Facebook Files for IPO
February 2, 2012Facebook's IPO filing not only made a statement as the largest for any technology company but a glimpse into their earnings shows their attention to detail. In 2011, FB reported a net income of $1 Billion. Not $950 million or $1.2 Billion. Perhaps it was a shout out to Justin Timberlake's famous line from "The Social Network," but the...
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Apple Has A Lot of Cash
January 26, 2012Click here to see the graphic! What would you do with $97 billion in cash? While we may never know, Apple is currently pondering that question. This graphic explores some unique comparisons to put the world’s most valuable public company into perspective. Perhaps more money doesn’t necessarily mean more problems. Enjoy!
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Apple to Apples – How the Tech Giant Stacks Up Against America’s Favorite Fruit
January 9, 2012Click here to see the graphic! Every year the world keeps on eating up food and technology, but just how much more do people prefer juicy red apples over a succulent iPad? Here we explore how the behemoth tech giant Apple stacks up against America's favorite shiny fruit. In 2009 138,000 Apple iPads were created, a total worth of...
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Guest Post: The Gamification of Holiday Shopping
December 17, 2011MBAOnline is excited to present this insightful, holiday shopping guest post by the folks at GLAD WORKS, a Rhode Island based full service graphic design, web design, drupal development, eCommerce, iPhone app development, marketing, social media, and PR firm. Businesses all across the U.S. and the world are changing the way consumers interact with and enjoy the holiday shopping experience....
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Social Job Search – Can Facebook Get You a Job?
November 30, 2011Click here to see the graphic! The eternal task of finding a job has undergone a couple of huge transformations in the past few years. Around the turn of the millennium, Craigslist revolutionized the job hunt by taking a city's worth of classified sections and condensing them into a single, easy-to-navigate web page. Now job hunting is undergoing another...
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How SMS Messaging is Changing the World
October 12, 2011Click here to see the graphic! Living in the United States, most people have a distinct sense of ubiquity of texting. When we're not busy texting, we're seeing someone on the street who is, and it has become apparent that the text message has irreversibly woven itself into the fabric of social life for a vast majority of us....
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The Patent War is Stifling Innovation
October 3, 2011Click here to see the graphic! 2011 has been the year that decisively marks the coming-to-light of the stupidity inherent in the way our patent system operates. After an enthralling episode of This American Life cast the spotlight on Intellectual Ventures, Nathan Mhyrvold's multibillion-dollar, patent-hoarding company, the story spread like wildfire and the larger public suddenly became aware of...
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The Great Flow of U.S. Debt
October 3, 2011Click here to see the graphic! The national debt has been one of the biggest talking points of the year in world politics. From the American debt ceiling fiasco in July to the impending crisis in Europe, the astronomical levels to which worldwide national debts have risen is have become a tremendous source of worry for economists, businessmen, and...
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Who’s Using What Media and When?
September 16, 2011Click here to see the graphic! It's sometimes amazing to step back and take stock of how much technology has penetrated our lives. The idea, even just 10 years ago, that every one of us would be walking around with a cell phone - let alone cell phones that could access the Internet, play video, and come equipped with touch...
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How Does Board Membership Affect Business Operations?
September 7, 2011Being on a board of directors is one of the most lucrative career options available. Disregarding the years of education and work experience the typical board member has, a nuanced job description requires board members to deliberate in board rooms for a couple of hours every week to earn lucrative salaries, stock options, and insurance benefits. Since the financial crisis...
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