Archive for April, 2007
Companies that engage in pro bono work could have a leg up in recruitment and retention, especially with emerging Gen Y talent.
Nearly two-thirds of 18- to 26-year-olds surveyed by Deloitte & Touche said they would prefer to work for companies that give them opportunities to contribute their professional skills to nonprofit organizations. According to recruiters and reputation management experts, that preference extends well into Generation X and beyond.
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April 30th, 2007
In a move to compete with Google’s ever-expanding advertising empire, Yahoo announced a $680 million deal of its own on Monday. The acquisition of Right Media is Yahoo’s partial answer to Google’s string of recent wins in online advertising.By acquiring the 80 percent of Right Media it didn’t already own, Yahoo now has full control of the Right Media Exchange, an interactive advertising exchange that models itself after eBay.
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April 30th, 2007
A changing of the guard of sorts is taking place in the videogame industry as the father of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, plans to retire from Sony and Nintendo gains momentum in the battle for console dominance.Nintendo continues to make videogame headlines with promises to ramp up Wii production to meet ongoing demand at one turn, and the in-progress development of 44 new Wii games at the next.
Last week, the Japanese gaming giant announced its profits were up over 75 percent as a result of booming sales of its Wii and DS gaming systems. Some are questioning whether the Wii’s success is bad for the gaming industry, while others are prophesying a short-lived boom for what has been deemed a “kiddy console.”
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April 30th, 2007
Google has removed paid advertisements that link to 20 search terms online criminals hijacked to steal the personal identities of people searching the Internet. Google canceled the ads on Tuesday, but security researchers said there might be additional links that need to be removed.Exploit Prevention Labs discovered the scheme on April 10 when a user of the company’s link-scanning software ran a Google search on the phrase “how to start a business.” The top-ranked sponsored search listing appeared to be from AllBusiness.com, a legitimate business, yet the hyperlink actually led to a site that attempted to install a password-stealing keylogger on the user’s PC.
Click here to read the rest of this story on TopTechNews.
April 27th, 2007
Jack 9 Entertainment Inc. announces today that they have launched Version 2.0 of their website that airs on-demand, professionally produced and exclusive content targeted at males 18-34. Version 2.0 heralds the first time that Jack 9’s proprietary video and advertisement platform have been revealed. “Jack9’s latest design gives its audience more of what it wants right from the get-go, the flashing images and music that beckon demonstrate what the site has to offer in one quick glance,” says co-author of Web Analytics for Dummies, Jennifer Leclaire. There are no guessing games to find the channel you are looking for on Jack9 because the pictures say it all. www.Jack9.com really knows how to serve guys who crave mixed martial arts, extreme sports and other broadcasting for the ‘guy’s guy’ in true web 2.0 fashion.”
What is Jack 9, Jack9, Jacknine, Jack Nine, and www.jack9.com?
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April 27th, 2007
The U.S. House of Representatives approved two bills on Tuesday aimed at strengthening research, and improving and supporting the national corps of math and science teachers.Specifically, H.R. 362, the Science and Math Scholarship Act, and H.R. 363, the Sowing the Seeds through Science and Engineering Research Act, are designed to help eliminate the shortage of skilled workers in the U.S.
Authored by Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), Chairman of the House Science & Technology Committee, both bills are based on the recommendations of the National Academy of Science’s “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” report, which found that the U.S. stands to lose its competitive edge in the international economy unless immediate action is taken.
“That report told us that now is the time to take bold steps to ensure that our children are prepared for the jobs of the future and that our nation can continue to compete in the global economy,” Gordon said in a statement.
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April 27th, 2007
News headlines announcing battery recalls are a familiar sight in recent months. The latest PC maker to acknowledge problems with laptop batteries is Acer — and the manufacturer at fault, once again, is Sony.Six months ago, Acer said laptop PC users would not need to replace any batteries, but a company subsidiary announced a recall for 27,000 batteries in the U.S. on Wednesday in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The voluntary program for the replacement of lithium-ion batteries containing Sony-made cells was issued after Acer discovered that the batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard risk to consumers.
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April 27th, 2007
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