Most
of the world's great products and businesses, as well as most of the great inventions throughout history, were ultimately the result and expression of a single, uncompromising vision - albeit a vision that was managed, massaged, and manipulated through a sea of change, confusion and compromise.
We were inspired by this post on Business Insider, which used the non-profit Internet Archive's «Wayback Machine» cache tool to see what the websites of some prominent corporations used to look like during the early days
of the World Wide Web.
The major newspapers and news services
of the world have been hacked by politically motivated armies of the virtual universe with increasing frequency.
Amazon is one
of the world's largest stores.
And it wants to host more and more
of the world's media content through partnerships like Instant Articles and Facebook Live.
Especially now, with a third
of the world's sovereign bonds carrying a negative yield, why would you want to hold foreign paper?
Procter and Gamble, one
of the world's largest advertisers, is putting several of its agencies together to work as one team in a pilot that it hopes will eliminate bureaucracy and lead to better advertising.
The Facegoogs
of the world hold us captive, exploiting our human foibles to draw us into their digital nets.
I must fight my way through the seas
of the world doing as much mischief as can, until my ammunition is exhausted, or a foe far superior in power succeeds in catching me.
Fortune Global 500 companies had revenues that equaled 37.8 %
of World GDP — down from 40.1 % last year.
The Arctic policy is a consolidation
of the world's second - largest economy's activities in the Arctic for the past five to 10 years, according to Zhang Zhixing, a senior East Asia analyst for geopolitical intelligence firm Stratfor.
Remarkably, most
of the world's languages have five basic color terms.
Don't Look Down tells the story of Branson's creation
of the world's largest hot air balloon and his cross-ocean voyages designed to help publicize the launch and growth of Virgin Air.
But there's more to this city than its looks, including a dynamic urban center chock - full
of world - class art, food, and design.
I don't dream
of a world with 99 - cent hamburgers available at any roadside fast food place.
I dream
of a world in which all factory farms are destroyed.
«People come here from different parts
of the world, asking to buy the club,» he says.
Jeffrey Gundlach, one
of the world's most closely watched investors, recommended a short position in social media giant Facebook Inc and a long position in the SPDR S&P Oil and Gas Exploration ETF.
«We get the best
of both worlds,» said David Voell, engineering lead for J.P. Morgan's corporate and investment banking group, during the Hyperledger presentation.
A global oil company executive recently predicted that petroleum's dominance
of world energy would last only another 20 years; other ways of providing energy, particularly for transport, were about to emerge.
Hundreds gather in the New York Crystal Palace, the iron - and - glass exhibition hall at the center
of the World's Fair, to watch a man standing on a platform four stories high, suspended by a single taut rope.
At the helm
of the world's most prestigious management consulting firm, where 80 %
of the world's largest corporations go to receive counsel, sits Canadian Dominic Barton.
Skids or slides off runways and taxiways are the most common type of accident in commercial air travel, according to the International Air Transport Association, which represents most
of the world's airlines.
We're starting this in the U.S. and expanding to the rest
of the world in the coming months.
Originally published by Vivek Wadhwa on LinkedIn: Here's the advantage that keeps Silicon Valley ahead
of the world
He adds that in many parts
of the world, there's been a slowdown in the growth of export orders, something that's already occurred in developed countries.
Some of the world's largest companies haven't mastered it.
«The retail data roaming market is growing quickly and prices are falling fast,» said the GSM Association, the group based in London that represents most
of the world's mobile operators.
Investors hoping to a buy a piece
of the world's largest oil company may be forced to wait until 2019 at the earliest, amid reports Saudi Aramco's initial public offering (IPO) is likely to be delayed.
Don't get complacent about your leadership or understanding
of the world.
I dream
of a world in which clothing is more expensive across the board, but there are no more sweatshops anywhere, and no more slash - and - burn.
Dean Kamen, inventor
of the world's first portable kidney dialysis machine, the world's first portable drug - infusion pump, the Segway and the Slingshot machine that can turn anything wet into clean drinking water exhibits this belief, too.
Over the years, Inc. has profiled hundreds
of the world's most fascinating entrepreneurs.
In the infographic below, commissioned by the small - business lending marketplace Funding Circle, you'll find quotes from 100
of world's legendary business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Ultimately, you develop a negative outlook
of the world at large.
You could be one
of the world's worst people ever at hiring employees.
And over all of this looms the continuing possibility that Apple will eventually unleash its gaming catalog on the living rooms
of the world by opening its app store to its inexpensive Apple TV set - top box as well.
For although from the outside looking in,
all of the world's universities seem safely ensconced on their campuses, a revolution is happening outside the classroom.
There are just too many people willing to share their strengths and vulnerabilities online with the rest
of the world.
Ian is considered one
of the world's lead social media specialists and speaks regularly at international conferences around the world.
ONE of Perth's newest, and smallest, law firms is working with
some of the world's biggest companies, capitalising on a niche area in which few other businesses in the Asia Pacific region have experti
The company began, in part, when Herman Hollerith sold his first tabulating machine to the US Census and ever since, its success has been based its ability to develop
some of the world's most sophisticated technology to solve big problems.
DR Shane Oliver from AMP Henderson's has looked at the state
of the world at large.
«They have Android on more than half
of the world's smartphones,» says Olson.
Since Ripple controls 61 %
of the world's supply of XRP coins — 61 billion out of 100 billion in total — the gains placed Larsen's personal position in the cryptocurrency as well as his share of the XRP owned by his company at a dizzying total of $ 59.8 billion.
But he also fields complaints in one
of the world's most visible forums.
«So much interchange had occurred across the line by early December» that a general «issued a directive unequivocally forbidding fraternization,» writes Stanley Weintraub in Silent Night: The Story
of the World War I Christmas Truce.
«Many on both sides focused more on trying to stay warm and dry, securing food, and avoiding death than pursuing the aims of their generals,» according to The Encyclopedia
of World War I's entry on the Christmas Truce.
These are not the type of third - party games I referred to earlier — the «Assassin's Creed «s and «Call of Duty «s and «Fallout «s
of the world are what matter nowadays when it comes to third - party support.
More than half
of the world's oil fuels transportation like cars, trucks, and planes.