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Does Height Equal Power?
The taller you are, the more powerful you are. At least that’s how it appears.

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Going Global: Google\'s Ascent
Using the BackRub software they had first begun with, Brin and Page re-launched it under the name of Google. The name was chosen as a play on words of ‘googol’, a mathematical term meaning a 1 followed by 100 zeros. They originally used the Stanford University website as the host for their program, with their website being google.stanford.edu.

"The Banality of Heroism"
My Stanford psychology professor, Dr. Philip Zimbardo, and Zeno Franco, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology wrote a terrific article called “The Banality of Heroism.”
Steve Jobs Commencement
On June 12, 2005, graduates of Stanford University were treated to Apple founder Steve Jobs’ Commencement address. A college dropout himself, Jobs opened his speech by saying, “Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation.” Now one of the most respected names in the computer industry, Jobs was invited to the Ivy League school to share his advice and experience with the up-and-coming leaders.
Ten Questions with Jeffrey Pfeffer
Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He is the author or co-author of twelve books.Dr. Pfeffer received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University and his Ph.D. from Stanford.
Two Yahoos on a Roll: The Early Years of Jerry Yang and David Filo
They started off as two graduate students at Stanford University. Today, they have a combined personal net worth of $5.1 billion. That is all thanks to Jerry Yang’s and David Filo’s attempts to find anything they could do to avoid working on their doctoral theses. Bored one day, the two decided to play around with the newly emerging Internet and create a list of their favourite sites. That list has since grown into Yahoo!, one of the world’s most popular online search portals, with more than 130 million visitors each month and revenues in excess of $6.7 billion.

Place Those Small Bets, Quickly!
Nothing goes so well with that first cup of coffee as having your biases confirmed! In yesterday's Wall Street Journal ("In Search of Growth Leaders"), University of Virginia/Darden Graduate School of Business Prof Sean Carr, et al., lay out a growth model. There are, more or less, two flavors of companies:

Are You Limiting Your Thinking
The more interesting and enlightening you are, the more people will welcome you into their lives and the more opportunity will abound. Learning is not limited to going to school or getting a degree. It's surprising that many people stop feeding their minds after a certain point. For some, that point is high school graduation; for others, it's graduating from college. A large university once took a survey of its recent graduates and found that 90 percent hadn't read a single book since they'd left the university.
Graduating to What
If you are a graduate, especially at the college and university level you may be filled with a mixture of pride and anxiety.

FATHERS & SONS (How the Years Go By)
Many of you have children who have just graduated from university or college and/or who are about to graduate from high school this month. Congratulations for all of your perseverance and hard work in getting your kids there! They would not have been able to do it without your support and guidance. This months article is to draw your attention too and remind particularly all of the dads around this; “Fathers Day,” that these are “the moments of our lives.” These are the moments that should be reflective of what we value and cherish most.
New Study Suggests Lessons for Online Journalism
According to a new study cited in the NY Times, journalists need to rethink their online models. Perhaps the most significant recommendation from the 139-page report, published by Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism is to change journalists', and their audiences', relationships with advertisers. According to a new study cited in today's NY Times, journalists need to rethink their online models. (Please note: I do not represent Columbia University, Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, the New York Times, or anyone connected to the study discussed in this post.)
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