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|  | May 12th, 2012 | | Posted about 8 hours ago by  Lily Koi to Holy Kaw! | | Before you sit down to close a difficult negotation, Inc says there are a few questions you should ask yourself. These four questions will help you deal with the difficulties of a complex negotiation before it's too late at the bargaining table. For example: What are the parameters that need to be negotiated? To answer this, collect and evaluate information on leverage, values, sale prices, competition, and any other factors that will affect the negotiation. Example: You know that the CFO greatly desires a three-month ROI, rather than the six-month ROI you've proposed. You are therefore aware that you may either need to adjust the price in order to produce that ROI, or come up with some form of alternative financing (like rent to own) that will achieve the same effect. Full story at Inc. Top leadership news. Photo credit: Fotolia | | | Posted about 8 hours ago by Lily Koi to Holy Kaw! | | There's no shortage of so-called experts in almost any field you can think of. You shouldn't be fooled, though. Many of these gurus are charlatans, masquerading as experts in order to earn a quick buck, and they can definitely hurt your business. Open Forum gives a few examples of how. Here's one: Advice, but no specific experience Ever ask an expert what they think about your product or service and they then tell you why it is a horrible or great idea? I don’t care if you have 100 years of consulting experience. If the expert is not the end consumer of the product or service, his advice is wrong. The consumer knows what she wants. Listen to her. Tip: If you want to quickly qualify an expert, ask them what they think about your offering. If they offer advice, without qualifying (or disqualifying) themselves based on their consumer experience, they're likely giving you bad advice. Full story at Open Forum. Top marketing news. Photo credit: Fotolia | | | | | Posted about 22 hours ago by  Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! | | Here are some pancakes just waiting to be submerged in an ocean of butter and maple syrup. The kids of stay-at-home Dad and creator of Saipancakes must be an awfully patient crew to be able to wait for his stunning breakfast creations. It’s no Mickey Mouse operation around that table. Check out his site for more scrumptious works of art, which include an edible ode to Maurice Sendak. Full story at Saipancakes via Neatorama. The art of breakfast. | | | Posted about 21 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! | | 
Need a reason to kick back this weekend? Then bookmark this infographic and use it when you need an excuse to step back from the computer and enjoy the beautiful spring weather. After all, it’s for your health. Via HeartMath. Relax with infographics. | | | Posted about 20 hours ago by  Ruy Xoconostle W. to Conozca Más | | Gari Kaspárov nunca había perdido un solo juego de ajedrez en toda su carrera profesional. En toda su carrera. Para mediados de los noventa ya era una leyenda y su nombre un titular constante en noticieros y periódicos. Aunque nunca fui particularmente adepto del ajedrez (ni lo sé jugar, BTW), la frase "Kárpov vs Kaspárov"me resulta familiar y la asocio con los principios de aquella década. El campeón mundial de 1975 a 1985, Anatoli Kárpov, perdió su título ante Kaspárov y después se enfrascó en épicas partidas que eran cubiertas ávidamente por la prensa internacional con la misma fiereza con la que se cubría, quizá, la Fórmula 1. Kárpov y Kaspárov, geniecillos del ajedrez y miembros del jet set internacional. Para 1997, Kaspárov era el campeón indiscutible y, para los expertos, el mejor jugador de ajedrez de la historia. Entonces vino el reto de IBM: Kaspárov vs una pieza de hardware y software dedicada al ajedrez, de sobrenombre "Deep Blue". En febrero de 1996, Kaspárov se enfrentó a la supercomputadora y perdió la primera partida de seis. El marcador final fue de 4-2, a favor de Kaspárov. Los ingenieros de Deep Blue mejoraron el poder de procesamiento de su máquina, y volvieron a retar a Kaspárov en un encuentro que arrancó el 3 de mayo de 1997, un happening de relaciones públicas para la empresa informática que acabaría siendo llamado "el evento de ajedrez más espectacular de la historia". La nueva Deep Blue había sido upgradeada para calcular hasta 200 millones de movimientos de ajedrez POR SEGUNDO. Con todo y ese poder de procesamiento, apenas y pudo derrotar a Kaspárov. El marcador final fue de 3 1/2 a 2 1/2. Poco después, Kaspárov insertó la duda en la opinión pública al decir que Deep Blue demostraba cierto tipo de "creatividad" en su juego, lo cual desató una oleada de teorías de la conspiración sobre el triunfo de la máquina (¿había gente real de carne y hueso detrás, haciendo trampa?), pero también puso sobre la mesa la posibilidad de que cierto tipo de inteligencia artificial se había manifestado durante esos 8 días. Kaspárov demandó una revancha, pero ya que IBM había conseguido su objetivo, evidentemente (una brutal cobertura por la prensa mundial), se negó y simplemente desmanteló a la supercomputadora. Hoy hace 15 años, la máquina venció al hombre en un juego de ajedrez. Un tema exquisitamente milenarista, muy en boga en una época en la que se cuestionaba la humanidad del hombre (valga la redundancia), y su probable aunque distópico futuro como esclavo de las máquinas, muy en el tenor de The Matrix. ¿Paranoia? Muy probablemente. Estamos lejos de convivir con auténticos robots o inteligencias artificiales como aquel HAL-9000 de Stanley Kubrick, mucho menos con amenazas a la seguridad global como el Skynet de James Cameron. Las máquinas siguen siendo una invaluable herramienta en nuestras tareas, pero en lo que respecta a su verdadera inteligencia, son solo pedazos de plástico idiotas que, cuando se va la luz (o la conexión a internet), terminan siendo chatarra inservible, y nada más que eso. | | | Posted about 20 hours ago by  Futurity to Holy Kaw! | | A combination therapy that reverses established Type 1 diabetes in mice sets the stages for development of a new human therapy. “If our therapy is successfully translated to humans, patients will be able to have a life without Type 1 diabetes—that’s the exciting part,” says Defu Zeng, senior author of the study who worked with fellow researchers at the University of Florida. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. | | | Posted about 16 hours ago by  Annie Colbert to Holy Kaw! | | Dutch artist Stefan Van Zoggel makes sending love letters to your Wookiee easier with Star Wars-themed postage stamps. Add an extra stamp for addresses in a galaxy far, far away. Via Cargo Collective. Ship a droid. | | | | | Posted about 11 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! | | There are plenty of times when writing a blog feels like sending your thoughts into thin air, then, suddenly, someone makes a thoughtful comment and a light goes on: “Wow, this can be social media.” To keep the conversation going and create a network takes a certain touch, though, a skill for which Marcus Sheridan at Social Media Examiner has some useful tips on how to cultivate. #1: Write in a Personal Voice … When done properly, writing in a personal tone and style will immediately help readers feel more comfortable with an author/company and this comfort level naturally lends itself to readers considering leaving their thoughts in the comments section or via email in a direct reply… #2: Invite Reader Response by Asking Questions …No matter what your business is, the final paragraph of your blog article is the perfect spot to ask specific questions regarding the topic you’ve just discussed. Ask readers their thoughts and whether they agree or disagree. Invite them to share further examples that would help other readers. It’s truly amazing the difference this will make if it becomes a habit with everything you write. #3: Don’t be a Know-it-All Have you ever read a blog article where the author seemed so snooty or conceited that you were left with a feeling of disdain? Believe it or not, this happens a lot with bloggers and businesses, simply because they confuse arrogance with confidence and authority, thus turning off their readers… Full story at Social Media Examiner. Building a better blog. Photo credit: Fotolia | | | | |
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