. A case of security wonks crying wolf? No, says cryptographer and security expert Bruce Schneier, who is known for measured, thought…
Bill Taylor, hbr.org
Last week, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos released his annual letter to shareholders. As is the case every year, it is a tour de force of ideas and initiatives about the customer experience (Amazon Prime), disruptive technology (Fire TV),…
O Facebook se prepara para oferecer serviços financeiros aos usuários da rede social, de acordo com o jornal Financial Times. A rede social mais popular do mundo aguarda a aprovação do Banco Central da Irlanda para lançar uma ferramenta que permit…
O Casino, grupo varejista francês que controla o Pão de Açúcar, informou nesta segunda-feira que obteve uma receita líquida de vendas de 11,3 bilhões de euros (15,62 bilhões de dólares) no primeiro trimestre do ano, o que corresponde a uma queda d…
As vendas do Grupo Pão de Açúcar cresceram 11,9% no primeiro trimestre, em relação ao mesmo período do ano passado. Com isso, a receita líquida atingiu R$ 14,972 bilhões. Desse total, o negócio de alimentos gerou R$ 8,222 bilhões, ou 11,4% mais. A…
Succession Planning Is Especially Difficult In The Mysterious World Of Commodity Traders
Dmitry Zhdannikov and Jonathan Leff, businessinsider.comNEW YORK (Reuters) - Abrupt leadership changes at commodity traders Trafigura and Gunvor over the past week have put a sharp light on an industry-wide challenge: shifting oversight from a legion of legendary, aging leaders to a new…
Um dos temas mais recorrentes de minhas conversas com diretores e presidentes de empresas é a preocupação com a retenção de talentos. Em um mercado aquecido, a disputa por profissionais é uma realidade – e é comum que os melhores sejam alvo de…
Até reuniões e e-mails corporativos são vistos como ladrões de tempo, aponta estudo com diretores financeiros
Five Tips For Maintaining Meaningful Relationships, Even When You’re ‘Too Busy’
YEC Women, forbes.comBy Nicole Smartt, VP/co-owner, Star Staffing.
In our too-hectic lives, it’s easy to slip into relationships that lack substance. For entrepreneurs and successful young professionals, it often seems more feasible to communic…
11 profissões que podem marcar a década
Talita Abrantes, de EXAME.com, abril.com.brHierarquia menos rígida, comportamento complexo do consumidor, revolução tecnológica no campo e na medicina - para toda tendência, há uma nova frente de trabalho
Denise Ramiro, da, abril.com.br
Conheça o ranking dos profissionais mais disputados pelo mercado — para eles nunca faltam vagas
São Paulo - Quem são os profissionais para quem nunca faltam oportunidades? Aqueles que podem escolher onde trabalhar e se dar ao luxo de…
Saulo Pereira Guimarães, de, abril.com.br
A rede
São Paulo - A web está completando 25 anos em 2014. Criada num laboratório em Genebra, a rede que mudou a internet conquistou o mundo. Seus sites fazem parte da vida de bilhões de pessoas. Ao longo de sua história, a …
Elisa Tozzi, da, abril.com.br
Um neurocientista comprova, com base numa pesquisa, o que a filosofia já sabia: o ócio estimula o cérebro a ser mais criativo e inovador
São Paulo - Para ter uma vida mais equilibrada e feliz, é necessário diminuir a carga de trabalho e incluir…
Troca de emprego requer cautela e jogo de cintura do profissional - Economia e Negócios
Tatiana Moraes - Hoje em Dia, hojeemdia.com.brFlávio Tavares/Hoje em Dia
O diretor da Fesa, em BH, David Braga, orienta: “O executivo deve usar a rede de conexões”
Talentosos, competentes e experientes, muitos dos executivos bra …
Peter Bregman, hbr.org
Girish* is a client of mine who runs a 500-million-dollar business. He gets stellar reviews and is seen as a high potential successor to the CEO.
But he has a friend problem.
Several of his direct reports are close friends and he doesn’t hold…
Everything You Need to Know About Jack Daniel’s and the Fight Over Tennessee Whiskey
Josh Sanburn, time.comA guide to the local booze battle with international ramifications
Jack Daniel’s and George Dickel, the two best known makers of Tennessee Whiskey, are locked in a heated clash over the definition of a seemingly settled matter: What,…
Samantha Sharf, forbes.com
American Express announced Monday that it will sell 50% of its Global Business Travel division to an investor group for $900 million. American Express will maintain a 50% stake but the venture will split from the rest of the company.…
Alibaba Sinks $215 Million Into Messaging App Tango, Valuing It At More Than $1 Billion
Parmy Olson, forbes.comChina’s Alibaba is the latest Internet giant to make a bet on the messaging space, and it’s a big one. The company is spending $215 million for a minority stake in the messaging and free-calling app Tango, the startup revealed…
China’s yuan falls into the danger zone
marketwatch.comAfter years of gains, China’s yuan is falling, and now we’re at the point where investors may face some heavy losses. Then again, at least one group of economists say the currency may rebound soon.
For years, China’s yuan was on a more-or-less…
