Craigslist, a network of online communities that offers free classified advertisements, is a portal into the misery of people who are struggling to find jobs. Posts from people who are desperate for work read like Haiku poems that detail hard times and fear. more…
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After what many would call a brilliant career, Apple’s Steve Jobs said late last night that he would step down as CEO. Though he will stay on as Chairman and still hold sway over the company, much of Apple’s day-to-day operations will fall to his successor Tim Cook. In his resignation letter, Jobs said that Apple has its best days ahead. While that may be true, now seems like as good a time as any to give credit where credit due. more…
He was the King of Classifieds, an Ontario man who became a multimillionaire by publishing ads for used cars and goods around the world.
In 2006, he sold his entire line of buy-and-sell magazines like the Auto Trader and Bargain Finder for more…
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Steve Jobs is a genius. He is an innovator. A visionary. He is perhaps the most beloved billionaire in the world.
Surprisingly, there is one thing that Mr. Jobs is not, at least not yet: a prominent philanthropist. more…
Steve Jobs’s resignation as chief executive officer of Apple is the end of an extraordinary era, not just for Apple, but for the global technology industry in general. Jobs is a historic business figure whose impact was deeply felt far beyond the company’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters, and who was widely emulated at other companies. more…
Something interesting happened to Jacob Boehm and his family, but it isn’t what the media’s suggesting.
In case you missed this story: Boehm is a 22-year-old Stanford student who spent the summer performing with his school choir in Japan. After the group finished touring, more…
SOUTHEAST ASIAN customers are highly influenced by advertisements on sites such as Facebook and companies should strive to engage users of social networks in brand promotions, measurement firm Nielsen said.
“People will most likely interact with a brand if their friends recommended it,” more…
Who’s afraid of social networks? Apparently, large enterprises are, at least according to a recent report by IT security firm Kaspersky Lab, which indicated that companies are “very cautious” about new media and how it affects their internal security. more…