Amazon began as an online bookseller shipping from Jeff Bezos' garage in 1995. It now sells a huge variety of products and owns patents related to e-commerce. Amazon runs its massive operations on Linux databases totaling over 50 terabytes of storage. It uses these databases to power customer queries, store purchase histories, and integrate data across its systems as it pursues its goal of being the most customer-centric online retailer.
This document provides tips and strategies for small businesses to effectively reach their target markets through marketing communications. It recommends starting with defining the business's unique selling point and target audience. A variety of free and low-cost marketing tools are described, including social media, email marketing, public relations, networking and awards entries. The document stresses the importance of having a clear marketing plan with defined goals and metrics to measure success.
European Young Leaders: '40 under 40'
Report of the three-day seminar, part of an annual working programme co-organised by Friends of Europe and EuropaNova, Summer 2013, Athens
This paper examines Tobin's q ratio - the ratio of a firm's market value to the replacement cost of its assets - as a measure of monopoly rents. The paper develops a theoretical framework linking q to monopoly power. It argues that q will exceed 1 for firms earning monopoly rents, as the market capitalizes these rents in the firm's stock price. The paper constructs a database of q ratios for a sample of firms. It then empirically analyzes measures of monopoly power based on q, comparing them to traditional measures like concentration ratios. The analysis finds q-based measures correlate with traditional measures, supporting the theory that q captures monopoly rents.
Amazon began as an online bookseller shipping from Jeff Bezos' garage in 1995. It now sells a huge variety of products and owns patents related to e-commerce. Amazon runs its massive operations on Linux databases totaling over 50 terabytes of storage. It uses these databases to power customer queries, store purchase histories, and integrate data across its systems as it pursues its goal of being the most customer-centric online retailer.
This document provides tips and strategies for small businesses to effectively reach their target markets through marketing communications. It recommends starting with defining the business's unique selling point and target audience. A variety of free and low-cost marketing tools are described, including social media, email marketing, public relations, networking and awards entries. The document stresses the importance of having a clear marketing plan with defined goals and metrics to measure success.
European Young Leaders: '40 under 40'
Report of the three-day seminar, part of an annual working programme co-organised by Friends of Europe and EuropaNova, Summer 2013, Athens
This paper examines Tobin's q ratio - the ratio of a firm's market value to the replacement cost of its assets - as a measure of monopoly rents. The paper develops a theoretical framework linking q to monopoly power. It argues that q will exceed 1 for firms earning monopoly rents, as the market capitalizes these rents in the firm's stock price. The paper constructs a database of q ratios for a sample of firms. It then empirically analyzes measures of monopoly power based on q, comparing them to traditional measures like concentration ratios. The analysis finds q-based measures correlate with traditional measures, supporting the theory that q captures monopoly rents.
The Wanås Foundation is a contemporary art foundation located in Sweden that was founded in 1987. It focuses on site-specific art exhibitions and environmental education. The document discusses potential sustainability initiatives for the foundation to reduce its environmental impact and become a global leader in sustainable art institutions. It proposes actions over the next 3-5 years and 5+ years in key areas like education, the on-site cafe/garden, lawn care, and visitor accommodation.
This document contains a list of over 480 Elvis Presley bootleg recordings that are being shared on the Guitars101 - Guitar Forums music file sharing forum. The bootlegs include live concert recordings, outtakes, alternate takes, remix albums, and master and session recordings spanning Elvis' entire career from the 1950s until his death in 1977. Forum members are requesting and sharing rare and unofficial Elvis recordings.
This document provides a list of 20 albums in Elvis Presley's catalog. Each album is numbered and includes a title and brief description of the album contents, as well as a note on sound quality. The albums cover different stages of Elvis' career and include live performances, studio outtakes, and complete recording sessions.
5 Things on Mobile with Don.na co-founder Kevin ChengRob Woodbridge
This is based on episode #470 on UNTETHER.tv that featured Don.na co-founder Kevin Cheng. Don.na is a mobile app that acts are a personal assistant - making sure you aren't late for meetings by giving directions on when to leave and how to get there. This is a summary of a few of the key highlights of that episode including:
1. Why name the app Don.na?
2. The 3 trends that led to the creation of Don.na
3. An explanation of the important "to app" experience
4. Advice on focusing on the service, not the app
5. Advice on when to turn revenue on for your product.
You can watch the entire episode here: http://untether.tv/2013/episode-470-putting-context-and-donna-moss-in-your-pocket-with-donna-co-founder-kevin-cheng/
Williams 2010 W Globaliz Vs Darul Islam As Pubdmarkswilliams59
This document discusses Western globalization and its impact on Muslim communities in Malaysia, Indonesia and Mindanao. It provides historical context on the Malay Islamic sultanates that dominated trade in Southeast Asia for centuries. It then describes how Western colonialism disrupted traditional political and economic systems in the region through military and economic domination. Finally, it examines how post-WWII institutions like the World Bank and IMF promoted Western-style globalization in Southeast Asia according to free market principles, which some Muslims felt challenged their way of life and identity.
SOA is an architectural style that promotes loose coupling between services. A SOA divides applications into distinct services that can be reused. Web services are a popular implementation of SOA using open standards like XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. WSDL describes the services available while UDDI publishes service locations. SOAP is used to exchange XML messages between services. REST is an alternative architectural style where resources are accessed via URIs and representations are exchanged using HTTP methods.
This document contains charts analyzing the housing market in Toronto from 2007 to 2010. It includes charts showing monthly MLS sales, new listings, the sales to new listings ratio, average home price, and trends over time. The charts allow comparisons across months and years. They show seasonal patterns and indicate that higher sales to new listings ratios generally lead to greater price growth. The final chart models the share of average household income needed for mortgage payments, property taxes and utilities on an average priced home in the Toronto area.
Kshitij is an initiative by a group of friends, who decided to cut apart from the monotony a typical life that creates a dichotomy between work and play. We firmly believe that work and play can mean the same thing. We are a team of passionate artists, travelers, explorers, adventurers and so on. And that is exactly what we do for a living. We organize camps, treks, workshops, events and competitions.
We look forward to becoming a learning centre that provides a platform for individuals to explore, experiment, express, perform, learn and share new ideas, thoughts, skills, talents and so on.
The document summarizes Romans Rebellion in 61 AD in Britain. It describes how Queen Boudicca of the Iceni tribe led a revolt against Roman rule, sacking the towns of Colchester, London, and attacking Governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus' forces. Though Boudicca's troops initially outnumbered the Romans, Suetonius Paulinus defeated the rebellion and restored Roman control over Britain through military fortifications like roads, forts, and walls to defend against future uprisings.
Autodesk DirectConnect is a family of translators that allows importing CAD data into various Autodesk applications like AliasStudio, Maya, Showcase and ImageStudio. It supports importing file formats like CATIA V5, DWG/DXF, IGES, JT, Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, STEP, STL and UGS NX. The document provides details on the latest release, installation, licensing, supported file formats and individual translator details.
To ERP or not to ERP that is the question? In one of the dealers we had a dilemma on whether the company should embark on an ERP or not? Presentation highlights setup of IT and touches on company culture. Emphasing Accounts current commitment to process improvement
Future At Sykes and Ray Equities - In order to make our clients understand that and help them enhance their wealth, we plan to enter into Portfolio Management Services (PMS). Our pilot projects carried out with precision and diligence and under constant guidance of professionals have borne satisfactory results and very soon SRE would come up with its very own Portfolio Management Services...
James Metcalfe's Real Estate Market update for Our Home Toronto 08,11James Metcalfe
The document provides tips for applying paint to surfaces using brushes or rollers. It discusses ideal weather conditions for different paint types and how to properly load and use brushes and rollers. Maintaining a "wet edge" as you paint is emphasized to avoid lap marks. Cleaning equipment immediately after use and proper brush storage is also covered.
The Wanås Foundation is a contemporary art foundation located in Sweden that was founded in 1987. It focuses on site-specific art exhibitions and environmental education. The document discusses potential sustainability initiatives for the foundation to reduce its environmental impact and become a global leader in sustainable art institutions. It proposes actions over the next 3-5 years and 5+ years in key areas like education, the on-site cafe/garden, lawn care, and visitor accommodation.
This document contains a list of over 480 Elvis Presley bootleg recordings that are being shared on the Guitars101 - Guitar Forums music file sharing forum. The bootlegs include live concert recordings, outtakes, alternate takes, remix albums, and master and session recordings spanning Elvis' entire career from the 1950s until his death in 1977. Forum members are requesting and sharing rare and unofficial Elvis recordings.
This document provides a list of 20 albums in Elvis Presley's catalog. Each album is numbered and includes a title and brief description of the album contents, as well as a note on sound quality. The albums cover different stages of Elvis' career and include live performances, studio outtakes, and complete recording sessions.
5 Things on Mobile with Don.na co-founder Kevin ChengRob Woodbridge
This is based on episode #470 on UNTETHER.tv that featured Don.na co-founder Kevin Cheng. Don.na is a mobile app that acts are a personal assistant - making sure you aren't late for meetings by giving directions on when to leave and how to get there. This is a summary of a few of the key highlights of that episode including:
1. Why name the app Don.na?
2. The 3 trends that led to the creation of Don.na
3. An explanation of the important "to app" experience
4. Advice on focusing on the service, not the app
5. Advice on when to turn revenue on for your product.
You can watch the entire episode here: http://untether.tv/2013/episode-470-putting-context-and-donna-moss-in-your-pocket-with-donna-co-founder-kevin-cheng/
Williams 2010 W Globaliz Vs Darul Islam As Pubdmarkswilliams59
This document discusses Western globalization and its impact on Muslim communities in Malaysia, Indonesia and Mindanao. It provides historical context on the Malay Islamic sultanates that dominated trade in Southeast Asia for centuries. It then describes how Western colonialism disrupted traditional political and economic systems in the region through military and economic domination. Finally, it examines how post-WWII institutions like the World Bank and IMF promoted Western-style globalization in Southeast Asia according to free market principles, which some Muslims felt challenged their way of life and identity.
SOA is an architectural style that promotes loose coupling between services. A SOA divides applications into distinct services that can be reused. Web services are a popular implementation of SOA using open standards like XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. WSDL describes the services available while UDDI publishes service locations. SOAP is used to exchange XML messages between services. REST is an alternative architectural style where resources are accessed via URIs and representations are exchanged using HTTP methods.
This document contains charts analyzing the housing market in Toronto from 2007 to 2010. It includes charts showing monthly MLS sales, new listings, the sales to new listings ratio, average home price, and trends over time. The charts allow comparisons across months and years. They show seasonal patterns and indicate that higher sales to new listings ratios generally lead to greater price growth. The final chart models the share of average household income needed for mortgage payments, property taxes and utilities on an average priced home in the Toronto area.
Kshitij is an initiative by a group of friends, who decided to cut apart from the monotony a typical life that creates a dichotomy between work and play. We firmly believe that work and play can mean the same thing. We are a team of passionate artists, travelers, explorers, adventurers and so on. And that is exactly what we do for a living. We organize camps, treks, workshops, events and competitions.
We look forward to becoming a learning centre that provides a platform for individuals to explore, experiment, express, perform, learn and share new ideas, thoughts, skills, talents and so on.
The document summarizes Romans Rebellion in 61 AD in Britain. It describes how Queen Boudicca of the Iceni tribe led a revolt against Roman rule, sacking the towns of Colchester, London, and attacking Governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus' forces. Though Boudicca's troops initially outnumbered the Romans, Suetonius Paulinus defeated the rebellion and restored Roman control over Britain through military fortifications like roads, forts, and walls to defend against future uprisings.
Autodesk DirectConnect is a family of translators that allows importing CAD data into various Autodesk applications like AliasStudio, Maya, Showcase and ImageStudio. It supports importing file formats like CATIA V5, DWG/DXF, IGES, JT, Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, STEP, STL and UGS NX. The document provides details on the latest release, installation, licensing, supported file formats and individual translator details.
To ERP or not to ERP that is the question? In one of the dealers we had a dilemma on whether the company should embark on an ERP or not? Presentation highlights setup of IT and touches on company culture. Emphasing Accounts current commitment to process improvement
Future At Sykes and Ray Equities - In order to make our clients understand that and help them enhance their wealth, we plan to enter into Portfolio Management Services (PMS). Our pilot projects carried out with precision and diligence and under constant guidance of professionals have borne satisfactory results and very soon SRE would come up with its very own Portfolio Management Services...
James Metcalfe's Real Estate Market update for Our Home Toronto 08,11James Metcalfe
The document provides tips for applying paint to surfaces using brushes or rollers. It discusses ideal weather conditions for different paint types and how to properly load and use brushes and rollers. Maintaining a "wet edge" as you paint is emphasized to avoid lap marks. Cleaning equipment immediately after use and proper brush storage is also covered.