June 2014 -

Working Hard or Overworking? Why You Should Relax

Jun 27, 2014 Jeremy Parkinson Business 0

Are you constantly checking your work email? Working through the weekend and on your days off? Taking phone calls from the office at any and all hours? While you’re certainly not alone, you’re probably also way more stressed out than you should be. Numerous studies have shown that overworked employees are at a much higher […]

The student loan crisis isn’t as bad as it seems

Jun 25, 2014 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Believe it or not, a new study says that student loan borrowers are doing just fine. Earlier this month, when President Barack Obama announced a plan to give more student loan borrowers access to an income-based repayment plan, he illustrated the trouble college students and recent graduates face by telling the story of a woman named Ashley […]

You Won’t Believe What Some Bosses Ask Workers To Do

Jun 23, 2014 Jeremy Parkinson Business 0

Have you ever wished you could flunk a boss for being so bad at his job? Or perhaps you’d assign your manager an A grade if you could, because of how well she treats you and your team. A new CareerBuilder survey provided workers with an opportunity to do just that – evaluate their bosses’ performance and […]

The Latest Gender Gap: People’s Views About Taxes

Jun 19, 2014 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

A new survey revealing key differences about how the sexes view their taxes. WalletHub”s 2014 Tax Fairness Survey, released last week, had its share of predictable findings: Four out of five respondents think the U.S. tax code is “complex” or “extremely complex.” Nearly two out of three want corporations to pay higher tax rates than […]

Need More Blog Content Ideas? Try These 5 Suggestions

Jun 17, 2014 Jeremy Parkinson Marketing 0

There is not a specific content strategy that works for every single blog. They all have a very specific target market, requiring content that engages that blog’s particular audience. What works for one blog might not work as effectively for another. This requires each blog owner to test various content approaches to determine what performs […]

Big Data: Time for new approach to analysis

Jun 13, 2014 Jeremy Parkinson Technology 0

The Big Data problem is accelerating, as companies get better at collecting and storing information that might bring business value through insight or improved customer experiences. It used to be a small specialist group of analysts that would be responsible for extracting that insight, but this is no longer the case. We are standing at […]

Fake It Till You Make It: 5 Ways to Boost Your Credibility at Work

Jun 11, 2014 Jeremy Parkinson Business 0

In corporate America, perception is reality. Others form impressions of us in seconds: the clothes we wear, our body language and the words we use. Do you want to be seen as a credible, knowledgeable expert in your field? How do you make sure your brand sets you up for real success? Here are five […]

Technology in education: Then, now and the future

Jun 09, 2014 Jeremy Parkinson Technology 0

The use of technology in education is not exactly a new or recent phenomenon. It dates back to the 1960s when Stanford University professors experimented with using computers to teach maths and reading to young children in elementary schools in east Palo Alto. What started as an experiment in delivering education has since evolved into […]

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Cash Deals for Homes Reach Record With Boomers Retiring

Jun 03, 2014 Jeremy Parkinson Real Estate 0

Mike Trafton bought a house in a suburb of Boise, Idaho, where he plans to retire. He made the deal without signing a stack of mortgage papers. Trafton, 55, and his wife Cindy, 54, paid $400,000 in cash for the 3,200-square-foot house in Eagle after selling their 4,400-square-foot home in a Portland, Oregon, suburb for $680,000. Like a […]