Новости за 06.12.2016

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Despite their good intentions, employee volunteer programs don’t always achieve their intended purpose.

As the holidays approach and the year comes to an end, money is frequently on people's minds as they shop, pay bills and make charitable donations. But the end of the year is also a time to think about long-term goals and potential investments. Below, four Forbes FinanceCouncil members offer [...]

Think like a marathon runner.

Acquisition costs more than retention, so keep your existing customers happy by training your customer support team to speak their language.

As a big supporter of conscious business, I meet many executives who want to launch a company to initiate great change. But they sometimes struggle to find ways to connect conscious business practices to their operations. I often get asked: “How can I make money and run a conscious company?”

As technology continually improves and social media evolves, agencies' day-to-day work will have to adapt. These changes, agencyexecutives predict, will range from improved network speeds to an insurgence of virtual reality to a reduction of walk-in retail spending. Below, 10 Forbes Agency Council members detail the biggest changes they anticipate [...]

Starting your own practice means you're now running your own business.

Now's the time to call your tax accountant and start getting your finances in order.

Last year was a bright one for music—after several tough years of declining revenues, the industry started growing again, spurred in large part by the growth of music streaming subscriptions. This year, the industry has even more reasons to be optimistic. Even as music subscriptions have been growing faster than any other subscription type, advertising is another powerful driver of revenue. In fact, in the last 12 months, YouTube has paid out over $1 billion to the music industry from advertising alone... Читать дальше...

“History doesn’t repeat itself,” Mark Twain is rumored to have said, “but it does rhyme.” There’s no evidence that Twain actually said this, but the sentiment is apt nevertheless.

This likely won't become a Christmas classic.

There's something about wearing your hair half-up that feels right, but to be honest: It doesn't always look exactly right. Pull too much hair back and, all of a sudden, the...

If the test of friendship is time, these famous groups pass with flying colors.  After weeks, months, years or decades, some co-stars can get along as if no time has gone by at all....

You've never seen Candace Cameron Bure get so candid! She may co-host The View, but there she's battling to be heard. Here, E! News was all ears when we sat down with...

Those skillful drivers are too good at reverse driving down a mountain – they surely know it backwards and forwards.

If you asked a city dweller about familiar noises, chances are he would tell you about the loud ones: police sirens, church bells, car horns, trash trucks, train crossings.

Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin condition, but what is erythrodermic psoriasis and what causes it? How can it be treated and prevented?

It's Tennessee, in Nashville, and the Music City Bowl for the Huskers. Bring your bowling questions to Brian Christopherson's weekly live chat, Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Recent reports of criminal activity from our local law enforcement agencies.

Westby Police Chief David Jefson is reminding city of Westby residents that regardless of if there is snow on the ground or not city residents must remove their vehicles from all city streets during the early morning hours.

SWEET HOME — Linn County hopes to divest itself of more than 220 acres by the first of the year now that the Sweet Home Economic Development Group and the city of Sweet Home have agreed to take it on…

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Google has long pursued a goal of running its global network of offices and data centers on nothing but renewable power. On Tuesday, Google will announce plans to buy enough wind and solar power in 2017 to cover all the electricity the company will use, worldwide, over the course of the year. With offices and data centers in nearly 60 countries, Google operates in some regions where commercial renewable power remains scarce. [...] in places where solar plants and wind farms are plentiful, such as Texas and Oklahoma... Читать дальше...

Wargaming’s six-year-old "World of Tanks" franchise pulled in more than $550 million in revenue in 2015. The game is based on the freemium model, meaning it’s free to play but makes its money from premium features, as Mark Kelly reports. Image: Wargaming