Tips for Better Project Management
Apr 17, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Business
Managing a project can get pretty stressful, especially when you don’t have a clear plan to successfully use your resources. This article offers some tips on how to keep the project on track and within budget. If you want to be a top project manager, you must learn how to deal with pressing matters effectively, […]
A minister and Stanford business lecturer explains how to be spiritual at work
Apr 17, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Marketing
Before retiring last year, Scotty McLennan spent 14 years as the dean for religious life at Stanford University, where, among other things, he interviewed the Dalai Lama and worked to create a campus meditative center, which opened last summer. As he returns to teach at Stanford Graduate School of Business this spring, the Unitarian Universalist […]
Finish him! ‘Mortal Kombat X’ is the bloody next chapter fans deserve
Apr 15, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Entertainment
It took just four button taps to squeeze a man’s guts out, like a tube of toothpaste. Except you wouldn’t brush your teeth with shimmering, red entrails. Five minutes later, a few more button taps left my victim’s skull bisected. Her brain rolled out and her tongue lolled outside of a face without a jaw. […]
The New Age of SEO: Why Your Approach Must Change
Apr 10, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Technology
SEO best practices are going to change whether we like it or not. It’s easy to get set in your ways and feel comfortable with your current strategy, but this isn’t going to be sustainable in this industry. It’s important that marketers focus on getting out of their old way of thinking and evolve along […]
Google Gives More Reasons to Have a Mobile-Friendly Website
Apr 08, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Marketing
According to Google, a new update scheduled for release on April 21 will provide us with more mobile-friendly websites in search results. This should come as no surprise, as smartphones and tablet devices have become increasingly prevalent as a tool to browse the Internet. Especially with the introduction of apps, these mobile devices can perform […]
Shared Solar Tries Again To Light Up CT
Apr 07, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Saared solar, a concept that could make solar power available to the 80 percent of homes in Connecticut that are otherwise unsuited for it, appears headed for another rocky run through the state legislature. Last year a bill authorizing shared solar melted down in end-of-session dramatics marked by bickering and finger-pointing over who was to […]
What to Expect When Moving to Boston
Apr 06, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Real Estate
Relocating to Boston? Great! New England’s capital is a wonderful city to live in, but it will take you some time to learn how to get around. Check out this article for some useful tips to get you started. Boston is a vibrant city, with a booming economy and a rich culture. There are lots […]
Useful Advice to Consider When You Start Blogging
Mar 31, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Marketing
Want to start a blog? Great! Blogging helps you share your ideas, connect with other like-minded individuals, and, if you’re really determined, even make some cash. Maintaining a blog isn’t easy, though. Check out this article for a few insights on what it’s like to start a blogging career and you’re going to be off […]
Tight real estate market becomes game of ‘first to know’
Mar 31, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Real Estate
After walking through the first house they looked at, first-time home buyers Megan and David Stricker followed their Realtor’s urgent advice and made an offer. “She told us how fast things are selling and said if you like it, you need to make an offer,” said Megan Stricker. That turned out to be good advice. […]
‘Get Hard’ movie review: Is Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart’s NOLA-shot comedy racist or not racist?
Mar 27, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Entertainment
There are any number of unflattering invectives that can fairly be hurled at Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart’s comedy “Get Hard.” It is crude. It is juvenile. It is flat-out moronic. But “racist” and “homophobic” aren’t among them. Those were the hot-button words used to describe the New Orleans-shot, Los Angeles-set comedy immediately upon its […]