Not long ago money around the world was backed by gold or other precious metals. Since central banks were created in the early 20th century government issued currencies have moved away from the gold standard to fiat money, meaning it only has value because a government says it does. The global banking system has transitioned […]
There is perhaps no better way to begin this post than with a riddle. What organization runs 16% of all websites, hosts several of the largest media companies on their servers, yet is hardly ever mentioned in the news? :S Google, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon? Give up yet?
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It’s exciting to see new media evolve and different ways that online content creators work to create sustainable business models. All the popular blogs with a staff of writers give their content away which makes many wonder how they make their money. While these blogs have advertisements and affiliate partnerships, it isn’t enough revenue to
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AdrianChilders.com has been working on a new calendar of events page which highlights events we think are making the U.S. and rest of the world a better place. Events that can be found here is everything around music, movies, books, technology, entrepreneurship, manufacturing, marketing, finance, developers events and much more. I’d like to introduce you
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When business owners open their doors, they typically always cater to individuals or other businesses. The biggest potential customer with the most money however, the government is often ignored by most small businesses. Federal government spending has steadily increased since the beginning of the 20th century and now accounts for a significant portion of the U.S.
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Last week Apple shared sales figures and announced its financial results for its most recent quarter. The biggest news is that they have $97,600,000,000 cash on hand. Yes, that’s $97.6 Billion, but about two-thirds of that is sitting in accounts overseas because Apple is a large multinational company that sells it’s products all over the world.
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There was a great post everyone was talking about in the New York Times this weekend that highlighted why the U.S. is loosing manufacturing jobs to Asian countries by the boatload. It turns out low labor costs are only a small reason of why American companies choose to manufacture products overseas instead of the United
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As services such as Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody and other alternatives to listen to our favorite music continue to become more popular it seems the days of radio as we know it are numbered. We still listen to broadcast radio because our cars aren’t connected to the internet yet, but over the next few years
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It seems at every business conference or event, specifically those focused on startups or tech you always meet two types of people, the “business guy” and the “tech guy”. The business guy may be the person who goes out and gets funding for the company and markets the business to customers or users. The tech
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2011 has come and gone, Christmas gifts have been unwrapped and we’re officially six days away from a new year. Below is a list of the best companies, organizations and people of 2011 that are making the world a better place…. and a couple that make it a worse one. Thankfully there is much more
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