Caitlin Murray's (murrayfield07) Blog

Do you ever come across consumers, who are tough to read? So difficult that your interactions with them turn into somewhat of a poker game? Believe if or not, detection of nonverbals in poker can often be applied to business situations. If you're in negotiations with an individual, take a step ba...

As the race to create the tallest building in the world continues, there’s a new architectural category that’s gaining a decent amount of attention—“Dynamic Architecture.” Over the summer of 2008, Tel-Aviv native, Dr. David Fisher unveiled his plans to create the world’s first 4-dimensional build...

Transforming car pollutants back to clean air through another car? Seems a bit counter intuitive, but in Dundee, Scotland, artists and scientists have recently constructed a creative attempt to convert toxic car emissions back into oxygen and nitrates. A new public artwork called Catalyst is to b...

Current State is an iPhone application that uses electrical plug sensors to determine how much energy is being used in different outlets throughout your home. Here are some of this application's capabilities:  Not only do these plugs track energy usage, but through the iPhone application these p...

When I began my investigation of Tweet Deck, a program accompanying Twitter, the first thing I noticed was the program's icon-- a blackbird. I e-mailed the Tweet Deck support team to try and get some answers. Did the developers of this program want to convey a warning or bad omen? Will the progra...

When summer rolled around, some kids climbed trees, some went to the pool, and others, like myself sat at home and found Waldo on every page of the "Where's Waldo?" book series. That being said, when I recently heard about a larger than life "Where's Waldo?" project spearheaded by Canadian native...

Relocation just became a lot easier for tech-savvy buyers with the launch of Self-Guided GPS Home Buying Tours. Users answer a few questions regarding their home preferences and price-range and the GPS pulls relevant MLS listings for them to explore by car before getting a Realtor® involved. Why ...

Tommy Lee purchased Greece? Not Greece the country, but Greece, the exotic man-made, island, in Dubai's massive real estate venture-- the World Islands archipelago. With inconceivable real estate projects popping up all over the second largest emirate in the UAE, Dubai has developed a reputation ...

I'm what one might classify as a full-fledged "Echo Boom," "Millenial," or "Gen Yer." As part of this group, I'll admit we can be high-maintenance, poor communicators (in the traditional sense) and demanding at times. So why hire generation Yers?  Generation Y has a great deal to offer the Americ...

When I think of corporate culture, I think of the 1992 film, The Mighty Ducks. Remember ex-hockey star, Coach Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez), and his pee-wee hockey team of inner-city Minneapolis delinquents? Lacking talent, discipline, a good attitude and a team name, the District 5 hockey team ...