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Redesigning Google: how Larry Page engineered a beautiful revolution

Something strange and remarkable started happening at Google immediately after Larry Page took full control as CEO in 2011: it started designing good-looking apps. Great design is not something anybody has traditionally expected from Google. Infamously, the company used to focus on A/B testing tiny, incremental changes like 41 different shades of blue for links […]

Redesigning Google: how Larry Page engineered a beautiful revolution

Something strange and remarkable started happening at Google immediately after Larry Page took full control as CEO in 2011: it started designing good-looking apps. Great design is not something anybody has traditionally expected from Google. Infamously, the company used to focus on A/B testing tiny, incremental changes like 41 different shades of blue for links […]

NASA’s Space Food Systems lab shows what astronauts really eat in orbit

NASA’s Space Food Systems Laboratory is where the agency researches, tests, and produces food fit for consumption outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. Everything from the packaging to the menu has to be meticulously evaluated; the food must balance nutrition, flavor, and safety with more practical concerns such as preparation time, size, and a shelf life […]

NASA's Space Food Systems lab shows what astronauts really eat in orbit

NASA’s Space Food Systems Laboratory is where the agency researches, tests, and produces food fit for consumption outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. Everything from the packaging to the menu has to be meticulously evaluated; the food must balance nutrition, flavor, and safety with more practical concerns such as preparation time, size, and a shelf life […]

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 returns to the top of the charts

Well, that didn’t take long did it? One moment,DmC: Devil May Cry is flying at the top of the sales chart. The next, it’s being jackbooted down the list by some of 2013’s strongest titles. Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 has reclaimed the top slot for the first time since its unbroken six-week run back in 2013, […]

Vine Quietly Adds Verified Badges for High-Profile Users

It’s not exactly easy to tell if someone is who they say they are on Vine, Twitter’s new video-sharing app. Case in point: There’s an account with the username Vine. Who is it? Hard to tell — maybe it’s run by the company; maybe it’s an unknown, opportunistic individual. Duplicate usernames and easily faked profiles mean it’s […]

How to Nurture Prospects Without Being a Pest

One of the toughest things to do in sales is effectively stay in front of and keep in touch with your prospects.  Studies have shown that it takes anywhere from 10-12 “touches” before the prospect will actually take the time to sit down and listen to your pitch.  (Even then, most still aren’t ready to […]