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Gameful work is more than just having fun. It’s building in the “primal” game design features that would make work and education as engaging as a game.

Gannett Company Inc. is the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., which publishes the national USA Today and USA Weekend papers and numerous local dailies. This topic covers how the investment community is viewing Gannett and the latest news on the company.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda. With an endowment of nearly $36 billion, the foundation works with partners to give people a chance to lift themselves out of hunger and poverty in developing countries and, in the U.S., to ensure people have the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Bill and Melinda Gates were named to BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers.

Despite encompassing almost 16 million people, the gay and lesbian market is one of the least understood American consumer niches. But with the annual buying power of gays and lesbians now exceeding $500 billion, that’s changing. Big companies like IBM, American Airlines, Merrill Lynch, and BMW aggressively court GLBT consumers. Meanwhile, gay-owned businesses are expanding, as well. Check out the latest developments here.

“GCC” refers to The Cooperation Council for the Arab states of the Gulf, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Oman. The GCC aggregate bond market includes both conventional bonds and Shariah Compliant bonds ("sukuk"). The market decreased substantially to US$18.1 billion in 2008, down by 62.4% compared with the amount raised in 2007, through 76 offerings.

General Dynamics Corporation is the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world, providing business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems, and munitions; shipbuilding design and construction; and information systems, technologies, and services. The company operates through four segments: aerospace, combat systems, marine systems, and information systems and technology. General Dynamics operates in North America, Europe, the Middle East, South America, Africa, and Asia/Pacific.

General Mills, Inc. is one of the largest food companies in the world. It is the No. 2 cereal manufacturer in the U.S., with popular brands like Cheerios, Chex. Total, Kix, and Wheaties. General Mills is also a brand leader in various consumer food categories, including flour (Gold Medal)), baking mixes (Betty Crocker, Bisquick), dinner mixes (Hamburger Helper), fruit snacks (Fruit Roll-Ups), grain snacks (Chex Mix), and canned and frozen vegetables (Green Giant).

On June 1, 2009, General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which sets up the U.S. government as its largest shareholder. What does GM’s bankruptcy mean for taxpayers, employees, vendors, customers, and dealers? This topic covers the latest news on General Motors’ bankruptcy.

Gen Y gets knocked for not having the financial savvy of previous generations. Their debt loads, including student loans and credit card balances, are growing. Their 401(k)s don't appear to have much heft. But is the twentysomething crowd really any worse off than their parents.

There is much controversy over whether genetic testing will lead to more informed health choices or genetic discrimination. This topic discusses how the genetic testing industry will grow and the implications for businesses and individuals.

Can we engineer the environment to avoid a climate crisis? The idea of geoengineering has many academics and scientists contemplating ways to tinker with nature to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. But tweaking Mother Nature may come with unforeseen consequences. Here we explore the nascent efforts, emerging industries, and ongoing debate around geoengineering.

The George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) was established to help break the cycle of poverty by supporting organizations such as the Tulsa Community Foundation. George Kaiser was named to BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most generous U.S. philanthropists.

Germany has the largest national economy Europe and is the fourth-largest in the world by nominal GDP. The country is also the world's second-largest exporter. This topic covers the latest news and information on Germany's economy, including information on its economic performance, policies, key industry developments, innovation and new technologies, leading companies, financial issues, key trade fairs, and other business events.

GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) is currently the second-largest pharmaceutical company in the world. Its pharmaceutical segment covers anti-infectives, central nervous system, respiratory, gastro-intestinal/metabolic, oncology, and vaccines products. The company produces the popular asthma medicine Advair. GSK’s consumer healthcare segment handles products such as oral healthcare, nutritional drinks, and over the counter medicines. Founded in 1935, GSK’s headquarters are located in Uxbridge, UK.

The auto industry is facing significant changes in the next several years with the emergence of the Chinese consumer, new manufacturers, the introduction of the $2,500 car, and a weakened U.S. consumer. This topic explores the dynamics facing the global auto industry, the major players, and key issues shaping performance.

Global climate change focuses on business strategies, risks, and opportunities created by global governments' proposals to reduce industrial/agricultural emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) in response to the global consensus that GHGs in the Earth's atmosphere are responsible for global climate changes that will, if not moderated, cause significant economic, environmental and societal damage in most parts of the world.

Engineering is the application of technical and scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that safely realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria. The engineering of complex systems involves expertise, scale, and program management. This topic cover the latest news on global engineering.

Global macro is a hedge fund investment strategy that bases its holdings primarily on the overall economic and political views of various countries. Hedge fund managers applying a global macro strategy use forecasts and analysis about interest rate trends, political changes, government policies, and other broad factors. Global macro managers carry long and short positions in any of the world’s major capital or derivative markets. These funds include stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities.

Global media discusses the insights and information surrounding the international media community regardless of platform. This topic will include profiles of global media players, products, and platforms as well as the latest news on the ever-expanding global media market.

The outsourcing of back-office functions, research and development and business processes is one of the macro-business trends of the 21st Century. Check out the latest developments from India, China and other emerging outsourcing hubs.

In April 2008, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted that global growth would drop to 3% or less in 2008 and 2008, defining this as a global recession. The world’s riches economies are continuing to shrink, signaling that we are indeed getting closer to a global recession. This topic covers the latest news on the international economic downturn that may turn into a global recession.

The Sports Business Industry is big business. This topic aims to deliver essential information, analysis and insight into the fast-developing global sports sector.

Globalization refers to the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign investment, and spread of technology. Globalization is also a way to help developing markets grow.

GMail, the free email service from Google, is getting buzz as it continues to launch new features. This topic covers the latest news and discussions on Google’s omnipresent mail provider, including information on how GMail can be customized for businesses and the newest features.

Gold is a popular investment, with investors buying the precious metal as a hedge or safe haven against any crises -- economic, political, social, etc. Gold investing is a becoming more popular with the global economic crisis and prices of gold continue to rise. This topic covers the latest news on gold investing, including information on price increases.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is the No. 3 tire maker in the world, behind Bridgestone and Michelin. Goodyear manufactures tires, under the Goodyear and Dunlop brands, for cars, motorcycles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, and heavy earth-mover machinery. Based in Akron, Ohio, Goodyear operates 60 plants worldwide and has nearly 1,800 retail tire and auto centers.

Google Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware, and key applications. It is first complete, open, and free mobile platform.

Google Knols are Wikipedia-style entries that allow individuals to create a page on any given topic. The difference is that Knols only have one author and the individual authors have the option of adding Google AdSense to make money from the content. In Google’s terms, a “knol” is a unit of knowledge. Google Knols are available in eight languages and to people in some 197 countries. Google Knols are a way for people to share their knowledge. Knols are indexed but the various search engines and user have the ability view stats, activity metrics, and ratings. Other functions include sharing, templates and Google gadget embedding.

Google's New Social Network alternative for Facebook and Twitter.

Two titans of technology -- Google and Apple -- are much loved by their fans. Because of their size and influence in the consumer market, their areas of reach have overlapped, especially as of late. This no doubt will cause conflict and competition between them to intensify for years to come.

Google Wave is described by the company as what email would be like if it was invented right now. In essence, it’s a new model for communication and collaboration on the Web. As with anything announced by Google, news, information, and opinions abound. This topic tracks the latest on Google Wave.

Federal, state and local governments offer businesses the opportunity to sell billions of dollars worth of products and services through government contracts. The U.S. government spends some $400 billion a year in the private sector. Government contracts are for products and services range from cutting the grass to launching the space shuttle. The government contract market is a tough one to crack for the uninitiated, but can be lucrative. This topic covers the latest on government contracts.

Graphic design is a number of artistic and professional disciplines which focus on visual communication and presenting basically anything. Designers can use images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience. Graphic Design is used by many businesses to convey their messages to the world. Because designing is so broad, the possibilities for using different mediums and techniques are endless.

With the rising price of gas a there is more focus on green boats, with talk of electric motors and hybrid similar to those in cars. Development of green boats is still in its infancy, but it could become a lucrative new segment of the boating industry. This topic covers the increasing number of energy-efficient, green boats, as well as those with low carbon footprints.

Green businesses aim to solve both environmental and social problems, instead of causing them. In addition, they adopt principles, policies, and practices that improve the quality of life for their customers, employees, communities and the environment. Creating more green businesses is a core part of President Obama’s economic stimulus plan. This topic tracks the latest.

Green collar jobs are those in the environmental sectors, specifically companies developing energy-efficient technology and clean renewable energy, and include environmental consultants, green building architects, solar and wind energy engineers, green vehicle engineers, organic farmers, and environmental lawyers, to name a few. This topic tracks the latest trends on green color jobs and the possibility of a “green collar economy.”

Green energy is a term describing what is considered to be environmentally friendly, typically non-polluting, sources of power and energy, some sources may use it interchangeably with renewable energy . Additionally, some governments have drafted very specific definitions of green energy or an equivalent term which may be eligible for special subsidies or support in order to promote the technology.

Green film aims to follow the latest in cinematic works that highlight humanity, peace, tolerance, and efficient climate protections. In addition, green film gives recognition to outstanding progress being forged by actors, film director, and dedicated industry artists whose work(s) strengthens the public conscious on environmental issues..

According to the American Marketing Association, green marketing is the marketing of products that are presumed to be environmentally safe. Such product or service may be environmentally friendly in itself or produced or packaged in an environmentally friendly way. Green marketing incorporates a broad range of activities, including modification to the product, production process, packaging, and advertising message.

Green public relations discusses how companies and PR firms can responsibly raise awareness of technologies that will fight global warming, advance clean water, and save energy. Green public relations covers all PR efforts and trends for cleantech, green technology, and the environment.

Green technology, also referred to as clean technology or cleantech, is new technology and related business models offering competitive returns for investors and customers while providing solutions to global challenges. Cleantech is driven by market economics therefore offering greater financial upside and sustainability.

Groupe Danone, a French food-products company based in Paris, claims world leadership in fresh dairy products, marketed under the corporate name, and also in bottled water. Danone invests heavily in research & development and one hundred percent of projects currently in the pipeline focus on health and nutrition. Danone brands include Dannon Activia, Evian, Volvic, and Stonyfield Farm.

Gucci is an Italian iconic fashion and leather goods label. It is considered one of the most famous, prestigious, and easily recognizable fashion brands in the world. The House of Gucci belongs to the French conglomerate company Pinault-Printemps-Redoute. This topic covers the news the second biggest-selling fashion brand.

The George Washington University School of Business, located in downtown Washington, D.C., prepares students for professional management careers. Its academic and professional offerings cater to business students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. GW's academic research centers include the Global & Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute, the GW Women's Leadership Institute and the Institute for Corporate Responsibility.