February 2012
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Everything You Need To Know This Morning
Apple is working on two new iPad processors.
850,000 Android devices are activated each day, says Andy Rubin.
Pinterest has a porn problem.
Apple’s iPhone is getting clobbered by Android in countries with no carrier subsidies.
Facebook might be reading your texts.
Reddit has created the “Free Internet Act” in an effort to make it more difficult to monitor the web.
A guy...
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Apple has a plan to reinvent the keyboard.
Future dock connectors on the iPhone may either shrink or disappear completely.
The iTunes App Store is about to get revamped now that Apple acquired Chomp.
Meg Whitman is already hyping up HP’s Windows 8 tablet.
Here’s a leaked video of iPad 3’s retina display.
Google has tagged Dennis Woodside to run Motorola.
Intel is trying to...
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Apple and Foxconn have responded to ABC’s report on factory work conditions.
Here’s the latest iOS bug everyone’s freaking out about.
This founder has a plan to keep a billion cars off the road.
Here’s the most important thing about Office on the iPad.
Paul Graham can’t walk around San Francisco without running into someone he’s funded.
Everybody wins with...
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Google’s Terminator glasses will be ready for sale by the end of the year.
Nightline aired a special on Apple’s Foxconn factories last night — here’s what you missed.
Foxconn allegedly hid underage employees for its most recent inspection.
Someone is paying tribute to Steve Jobs with a special Facebook Timeline.
Dell blows its earnings. Cost-cutting only works for so...
The Goods →
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Worker's Request to Extend Worker's Compensation...
You’d think workers would know better than to post pictures of themselves partying on Facebook when they are petitioning for more workers’ comp (WC) benefits. But an Arkansas WC recipient looked like he was in “no pain” in party pictures posted on social media—just when he was asking for more benefits because of continued “excruciating pain.”
According to media reports, the worker had...
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Here’s what the smart people are saying about Mountain Lion, Apple’s new Mac operating system.
Here are the 10 most important features in Mountain Lion.
Nevada has approved a set of rules for operating Google’s driverless cars.
Caterina Fake launches Pinwheel, letting you leave notes anywhere in the world.
Here’s why Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst owes his career to 9/11.
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Facebook introduced a new Twitter-style verification system.
Here’s why Amazon China stopped selling the iPad.
t’s only Amazon, though — Chinese customs officials say the iPad is too popular to ban flat-out.
Did Peter Thiel just endorse voting rights for kids?
These ex-Facebook guys want to help you find cheaper drugs.
Pinterest’s growth may actually be declining.
HP...
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Did you forget Valentine’s Day? This startup has you covered.
Apple has reportedly been demoing an 8-inch iPad.
AT&T and Verizon will sell a 4G iPad 3.
The guy who invented BitTorrent says his new goal is to kill off television.
Hackers ran amok in Nortel Networks’ computer system for at least 10 years.
HP’s culture was pretty screwy — Meg Whitman just made the...
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Steve Jobs won a Grammy Award last night.
Chinese authorities are removing iPads from store shelves.
Apple is suing for a number of ludicrous iPhone patent violations.
The latest Pinterest clone is all about porn.
It’s possible that 95% of Pinterest’s users are female.
Google is building secret hardware labs all over its Mountain View campus.
Google uses Facebook, not Google+,...
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
15 Inspirational Quotes From The Greatest Business...
Gordon Gecko is probably Hollywood’s most infamous businessman. Followed by “American Psycho’s” Patrick Bateman. Both movies were so loved that “Wall Street” received the redo treatment in 2010 and a remake of “American Psycho” is rumored to be in the works.
It’s no suprise that two of America’s favorite things—movies and...
Five Key Challenges For Public Sector HR...
Public sector HR professionals need to step back from the day job and brace themselves for the challenges ahead, says Public Sector People Managers’ Association president Stephen Moir.
As public sector HR professionals, we are often too immersed in advising managers and organizational leaders about how they should deliver their services. How much time do we allow ourselves to stop, ...
Union Membership Climbed In 2011, But Membership...
In 2011, union membership increased 49,000 last year to 14.76 million.
However, the Union membership rate declined by just 10 basis points in 2011 to 11.8% according to BLS data.
In 1983, the first year for which comparable data is available, union membership stood at 20.1%.
Among the survey’s other findings:
Public sector workers had a union membership rate five times higher than the...
“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility...”
– Tony Robbins
America's Shrinking Corporate Giants
This post originally appeared at 24/7 Wall St.
It is rare for one of America’s largest companies to lose a third or more of its sales in a brief time. When it happens, it is usually either because of market or economic forces, or because of a designed refocusing. 24/7 Wall St. identified the eight largest American companies whose revenue fell the most in the past five years and analyzed the...
9 Reasons Your Current Resume Will Never Get You A...
Gayle Laakman McDowell worked at four of today’s biggest tech companies, Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft.
She wrote a book, The Google Resume, about how to land a job at the companies and what makes candidates stand out.
Some of the rumored tricks, like having a perfect GPA, are mostly hot air, says McDowell. Others, like attending an elite university, do determine how attractive...
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
– Dr. Seuss
Most U.S. States Are Ignoring The Fastest Growing...
Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world—but you wouldn’t know it based on the laws in most U.S. states.
By CIA estimates, there are 45,000-50,000 victims of sex slavery and trafficking each year in the U.S. alone.
City and state involvement are seen as critical in stopping the crime, around half of which is organized by local pimps, according to a study...
REVEALED: Why The iPhone Time Is Always Set To...
Former Apple exec Bob Borcher recently gave a presentation (the video has since been removed) covering topics from marketing to the current state of the job market.
During the presentation, he explained why all iPhone ads show the phone set to the same time:
“If you ever see an Apple ad, print or TV, you look at the time and it’s always going to be 9:42 — 9:42 is when we...
Pepsi Exec Tells Coke: Screw Your Polar Bears!
Pepsi is turning up the heat—again—in its war against Coca-Cola.
This past year Pepsi was dishing out the lion’s share of the jabs with commercials like Dancing Santa and Uncle Teddy that used Coca-Cola’s most beloved spokesperson/spokes-animals.
Now Pepsi is taking a swing at Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl efforts, which have their polar bear mascots watching and reacting to the game and commercials...
Chanel Just Hosted Its Paris Fashion Week Show On...
Chanel’s haute couture show in Paris looks back to golden era of air travel
Audience is led through fake airport terminal on to jumbo jet in extravagant first-class show
The invitation to Chanel’s haute couture show in Paris held a couple of clues as to what was in store. First was the front cover, which featured a sketch of blue sky and white cloud within the oval outline of an...
January 2012
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The 10 Most Expensive Urban Areas In The U.S.
When it comes to living expenses, not all parts of the U.S. are created equal.
The Council for Community and Economic Research has just released its annual list of the most expensive urban areas in America.
The list ranges from Manhattan, where the standard cost of living was more than twice the national average, to Harlingen, Tex., where the standard cost was 19 percent less than the national...
Most Big Companies Have A Tracking System That...
If you blindly apply for a job online, there’s a good chance no one is going to look at your resume, at least during the first round.
Most big companies sort resumes using a tracking system that scans resumes for keywords and then forwards on “qualified” candidates to the company’s HR team. In a market where you’ve got hundreds, and even thousands, of...
Here's Your Guide To Getting Discounts On Just...
Whatever product you are in the market to buy, you can likely get it at a discount.
By doing just a little research, you can score significant savings on a wide variety of items.
Here are a few of the most popular sources for finding bargains.
Craigslist. This is a great source for finding bargains because it offers a variety of goods sold through local classified ad style listings....
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”
– Winston Churchill
Something to Think About - The Three (Chinese?)...
1. May you live in interesting times
2. May you come to the attention of powerful people
3. May your wishes be granted
Now…..Why are they curses?
“It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the...”
– William Pollard
How To Stay FCRA Compliant On Employer Background...
FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) is a bit of a misnomer because it’s not limited to credit reports—it also covers other information employers want, including public records, employment, criminal records, sex offender registration, driving, and more.
It’s easiest to think of FCRA compliance as having four steps.
Step 1: Employer Certifications
Prior to providing a consumer...
Is There an Expectation of Privacy When Employees...
As we start the year, employers should be taking a close look at their technology policies. Two cases help clarify the “expectation of privacy”.
City of Ontario v. Quon
The U.S. Supreme Court held that a police department’s search of an officer’s text messages was reasonable and did not violate the officer’s Fourth Amendment rights. The Court decided the...
12 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2012
1. Red Carpet
In 2012, department stores, airlines, hotels, theme parks, museums, if not entire cities and nations around the world will roll out the red carpet for the new emperors, showering Chinese visitors and customers with tailored services and perks, and in general, lavish attention and respect.
China is the new emperor, and outpaced companies, flailing nations and even broke...
Internet strike: Wikipedia, Mozilla, Reddit to Go...
What does an Internet strike look like? You’re about to find out.
Wikipedia, Reddit, BoingBoing and hundreds of other websites in a pledge to go dark Tuesday night to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) — two anti-piracy bills that are currently making their way through Congress.
“This is an extraordinary action for our community to...
Everything You Need To Know From Last Night's...
Ricky Gervais toned down his insult-heavy hosting act while George Clooney and Seth Rogen brought the jokes.
People who have never seen “The Artist,” ”The Iron Lady” or HBO’s “Enlightened” and “Cinema Verité,” have made mental notes to do so, while Rob Lowe has vowed never to get a spray tan again.
Ricky Gervais hates Kim Kardashian
...
Everything You Need To Know This Morning
Apple will announce “GarageBand for e-books” on Thursday.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says Android is better than iOS at voice control.
Wikipedia will go dark on Wednesday in protest of SOPA.
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian appeared on MSNBC for a debate about SOPA.
Sarah Lacy has launched her new site, PandoDaily.
This chart indicates that the PC is about to die a slow,...
6 Awesome Math Tricks That Will Make Your Life So...
You’re on the trading floor, trying to price out if a 15-year bond issued by General Electric will generate the returns needed to placate your investors.
Bad news, your calculator is dead and the trader from Cantor Fitzgerald is readying to signal his buy. What to do?
Well, if all you need to do is double the investment in five-years, you’re in luck.
That’s probably not...
Mark Cuban's 12 Rules For Startups
Anyone who has started a business has his or her own rules and guidelines, so I thought I would add to the memo with my own. My “rules” below aren’t just for those founding the companies, but for those who are considering going to work for them, as well.
1. Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love.
2. If you have an exit strategy,...
Here Are The 17 Hottest, Craziest Cars We Saw At...
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is filled with room after room of smartphones, computers, and gizmos—but that’s not all this show is about.
In the upper reaches of North Hall you’ll find a variety of insane cars packed to the gills with carbon fiber, LEDs, and hemorrhage-inducing subwoofers.
Plus, there are just a ton of cool concept cars.
Here are the most eye-catching...
More Than 250 Apple Employees Are Undercover At...
Apple is famous for blowing off CES each year, but more than 250 of its employees are registered to attend this time, reports Reuters.
While the company still isn’t appearing in any official capacity to demo its products, a reporter for Paid Content saw Apple’s head of iOS product marketing, Greg Joswiak, near Sony’s booth at the convention center.
We’re not surprised...
Instead Of Killing Your Productivity With...
Most of us multi-task because it gives us this false perception that we’re managing our time effectively.
But research shows that your brain can’t efficiently perform two or more tasks at the same time so you should never multi-task when trying to learn something new.
“A tremendous amount of evidence shows that the brain does better when it’s performing tasks in sequence, rather...
Everything You Need To Know This Morning
More than 250 Apple employees are undercover at CES.
Pandora just partnered with lots of auto manufacturers to make your car radio better.
A new tablet from Pantech is fully waterproof.
Actually, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will have 32 GB of storage.
Are you ready for Facebook in your car?
Reddit will go dark in protest of PIPA and SOPA.
Meg Whitman has hired Henry Gomez back to HP as...
CES DAY 1: Here Are All The Incredible Gadgets You...
Day 1 of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday was a flurry of keynotes, gadgets, and very long lines.
Here’s the best of what people saw, including Ryan Seacrest, Steve Ballmer, Nokia’s hot new Windows Phone for North America, a massive 80-inch touchscreen TV, a waterproof tablet, and more.
The Lumia 900 looks like its cousin the Lumia 800, except it has a larger...
Everything You Need To Know This Morning
The BlackBerry PlayBook will finally have a native email app next month.
Corning has unveiled Gorilla Glass 2, a thinner but equally strong glass for touchscreen devices.
Here’s how meetings changed at Google when Larry Page took over.
Google engineer Urs Holzie has lots of good reasons to be obsessed with Internet speed.
Microsoft had a weird “tweet choir” at CES last...
7 Things Your Employees Are Secretly Thinking
Your employees have a lot of thoughts. Most of those thoughts they don’t share— especially with you.
At times their silence is a good thing, especially where your ego or their employment status might be concerned. But their silence also may keep you from understanding what your employees really think and what they really need from you.
Consider whether your employees might be thinking...
Check Out The Best Gadgets From CES 2012 Right...
Toshiba Just Built The Thinnest 10-Inch Tablet Ever, And It’s A Real Stunner
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Toshiba just announced the Excite X10 tablet, the thinnest 10-inch tablet ever built.
The Excite X10, which boasts a 10.1 inch IPS display, is a mere 7.7 mm thick. The iPad 2 is 8.8 mm thick, in comparison. It sits on the “premium” shelf just...