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	May 23rd, 2012 Top-notch negotiation tactics for entrepreneurs Posted about 13 hours ago by Lily Koi to Holy Kaw! There’s lots of advice about negotiation floating around online. What sets this Young Entrepreneurs Council advice, though, is that it offers insight from successful entrepreneurs. For example: Use Silence to Your Advantage “I use silence when I negotiate and find it is one of the best tools. Often times, your partner will fill the silence with extra information or think you’re playing hardball and suddenly drop their price or terms without you even asking. You can learn a lot about a person by how they fill in the silence.” - Vanessa Van Petten | CEO and Author, Science of People Full story at The Young Entrepreneurs Council. Top news for entrepreneurs. Photo credit: Fotolia The periodic table of typefaces Posted about 22 hours ago by Annie Colbert to Holy Kaw! If your school days interests veered away from the hard sciences and towards the liberal arts, then you will probably appreciate the Periodic Table of Typefaces. Via Tumblr. The joy of fonts. Want fewer frogs with extra legs? Add parasites Posted about 21 hours ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! Harmful parasites, including one that causes malformed limbs in frogs, are less successful at infecting amphibians when there is a rich diversity of parasites. “While our study was on amphibian diseases, there is ample evidence to suggest similar processes can be occurring in humans and other groups of animals," says Pieter Johnson, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Fotolia La lista tonta de hoy (presentada por Jeremy Wade) Posted about 18 hours ago by Gerardo Torres to Conozca Más Jeremy Wade, conductor de Monstruos de Río* sugiere los cinco ríos que debes conocer antes de morir 1 El Amazonas (Sudamérica) 2 El Ganges (India) 3 El Colorado del Gran Cañón (Norteamérica) 4 El Congo (Africa central) 5 El que tengas más cerca (*): si no sabes quién es Jeremy Wade o nunca has visto 'Monstruos Marinos', no te lo pierdas los domingos a las 20:00 su programa 'Monstruos Marinos' por Discovery Channel And the world's 69th hottest woman in the world is…Stephen Colbert Posted about 17 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! Thanks to a concerted effort by the Colbert Nation, Maxim’s 100 Hottest Women list finally gets a bit of comic relief in the fine form of Stephen Colbert swooping in at number sixty-nine. Said the comedian of this unique honor: Democracy isn't always pretty: Sometimes it's downright handsome. Full story at Maxim via Buzzfeed. The sex appeal of humor. Photo credit: Fotolia The benefits of texting [infographic] Posted about 14 hours ago by Infographics Monster to Holy Kaw! Over time, text messaging has earned a bad rap with experts saying it ruins social interaction, writing skills, and expression -- not to mention it contributes to dangerous behaviors, like texting while driving. Nonetheless, it's a convenient way and cheap way to keep in touch, and some doctors and organizations are finding new ways to improve people's lives thanks to the simple text message. Via Online College Courses. The future is mobile. Por favor Dark Knight: RISE YAAA! Posted about 13 hours ago by Gerardo Torres to Conozca Más Uuuuf! See the full gallery on Posterous ¿Te imaginas cómo sería el mundo sin Bill Gates y Mark Zuckerberg? Posted about 12 hours ago by Maestro Limbo to Conozca Más Es la pregunta que se hizo Forbes y que tuvo a bien responder una campaña creada por la agencia de publicidad Ogilvy de Brasil. La pregunta se extendió a otros personajes como Tiger Woods y Donald Trump. Tratemos de hacer el mismo ejercicio con Carlos Slim, Emilio Azcárraga (ejem) y Ricardo Salinas Pliego, por ejemplo. Por cierto, ya vimos que el mundo sigue sin Steve Jobs, pero ¿cómo sería un mundo sin Emma Watson? See the full gallery on Posterous History made as Dragon heads to ISS [video] Posted about 9 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! That a Dragon is hurtling through space to the International Space Station sounds like the ultimate melding of sci-fi and fantasy, but this is a story for the history books. SpaceX’s Dragon is the first commercial craft being used to carry supplies to ISS, and though many applauded its successful takeoff this morning, the real test will come when it must test its maneuverability around ISS before being allowed to dock. Oh, and did we mention that Star Trek’s Scotty’s ashes are also along for the ride, along with the remains of 307 other individuals? Now, that’s a sendoff. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at Space.com, NPR and Huffington Post. Beam me up, Scotty! 8 tips for creators from Neil Gaiman [video] Posted about 9 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! Celebrated author Neil Gaiman seems to have struck a chord with his commencement speech this year to graduates of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia with eight amazing pieces of advice to those who have chosen the rocky road of the arts to follow. 1. Say “no” to projects that take you further from rather than closer to your own creative goals, however flattering or lucrative. (Hugh MacLeod put it beautifully: “The most important thing a creative per¬son can learn professionally is where to draw the red line that separates what you are willing to do, and what you are not.”) 2. Approach your creative labor with joy, or else it becomes work. (As Ray Bradbury said, “Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration. You should be having fun with it.”) Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at Brain Pickings. The gift of inspiration. Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.