Author: timbatchelder
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LinkedIn disrupts biotech pharma recruiting
LinkedIn: The Quiet Force Transforming Biotech & Pharma Luke Timmerman, xconomy.com Luke Timmerman Mark Levin’s business is biotechnology, so it’s no surprise he knew zilch about a tech company called LinkedIn as recently as two years ago. But these days Levin sounds like he can barely do his job without… http://flpbd.it/TIANz Related articles LinkedIn: Revolutionizing…
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Recruiters who know social media are in demand
Recruiter Job Demand Remains Strong www.recruiter.com, recruiter.com According to a new survey by WANTED Analytics, there were over 14,000 jobs posted online in September for recruiters and other staffing professionals. The number represents a 12 percent growth over September 2011, but a… http://flpbd.it/WuLdr Related articles Using Twitter As A Social Recruiting Tool (windmillnetworking.com) LinkedIn: Revolutionizing…
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Business Cards Do High-Tech Work
wsj.com Many technology companies and entrepreneurs that deal with mostly virtual products are embracing the tactile business card. http://flpbd.it/Uigzi Business Cards Do High-Tech Work Related articles Bidding goes high-tech at MCHA fundraiser (heraldtimesonline.com) Superhero Business Cards – These Custom 3D Business Cards Will Make You Look Like a Superstar (TrendHunter.com) (trendhunter.com) All You Need to…
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Why telecommuting saves costs, time and your health
The Perks of Working From Home Jennifer Shore, mashable.com If you’re part of the 86% who drive to work every day, you can devise ways to lower your gas costs, save time and improve your health — by telecommuting. The current workforce totals more than 128 million people, and while eight out of 10… http://flpbd.it/nTXRQ…
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The anthropology of why constant contact makes you alone
In Constant Digital Contact, We Feel ‘Alone Together’ Fresh Air from WHYY, npr.org In Constant Digital Contact, We Feel ‘Alone Together’ Fresh Air from WHYY As soon as Sherry Turkle arrived at the studio for her Fresh Air interview, she realized she’d forgotten her phone. “I realized I’d left it behind, and I fel… http://flpbd.it/lzBmU…
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Hurricane Sandy: another climate wake up call
Sandy Raises Questions About Climate And The Future Fresh Air from WHYY, npr.org Sandy Raises Questions About Climate And The Future Fresh Air from WHYY If you ask climate scientist Radley Horton, it’s difficult to say that Hurricane Sandy was directly caused by climate change, but he sees strong connections betw… http://flpbd.it/L0BSs Related articles Connecting…
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The infrastructure of longevity — a systems-level perspective of living to 100
Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net I really enjoyed reading a recent story in The New York Times Magazine about attempts to understand extreme longevity — the weird tendency for certain populations to have larger-than-average numbers of people who live well into their… http://flpbd.it/cEMb5 The infrastructure of longevity — a systems-level perspective of living to 100 Related articles…
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See what the world will look like without power
New York City in post-storm darkness: photos by Randy Scott Slavin Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net NYC UNPLUGGED, a series by photographer Randy Scott Slavin documenting the darkness in New York City after Hurricane Sandy caused widespread power outages: New York City is always bright. Street lights, business marquees, ligh… http://flpbd.it/4inHF Related articles A Study of Shadows…
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Upright sleeper: How to sleep on a plane
$40 device keeps your head from falling off your shoulders when you sleep on a plane Mark Frauenfelder, boingboing.net I can’t sleep for more than 30 minutes or so on a plane. After that, I’m awake for the duration of the flight, no matter how long it is. I wonder if this neck-propper-upper would help?…
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