Noughties the exposés Generation?

Has Google’s new “unified privacy policy” highlighted changing “generational” attitudes towards what’s considered public and private? Google has created a huge furor with the implementation of its new unified privacy policy; linking signed in users from one Google account to multiple Google services. This, in effect, will customize search engine results and advertisements further to…

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Pyramidion’s got talent

If you’re looking for a team exercise that boosts creativity and inspires people to think about each other’s talents, then we have a great idea for you. At a recent Pyramidion training, we asked teams to develop out-of-the-box business proposals that would use everyone’s personal talents. The results were literally ‘out of this world’, and…

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Screw it, just do it!

What makes a successful entrepreneur? Sir Richard shared his top tips in an interview session organized by FlandersDC and the Antwerp World Diamond Centre organized at the Stadschouwburg in Antwerp. Sir Richard talked with local entrepreneurs about many aspects of being a successful entrepreneur. The following are just a few of the topics he touched…

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Doing the (g)rounds at Intermat

1350 exhibitors, an exhibition area the size of 75 football fields and just a couple of hours to get a feel for what goes on in the industry. How do you manage that? Focus, I’d say. So with this year’s show theme ‘energy efficiency and sustainable productivity’ I focused my efforts on what companies are…

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Will you unroll your next TV

We’ve all seen pictures of newspaper printing – the huge rolls of paper streaming through massive presses, with hundreds of finished copies coming off the line every minute. Now imagine TVs being produced in a similar way. With the emergence of electronic devices printed onto flexible substrates, it’s not such a far-fetched idea. For most…

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Fuel for thought

Do you ever feel like you are suffering from a lack of creativity? Everyone, even the most famous writers, can feel a little uninspired and down in self belief. But luckily for us they offer some sparks of inspiration that helped them to greatness. Here are a few quotes that might inspire you to be…

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The beginning of the end for print?

2011 was definitely the year when e-books became established in the market place. Amazon announced last year that its e-book store sells 115 Kindle titles to every 100 paperbacks. Hardbacks are suffering a far worse time. This poses the question can both media co-exist in today’s technologically savvy society? Or is this the start of…

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