Tag: business

A compilation of Bad Designs

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 24, 2011

We’ve all seen braille buttons and signs posted on the drive-up ATM, and many people (unfortunately) then have to mutter to their travelling companions, “hey, look at the braille on the drive-up ATM? How many blind people drive?”

Let’s be honest – the real trick is not that their are braille-labelled buttons on the drive-through ATM, but that the buttons are associated with a display screen.

There’s no braille on the screen, so how would a blind person know which button to select? Oh, we know there’s an easy answer to this, but Web Watch likes to point it out anyway. It may be practical to the blind, but to a sighted person, it just looks like bad design.

Tags business, gadget, website

10 Things How To

The Top 10 Overused Words Not to Include on your Resume

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 6, 2011

Resume Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume Writer

When was the last time you had to write a resume?

You never know when you may find yourself in a situation where you may need to produce your resume at a moment’s notice. Web Watch recommends that once a year, you take out your existing resume and update it with the past 12 months-worth of accomplishments, while your most recent job review is fresh in your mind.

It won’t hurt, and then you have it ready on the off-chance that a recruiter calls you with “The Most Ultimate Job Opportunity Ever… if I can have your resume in my hands by 3:00pm today…”

Tags 10 Things, business, How To, jobs

Funny Video

Video Fun: Chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 21, 2011

Chicken chicken chicken, chicken chicken

Doug Zongker has made a name for himself, if only because he knows the proper way to do a business Powerpoint presentation.

You can read the entire paper here, but Web Watch has included part of the transcript from the presentation after the cut. We all could learn a little something about what we can do with our own Powerpoint presentations here, as Doug’s presentation has become known as the Best Powerpoint Presentation EVER

Tags business, Video

10 Things Disney Internet

The most reputable brands of 2011 are Google and J&J

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 8, 2011

Get into Bed with Google

In their 12th annual study of over 30,000 people regarding BUSINESS REPUTATIONS AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION, Google ranked first.

What exactly is “business reputation”? That’s what the public views as social responsibility, emotional appeal, quality of the product, financial performance, and other touchy-feely elements that could lead an individual investor to put some money into a company’s stock.

Tags 10 Things, business, Disney, Internet, survey

Funny Gadgets shopping Websites

Don’t throw your investment money in the crapper – invest in THIS business instead!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 4, 2011

Want a new business?

Web Watch knows of one for sale.

Tags bathroom, business, inventions, money, website

10 Things News Websites

Proof that what your parents name you will dictate how successful you’ll be in life

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 28, 2011

The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons
from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed

Web Watch knows that you are an aggressive workaholic, just trying to make a name for yourself in this crazy world.

But have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you had a different name entirely?

Would you be happier having a more unique name, unique spelling? Would you be happier being another Tom, Dick, or Harry in the room? Today’s parents have any number of Baby Naming books available to them, but maybe they need to think beyond the immediate need of naming their newborn child and think long into the future.

Tags 10 Things, business, News, parenting, website

10 Things food Travel Websites

The 2011 Top 100 Restaurants in the World

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 26, 2011

NOMA: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine
NOMA: A Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine
(a look at the World’s Best Restaurant)

If you, like Web Watch, like to travel to the Best Places in the World, then you have most definitely heard of Denmark’s Noma, a 12-seat restaurant just outside Copenhagen.

Of course you’ve heard of Noma – it’s only been named the BEST RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD for 2011. Still doesn’t ring a bell? Does it help if it also earned the Best Restaurant title in 2010 also?

Yeah, now you know what we’re talking about.

So while RESTAURANT magazine can’t go and visit every single restaurant in the world, they do have a pretty good handle on who the top chefs are and what makes them tick. Sure, the majority of these top places are located in Europe, but that shouldn’t stop you from trying to make your way to any of these fine establishments for a gourmet meal that you’ll never forget.

Tags 10 Things, business, food, Travel, website

10 Things Music

You can’t be a successful musician until you’ve gone bankrupt at least once

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 24, 2011

The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop

There are lots of financial obligations when you’re a solo musician or in a band.

You have to worry about getting gigs, writing music, obtaining copyright or other legal paperwork. Then there’s the infighting, splitting appearance fees, and paying for samples in your hit song that borrowed liberally from clips you found on YouTube.

Yeah – music royalties may not pay a lot, but they do end up paying something. But sometimes, what you get from those royalty checks isn’t enough to make ends meet.

But all is not lost if you have to file for bankruptcy. All sorts of extremely successful and well-respected artists have had to make that financial sacrifice in order to continue their careers later. If you end up having to file bankruptcy, at least you’d be in good company.

Tags 10 Things, business, money, Music, Music Royalties