A little weekend reading...
Compiled by Anthony Demangone
The Nats are out of the playoffs. The Steelers and Nittany Lions are struggling. My 401(k) has gone on strike. All I can say is...thank goodness it is Friday. Here are some of my favorite reads of the week.
- To improve your applications, think like the Peace Corps. (Associations Now)
- Photo of the week: Barn storm. (National Geographic)
- Say what? Unemployment claims plummet. 4-week average at lowest level since 2000. (Calculated Risk)
- The risk that will bite you next is not the risk that bit you last. (Cassandra Does Tokyo)
- Power 100 social media rankings for credit unions. (Financial Brand)
- No one to say no. (Godin)
- The beginning of the end? HBO and now CBS offer streaming alternatives. Is cable finally beginning to un-bundle? (The Atlantic)
- What American retailers are most afraid of. (Washington Post)
- Not to say we told you so, but...Mortgage lending regs push compliance costs up more than 30%. (Housing Wire)
- The reason millennials are shunning cars. (Washington Post)
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