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OLPC Halves Staff And Contractors, Cuts SalariesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 hour 13 minutes ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: other | Tags olpc, halves, staff, contractors, , cuts, salaries,
The nonprofit will shift its focus to a no-cost connectivity program, 1 million digital books, passing the Sugar operating system to the development community, and helping kids. read more »
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Trusty’s: Yelp Meets LinkedIn For Blue-Collar WorkersOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 16 hours ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags trustys, yelp, meets, linkedin, bluecollar, workers, ,
Trusty's is a new local search engine/review database for blue collar service workers, aiming to help small businesses establish reputations while giving consumers an easy way to find the services th read more »
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Logitech cuts jobs and dumps guidanceOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 19 hours ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: hardware | Tags logitech, jobs, economy, recession, finances, , ,
"Logitech has withdrawn financial guidance for the year and will cut 15 per cent of staff." read more »
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Startup Tips: Surviving & Thriving in a Down EconomyOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 20 hours ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: internet | Tags startup, tips, surviving, , thriving, economy, ,
This week's RWW Live podcast show was on the topic of how startups can navigate through the choppy waters of the current economy. We've already posted today on a two year old life-story repository s read more »
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OLPC Lays Off Staff, Blames Weak EconomyOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 13 minutes ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
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A U.S.-based project that aims to place low-cost laptops in the hands of children in developing nations is cutting half its staff, or about 30 jobs, citing tough economic times. read more »
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As Economy Falters, Prepaid Wireless GrowsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 32 minutes ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: other | Tags as, economy, falters, , prepaid, wireless, grows,
MetroPCS and Leap Wireless continue to add subscribers at a rapid rate, but the companies still have a long way to go to catch up to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless. read more »
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OLPC lays off half staffOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 9 hours ago (http://go.theregister.com)
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Laptops for developing world credit crunchedOne Laptop Per Child - the non-profit organisation aiming to give kids in the developing world their own laptops - is laying off half its staff and cutting read more »
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Fake LinkedIn profiles promise pics, send malware insteadOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 9 hours ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags fake, linkedin, profiles, promise, pics, , send, malware, instead,
Hackers have seeded LinkedIn , the business networking service, with bogus celebrity profiles that link to malicious sites serving up attack code, a security researcher said Wednesday. read more »
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