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.  A good example of this is they are releasing a glossy print magazine called No Man's Land, which the NYT article describes as: “It is more than a members’ pamphlet,” said Deidre Dyer, the magazine’s executive editor. “We Available at news stands, it's first magazine of it's kind we're aware of. 

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Print ads in newspapers are magazines, obviously, have taken the biggest hit share wise. .   The chart is from Adage's Marketing Fact Pack 2020 and shows that the internet's share of U.S. ad spending has increased from just 6.4% in 2006 to over 50% in 2020 and is forecast to reach 60% in 2022.  

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Key quote from his recent interview in the business travel magazine Skift : “A whole new generation will look for multi-month stays so they can work for a San Francisco company, for example, but engage in extended stays in other cities …”.   Airbnb’s CEO nicely sums up this trend.

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JULY 5, 2016

We were very surprised by the results from  a recent survey  on contingent work done by a group consisting of the Aspen Institute’s Future of Work Initiative, the Markle Foundation, Burson-Marsteller and TIME Magazine. Time Magazine has more detail in their article on the survey.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

More recently, in 1955 The Smithsonian Magazine predicted atomic powered flying cars would by common by the year 2000.  .  Of course flying cars have been just a few years away since 1917, when both Ford and Curtiss Aircraft announced they had flying car prototypes.

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These are nicely covered in Time Magazine's It May Not Be a Bad Thing Fewer U.S. It's also well below the replacement rate, which is 2.1. The fall in fertility is being caused by a variety of reasons, many of them good reasons. Babies Were Born in 2018 Than in Any Year Since 1986.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

  New Scientist Magazine reports there are as many as 20 human Crispr trials underway or soon to be underway.  Gene editing could cure many diseases, improve crops, create new types of green fuels - the list of potential uses goes on and on. And it's not science fiction, it's being used today.

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JUNE 29, 2017

Key article quote: Supermarket checkout lines — strategically stocked with magazines and candy — were for a long time a major point of sale for gum. .  The reason, according to the article, is we're now too busy looking at our phones in check-out lines to buy gum.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

For the 10th year in a row, CRM Magazine has released their annual list of the top customer relationship management (CRM) software vendors and products.    CRM Magazine has 3 ratings categories - enterprise, mid-market and small business - and the top firms vary by category with one exception. 

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JUNE 23, 2016

" New York Magazine's Dog Birthday Parties: The Best New Way to Waste Money  describes one such party: In mid-April, 30 people gathered at DBA, a bar in the East Village, to wish Preston a happy 6th birthday.

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In fact, according to Bloomberg's The Magazine Trying to Bring the Web's Cat Obsession Offline , cats drive almost 15 percent of all Web traffic. But I admit our coverage has been slanted towards dogs, mostly because I like dogs.    But cats are more popular with online audiences.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

Shareable i s an online magazine reporting on the sharing economy. They cover the people and projects bringing a shareable world to life. And the companies making it happen. They also share how-tos so you can make sharing real in your life.    It's definitely our favorite site on this very important topic and trend. 

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For more this topic, see articles from Reuters , the Los Angeles Times and/or Time Magazine. The employer mandate was delayed a year, so we could see an Obamacare related uptick in part-time employment next year. We expect part-time employment to continue to grow , but for a wide variety of reasons unrelated to Obamacare.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

  Because of this, we were quite excited by this month's trends articles in Beauty Store Business Magazine.   December's issue of Beauty Store Business magazine has several articles on beauty trends.    December's issue of Beauty Store Business magazine has several articles on beauty trends. 

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

According to an article in Time Magazine "American consumers are expected to collectively spend $370 million on pet costumes this Halloween. Regular readers know we love pet trends, especially when they relate to the humanization of pets. That’s $70 million more than last year, and a 40% increase compared to 2010.

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MAY 6, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   They're an award winning magazine with a rich history and an international reputation for outstanding reporting.  "  Evidently Newsweek is not worth much. 

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APRIL 20, 2012

The Smithsonian Magazine has a great special section on Futurism.  The focus is on the origins and history of futurism. It's really fun and they have pictures of flying cars, household robots and other futuristic stuff envisioned in the 1900s.

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In a provocative, groundbreaking work, National Magazine Award finalist Rebecca Traister, “the most brilliant voice on feminism in the country” (Anne Lamott), traces the history of unmarried and late-married women in Amerca who, through social, political, and economic means, have radically shaped our nation.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

The founder of virtual reality company VR company Oculus Rift, which is owned by Facebook, is even on the cover of Time Magazine. Virtual reality, which blends the physical and digital, is also getting a lot of attention these days.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2015

See Shareable Magazine for true sharing examples. In our minds calling renting sharing is right up there with calling death insurance life insurance. And we still plan on using this term when sharing is really involved.   But we're going with the on-demand economy as the broad term we use for this sector.

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JULY 22, 2013

Our favorite source of information on the sharing economy is Shareable Magazine. .   This isn't as sexy as other descriptions, but we think it better describes the economic forces behind this shift.  It covers the business, social and environmental drivers behind this trend.  Everyone should read it.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

online magazine and are fans of their Staffing Stream blog. Adjusting for these differences, the 3 studies are pretty consistent in their findings.    Access to SIA's full research is not cheap, but they provide several useful free resources. We regularly read their CWS 3.0

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MAY 6, 2013

For more information, see  Make Magazine. The article focuses on the hobbyist side of hackerspaces. But we've found in our research that hackerspaces are also hotbeds of entrepreneurship. It's the publication of record for hackerspaces and the maker movement in general.    Coworking small manufacturing'

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In 1955, for example, Smithsonian Magazine forecast that atomic powered flying cars would be common by the year 2000.  But despite the arguments made in the white paper, safety concerns - including potential uses of these aircraft by criminals and terrorists - are still big issues. Cost will also likely be a problem.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

New York Magazine also weighs in on this topic with an article covering a study looking how college students currently think about marriage. . For whites and Hispanics, the share of never-married adults has roughly doubled over that same period. In 2012, 16% of whites and 26% of Hispanics had never been married.

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JANUARY 28, 2013

Interesting 2013 trends list from CFO Magazine.  Their six trends are: 1.    The pressure on CFOs to unlock corporate cash hordes will grow. Billions and billions are sitting corporate balance sheets basically earning bupkis due to low interest rates. CFO expects stock buybacks and increased dividends. 

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JANUARY 11, 2012

TJ McCue has an excellent review of the growth professional Makers in 2011 on the Make Magazine blog.    For those not familiar with Makers, they are part of the new DIY movement of crafters, artisans, digital tinkerers and others interested in making and inventing things. 

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MAY 29, 2012

Foreign Policy magazine has an article on the phenomenon of Chinese companies employing white Americans on a part-time basis.   According to the article, they are looking for white American males "to sit near the front of an office or to join in on meetings because it apparently adds a level of sophistication."

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Developing Countries: The Engine of Global Economic Growth | Main | What are Social Magazines and Flipboard?

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Developing Countries: The Engine of Global Economic Growth | Main | What are Social Magazines and Flipboard?

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

 According to a recent article in CIO Magazine , services jobs are also moving back to the U.S.  .  Manufacturing is where low cost energy helps the most. But it's not just manufacturing jobs that are moving back to the U.S.   In this case it's not just that U.S.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

And, as magazines cut staff or shutter altogether, the new editorial focus of fashion brands is providing a soft — and sometimes lucrative — landing spot for journalists and editors.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

CRM Magazine released their annual list of market leaders in the customer relationship management (CRM) space.  They have three award categories based on the firm size of CRM system users - large enterprises, mid-market firms and small businesses.

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JUNE 15, 2011

Magazine has a nice Launch Pad summary and Business Week also covers it in an article on youth unemployment. .  This level of success led to the Blackstone Charitable Foundation committing to spend $50 million over the next 5 years setting up Launch Pads at other schools, starting with Wayne State and Walsh College. 

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APRIL 8, 2013

There's even a magazine dedicated to Bitcoins. Bitcoins can be used just like any other currency (at least online). You can buy things with them and use them settle debts - assuming the other party in the transaction accepts Bitcoins.  It has a directory of places that accept them as payment.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

  More  magazine, that bastion of midlife uplift for women over 40, even sponsored a series of reinvention conventions. Retirement .  Key quote on this "reinvention mythology": Self-help columns are packed with reinvention tips. Financial  Retirement itself, we’re advised, is being reinvented.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

HealthyWage has been featured in Time magazine, on Fox News, ABC News, The Huffington Post, and countless other media outlets.   HealthyWage designs and organizes weight loss challenges and contests in which participants can win money for losing weight.

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