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Boomers Continue to |
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| The year 2006 will mark an important milestone in marketing: For the first time, more than half of the Baby Boomers will be over the age of 50. |
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Web 2.0 Ushers in a |
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| Every well-known technology goes through predictable stages. In the beginning, an exciting new technology grabs people��셲 attention and pumps up their expectations to impossible levels. Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and individual investors chase the dream of massive returns, and they throw their money behind questionable business plans. |
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The Rise of the Mega |
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| With few exceptions, human history can be viewed as an upward trend in population density. We evolved from nomadic ��쐆unting and gathering��� societies to tribal villages, then to small towns, and ultimately to the grand and glittering cities we see today throughout the industrialized world. |
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China Is Going on a |
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| Earlier this summer, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, known as CNOOC, made a cash offer of $18.5 billion to buy Unocal. It was a friendly offer, and since 70 percent of Unocal��셲 reserves are near Asian markets where CNOOC operates, it seemed to make sense to the company, which is owned by the Chinese government. |
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Off-Shoring the Know |
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| Although we��셶e just explained that there is little reason to worry about off-shoring low-skilled, low-paying jobs that will be automated anyway, many observers are even more anxious about this related trend. Many companies are starting to off-shore some of their highly-skilled technical jobs to overseas providers. |
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