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Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2009

Posted by ChrisMonty in January 22nd 2009  

Maybe one of the numerous folks that were laid off today can check one of these companies out.
Fortune Magazine has released its annual “Fortune 100″ list of the best companies to work for in 2009. Most of the companies currently have job openings and are hiring, too.
Guess what?  Google no longer holds the top spot.  [...]

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Ebay Spiral of Death Continues, Profits Fall, Shares Sink

Posted by ChrisMonty in January 22nd 2009  

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The rough times for Ebay just keep on coming.  Profits are falling, shares are sinking, human sacrifice, dogs and cats – living together.
EBay, Inc. posted lower 4h quarter profits and revenue figures today and gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for the first quarter of this year as spending decreases, sending its shares down 6 [...]

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Virtual Worlds Are a $600 Million Business

Posted by ChrisMonty in January 21st 2009  

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There may be a recession going on in many areas around the globe, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t any money for investments. According to Virtual Worlds Management, in 2008 $594 million were invested in 63 virtual worlds, such as Gaia Online, PlayFish, Turbine and others.
Investments in virtual worlds are actually dropping [...]

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Tags: Gaia Online, Gaming, Making Money, Tech News, Virtual Worlds

Americans Can’t Spell “Barack Obama”

Posted by ChrisMonty in January 20th 2009  

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Inauguration Day 2009 is finally here, but Americans still can’t spell “Barack Obama”, at least not according to GooseGrade.
GooseGrade is a service that allows readers to post corrections for grammar, spelling and factual errors on blogs and other online media outlets using a free widget.
GooseGrade did some quick and dirty [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama, GooseGrade, Inauguration Day 2009 Schedule, Politics, Tech News, Watch Inauguration Online

Inauguration Day 2009 Schedule

Posted by ChrisMonty in January 19th 2009  

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Inauguration Day 2009 takes place in Washington D.C. tomorrow. It will mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Here is everything you need to know about what’s happening, including an inauguration timeline and the answer to the two most popular questions that [...]

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Tags: Inauguration Day 2009 Schedule, Inauguration Day 2009 Streaming, Inauguration Timeline, Obama Inauguration Speech, Politics, Tech News, Watch Inauguration Online

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Search Engine Logos

Posted by ChrisMonty in January 19th 2009  

In keeping with recent tradition, several of the major search engines have redone their logos in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
Below is a collage of the logos and themes from the various search engines, including Google, Yahoo, AOL, Live.com, Ask.com and Dogpile.
To see them all in greater detail, you can visit [...]

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FDA Peanut Butter Warning

Posted by Chris Monty in January 17th 2009  

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There is a new FDA peanut butter warning this evening.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised that Americans should not eat cookies, crackers, candy and ice cream that contain peanut butter or paste while officials work to determine which kinds of peanut butter are responsible for an outbreak of Salmonella.  The [...]

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under: Going Green, Tech News
Tags: FDA Peanut Butter Warning, Go Green Be Rich, Product Recalls, Tech News

Circuit City To Close All Stores, More Than 35,000 Jobs Are Gone

Posted by ChrisMonty in January 17th 2009  

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Goodbye, Circuit City.
In a bankruptcy court filing, the electronics retailer disclosed that it has reached a deal with liquidators to sell the remaining merchandise in all 567 of its U.S. stores after failing to find a buyer or a refinancing deal.
The company, which is the second-biggest U.S. electronics retailer after Best Buy, has [...]

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Jim Goldman: Having a Bad Week

Posted by ChrisMonty in January 15th 2009  

Jim Goldman, a reporter for CNBC, is having a spectacularly bad week. First, he gets ripped by Dan Lyons of Newsweek on live television, then he gets creamed by CNBC anchor Dylan Ratigan.
The issue at hand is the health of Steve Jobs, a story which Goldman has blown several times over.
Better luck next time. [...]

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Tags: Apple, Humor, Steve Jobs, Tech News

Steve Jobs Medical Leave: CEO’s Health Issues Worse Than Originally Thought

Posted by ChrisMonty in January 15th 2009  

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It seems that the recent health concerns surrounding Apple CEO Steve Jobs, while often exaggerated, may have been justified after all.
Mr. Jobs sent an e-mail to all Apple employees today indicating that he will be taking a six month leave of absence.
Tim Cook, the company’s chief operating officer, will be responsible for Apple’s [...]

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