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Working Knowledge

What can Harvard Business School (HBS) do for you? Quite a bit as it turns out, particularly for parties with interest in business practice. The Working Knowledge site is "a forum for innovation in business practice, offering readers a first look at cutting-edge thinking from HBS faculty." Every weekday the site offers new work from over 200 HBS faculty, and the reports, updates, and commentaries...

https://hbswk.hbs.edu/
Technocapitalism

Professor Luis Suarez-Villa of the Social Ecology and of Planning, Policy and Design at the University of California, Irvine has devoted this website to "the rise of technocapitalism." Technocapitalism is an "emerging era" defined as "an evolution of market capitalism that is rooted in technological invention and innovation." Issues regarding phenomena operating at the societal level as well as...

http://www.technocapitalism.com
Team Elements 2.1

This application will prove to be quite advantageous to those who may be interested in developing an effective way for persons dispersed across a number of locations to perform a variety of tasks. At its essence Team Elements 2.1 is a project management web-based application featuring project plans, assignments, shared discussions, lists, issue tracking, and document storage. The application...

http://connectelements.com/
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

One would be hard pressed to find a better slogan for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce than “Fighting for Your Business”, so it is rather fortunate that they have already effectively trademarked these exact words. With a long and storied history dating back to 1912, the U.S Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest not-for-profit business federation, representing over 3 million businesses and 2800...

https://www.uschamber.com/
The Motley Fool

With a title like “The Motley Fool”, visitors unacquainted with this program may wonder what exactly this series might be about. Created in 1993, the program is essentially a down-to-earth guide to personal finance and investing offered by David Gardner on National Public Radio. As might be expected, this lively program covers a wide range of subjects, including online wedding planning, helpful...

https://www.npr.org/programs/motley-fool/
StartUpNation

It would seem that more and more people are interested in developing their own business, and a number of websites are dedicated to helping these persons achieve that goal. One valuable website in that realm is StartUpNation. Created by Jeff and Rich Sloan, the site contains a well-designed homepage that includes links to sections dedicated to areas of interest to the prospective entrepreneur,...

https://startupnation.com/
Virtual Presentation Assistant

In these tumultuous times, it seems like more and more people want to win friends and influence people. Of course, there are enterprising souls who would attempt to sell you their insights into the art of oratory and such, but this website gives away such prized material at no cost to you, gentle browser. Virtual Presentation Assistant is an online tutorial dedicated to the art and skill of public...

http://www.unice.fr/crookall-cours/presentations/docs/PP%20V...
Peter’s Online Typing Course

In the early days of the personal computer, one Mavis Beacon lead the way in preparing young and old alike in the ways of typing quickly and without needless error. It turns out there was no Mavis Beacon, much to the dismay of many devoted fans. Fortunately, for those persons who are looking to the web for a helpful typing course, there is Peter Hudson’s helpful site. As Hudson describes the site,...

http://www.typing-lessons.org/
The ubiquitous smiley face design draws increased attention and lawyers

Wal-Mart fights to keep the smiley face http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/05/news/companies/walmart.smileyworld/ The Straight Dope: Who invented the Smiley Face? http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_031.html Worcester Historical Museum: Smiley Face http://www.worcesterhistory.org/ex_smiley.html Adflip.com http://www.adflip.com/ United States Patent and Trademark Office Home Page...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2006/0707
Resources for Writers: George Mason University

Writing centers at colleges and universities have been around for decades, and most of them have placed some resources for their students online. George Mason University's writing resource center has had an online presence for years, and it is one that college students and persons generally interested in improving their writing will want to look at. The site includes a number of specialized...

https://writingcenter.gmu.edu/?page_id=12
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