Did you know that 3.7 million employees, approximately 2.8% of the workforce, operate from home? In fact, since 2005, working at home among the non-self-employed population has grown by 103%. Improved technology has enabled companies to work more with telecommuters than traditional office employees.
Most of us greet the news that oil has fallen to $50 a barrel with a shrug of our shoulders. It goes up, it goes down; no one dies. We fail to engage because we don’t understand what drives it either way, or how it affects us. As with all commodities, supply and demand plays a big part in its price.
Those of us who imagine that striking oil means drilling into a pool of liquid riches might be surprised to learn how wrong we are. Oil is not found in underground lakes, but dispersed through rocks like a sponge. The rocks must be broken to extract the oil, which looks like mud when it is taken from the ground. Nor is it the remains of dead dinosaurs!
Couponbox recently published a comprehensive MLB Stadium Index which ranks stadiums across the country according to the cost of premium tickets, average drink prices and hot dogs. Not only does the index show the prices of premium MLB tickets for every stadium, it also shows the average prices of drinks and the cost of everyone’s favorite baseball food – hot dogs.
Social networks have become central to the lives of many consumers, yet many chief executives aren’t engaging with them deeply. A recent study of Fortune 500 CEOs found that 61% have no public-facing social media presence. Moreover, of those leaders who are present, 70% have accounts on only one network. This is a major missed opportunity and it’s high time for CEOs to dive into social media fully.
This graphic takes a look at some of the potential revenue small businesses can lose out on if they don’t properly harvest and use all the data that’s available to them. It also takes a look at how powerful data can be for driving a business forward.
Alexander the Great, Ulysses S. Grant, and Vincent Van Gogh are famous examples of high-functioning alcoholics from throughout history. Stephen King, Buzz Aldrin, and Samuel L. Jackson are modern examples of high-functioning alcoholics who sought help and who are alive today. Discover some of the most famous high-functioning alcoholics in this infographic.
The Chinese gold market is now the largest gold market in the world. From gold mining to gold imports, from physical gold trading to physical gold demand, China ranks number 1 in all global rankings. Central to the gold market’s evolution is the Chinese State, which has closely controlled and monitored the market’s development since its liberalization in the early 2000s.
This WAN Internet Access VS Business Broadband’ infographic illustrates the underlying differences between the two connections, clearly drawing comparisons on what is and what is not possible with each. It also identifies how the connection to the internet actually works and what this means for usability and cloud services access.
