Cyber Bullying Related Terms

Bash Board: An online bulletin board on which individuals may post anything they want. The content tends to be malicious, ridiculing, hateful statements directed against another person.

Blog: Interactive web journal or diary (web log) viewable to general audience or specific groups

Buddy List: Collection of real names, screen names, or handles which represent “friends” or buddies within an instant message, chat program, ...   more »

Football: Upon hearing Joe Jacoby of the 'Skins say "I'd run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl," Matt Millen of the Raiders said, "To win, I'd run over Joe's mom too."

Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann 1996: "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."

Basketball: Pat Williams, Orlando Magic general manager, on his team's 7-27 record: "We can't win at home. We can't win on the road.. As general manager, I just can't figure out where else to play." (1992)

Football & Relationships:

A guy took his girlfriend to her first football game. Afterward he asked her how she liked the game.

"I liked it, but I couldn't understand why they were killing each other for 25 cents," she said.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Well, everyone kept yelling, 'Get the quarter back!'"

A story is told about the negative impact of an “entitlement” attitude in job candidates..

Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked the young MBA fresh out of Harvard, "And what starting salary were you looking for?"

The candidate said, "In the neighborhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package."

The HR Person said, "Well, what would you say to a package of ...   more »

It seems to be a took idea to talk about it...viral marketing

In an effort to advertise, many companies have turned to “word-of-mouth” or viral marketing programs in which a network of consumers endorse brands and services to encourage sales. The question for both the Word of Mouth Association and the companies that use their services, is whether to disclose that these endorsements come from these word-of-mouth agents.

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Humor and quotes for business communications

A closed mouth gathers no foot.

A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours. - Milton Berle

A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

A consultant is an ordinary person a long way from home.

A crisis is when you cannot say "let's just forget the whole thing."

No task is as critical to the future as good parenting. Some days being able to keep your sense of humor and perspective really helps. We've collected some humorour thoughts on fatherhood, raising teens, being a working mom and more.

 FATHERS THEN AND NOW

1. In 1900, fathers and sons would have heart-to-heart conversations while fishing in a stream.Today, fathers pluck the headphones off their sons' ears and shout, "WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE.."

In 1900, a father came home from work to find his wife and children at the supper table.Today, a father comes home to a note: "Jimmy's at baseball, Cindy's at gymnastics, I'm at adult-Ed, Pizza in fridge."

TEENAGERS

Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.

BEING A MOM

You know you’ve turned into a mom when You find yourself humming the Barney song as you do the dishes.

Working mothers are guinea pigs in a scientific experiment to show that sleep is not necessary to human life.

Global business is expanding and exploding.  A perfect example is China that has become on of the worlds fastest growing economies.   The need to understand cultures and communication is every bit as important as having the right sources for your product lines.  If you think it’s time to do some reading, Christoper Liechty works all over the world and recently shared his personal reading list.  Each book will add to your knowledge of doing business within different cultures.

BUSINESS BOOK: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS

The books are:

Cross-Cultural Dialogues: 74 Brief Encounters with Cultural Difference by Craig Storti

Designing Across Cultures: How to Create Effective Graphics for Diverse Ethnic Groups by Ronnie Lipton

Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries by Terri Morrison, Wayne Conway and George Borden

Dun & Bradstreet’s Guide to Doing Business Around the World (ISBN 0735201080, out of print) by Terri Morrison, Wayne Conway and Joseph Douress

Keywords: Business books, Relationships, Finance