Author: timbatchelder
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Japan explores remote, virtual workforce after disasters
After a Disaster, Japan Looks for Alternatives to the Office bloomberg.com Courtesy Sococo Think your boss is stubborn about letting you work from home? Try going to Japan. Telecommuting is simply not built into the business culture there. Just 12 percent of Internet-connected Japanese office workers woul… RT @BloombergTech: After a disaster, Japan looks for…
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Epic marketplace analyzes health data
How Online Marketer Peered Into People’s Health Histories bloomberg.com Photograph by Getty Images There are few things as creepy in online marketing as digging into someone’s health history, without their knowledge, to advertise to them. Yet that’s precisely what New York-based Epic Marketplace is… RT @BloombergNews: How an online marketer peered into people’s health histories…
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Sony engineers shift to food industry for sustainable careers
Sony Loses Science Talent as Student Resumes Go to Dairies: Tech By Mariko Yasu & Shunichi Ozasa -, bloomberg.com Japan’s science students are eschewing traditional high-powered employers such as Sony Corp. (6758) and Panasonic Corp. (6752) to help make ice cream and yogurt. They are applying to dairies. That says quite a bit about the…
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Understanding culture: why Walmart has struggled in China
Sea Bass With Barbie Dolls Challenge Wal-Mart in China By Bloomberg News -, bloomberg.com Play Shelves stacked to the ceiling with low-price hot sauce, Barbie dolls, and noodles stand near tanks where shoppers can fish out live sea bass for dinner. Welcome to RT-Mart, China’s version of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) From Shang… RT @BloombergNews:…
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Struggling Big Pharma returns to Chinese ethno medicine for ideas
Ancient Chinese Cures Seen Helping Drugmaker Pipelines By Bloomberg News -, bloomberg.com The world’s biggest drugmakers are turning to ancient Chinese remedies to boost product pipelines. GlaxoSmithKline Plc is testing botanicals — compounds extracted from plants — for immune disorders, Sanofi plans to turn… RT @BloombergNews: The world’s biggest drugmakers are turning to ancient Chinese…
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Why LinkedIn is replacing Monster as job search tool
Job Recruiters Eschew Monster to Find Hidden Talent on LinkedIn By Olga Kharif -, bloomberg.com In his more than 15 years as a headhunter, Jeff Vijungco has tried Monster, Craigslist, CareerBuilder, and other online job boards. Lately the head of recruitment at Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) has scrapped most of them. “I think job posti……
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Visualizing cities at night with no lights
This Is How Cities Would Look at Night Without Lights Jesus Diaz, gizmodo.com These Darkened Cities image series by Thierry Cohen is truly awe inspiring. Not only because he accurately portraits the skylines of major cities with no lighting whatsoever, but because the images remind us of the incredible show we city… RT @core77: Awesome…
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Calculating a College Degree’s True Value
businessweek.com Some states are posting their graduates’ salaries online RT @BW: What’s a college degree really worth? | http://flip.it/TbD8l http://flip.it/wx3kw Calculating a College Degree’s True Value Related articles Is the value of a college degree dwindling away? (bizjournals.com) Is this the ‘definitive guide’ to the college grad job market? (costofcollege.wordpress.com)
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Why Everyone at My Company Has One Job Title
Issie Lapowsky, inc.com Inc. magazine The Nerdery, No. 99 on Inc.’s Hire Power list, rose above tragedy to give every employee a personal stake in success COMPANY PROFILE Company: The Nerdery Headquarters: Bloomington, MN Founder: Mike… RT @whatifglobal: Why one company named all its employees “co-presidents”: Another moving read from @Inc’s Hire Power Awards http://flip.it/BH3bP…
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Top towns to raise kids
(via America’s Best Places to Raise Kids 2013 – Businessweek) Related articles Oro Valley named best Arizona place to raise kids () Only the Apocalypse Will Stop Simpson and Bowles (businessweek.com) Best Towns for Raising Families in New England (boston.com) Show Them the Money: Top Valley Coders Now Have Agents, Too (businessweek.com) Multiplayer Game ‘EVE…
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Why military weapons don’t belong in our communities
Obama: `Weapon of War’ Has No Place in American Communities Bloomberg By The Numbers » 15.5 How many points the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort index rose in the past 17 weeks., bloomberg.com Photograph by Scott Olson/Getty Images A “weapon of war” — President Barack Obama’s term today for the semi-automatic assault rifle used in the slaying of…
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