Interesting Links, November 23, 2009
November 23rd, 2009 by Maria Langer
Here are links I found interesting on November 23, 2009:
- 7 False Acronyms – "Sure, everyone knows that SCUBA stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. And right, most of us know that AWOL stands for Absent Without Leave. But what about all those supposed acronyms, like Golf and Posh, that aren’t really acronyms at all. Here are seven false ones you need to know… at least to be able to impress friends at parties." Read more on Mental Floss. Thanks to @jencorreia on Twitter for sharing the link.
- Microsoft Office’s Last Stand – Microsoft Office 2010 reviewed. By Farhad Manjoo in Slate Magazine.
- A Price War Brews Between Amazon and Wal-Mart – NYTimes.com – Ali had Frazier. Coke has Pepsi. The Yankees have the Red Sox. Now Wal-Mart, the mightiest retail giant in history, may have met its own worthy adversary: Amazon.com. Read more on NYTimes.com. Thanks to @WeberBooks for the link.
- IHST Releases Recommendations to Reduce U.S. Helicopter Accidents – U.S. helicopter accidents can be drastically reduced, and we have the fact-based recommendations to do it: That was the message at the International Helicopter Safety Symposium, held from Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Montreal, Canada. In Rotor & Wing.
- Can These Parents Be Saved: The Growing Backlash Against Over-Parenting – Hoping this marks the beginning of the end for "helicopter parents." In Time Magazine.
- Hiring Tweeters and Bloggers to Send Ads – This is bad news. The folks you follow on Twitter might be paid to tweet for an advertiser. Read more on NYTimes.com. Thanks to @Jodene for sharing this link.
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