As the online channel continues to account for an increasing share of all business, retailers continue to shift their focus. The web is no longer viewed as a mere marketing tool, used to drive shoppers to catalogues and stores. E-Commerce is becoming an important, stand-alone sales channel and websites are increasingly seen as revenue generators […]

Tamako Kondo says 10 minutes of exercise every morning keeps her fit. But the 80-year-old doesn’t hit the treadmill or take aerobics classes. Instead, she sits at a desk, pencil in hand, and tackles simple arithmetic and other quizzes, part of a "brain training" program that has taken Japan by storm.

Chris Anderson:  Last Friday, the RIAA released the official sales figures for 2005. You’ve seen the press accounts ("Music Sales Post Their Sixth Year of Decline"), but when you look closely at the numbers it doesn’t look quite as bleak as that.

Seth Godin:  There’s no doubt that you should measure things that are both important and measurable. When you do, it’s inevitable that what you measure improves.

A textbook used at schools in the Indian state of Rajasthan compares housewives to donkeys, and suggests the animals make better companions as they complain less and are more loyal to their "masters".

On May 16th the DaVinci Institute will play host to USPTO Commissioner John Doll at the Phipps Mansion, the site of the former G8 Summit.  Commissioner Doll’s talk will be on the "Future of the US Patent & Trademark Office".

When Gold Coast girl Amy Dutton heard that her school friend had been turned down for a career in automotive because it was "men’s work", it made her that much more determined to succeed in her chosen career of carpentry.  Here are some amazing photos of women working construction jobs.