Forget Layoffs, Cisco Fatty, Tweets Will Keep You Unemployed

They say Twitter is as Twitter does and, these days, it seems to be true. To be fair, some of the least sharp knives in the Twittersphere's drawer are ever-apt to find occasion to post something that...

The Lamb and the Wolf of Japan's economy.

By, Uwe Paschen.  The eternal game of victims and predators or Rich and poor, Labourer and Masters. Maybe even as La Fontaine once wrote Lamb and Wolf in a Fable from long ago.  There I was visiting the...

The TERMINATOR Schwarzenegger to send out 20,000 pink slips

He really is The TERMINATOR!  Schwarzenegger will send out 20,000 pink slips if he doesn't get his way.  The moderate Republican has to deal with those pesky conservative hold outs on raising taxes. ...

Nine Web sites IT pros should master in 2009

Here's a time-saver for IT executives swamped by last-minute budget cuts and end-of-the-year performance reviews: We've written your 2009 goals for you, with our list of nine Web sites you need to study during the next 12 months. This list is not for geeks. It’s for IT...

Huge Hits This Week to Seattle Residential Construction Industry

In Seattle this week, downtimes in the construction industry keep hitting harder, spanking the industry again and again. Two companies just pulled their pants down and showed just how purple their cheeks are...

Vale: The World's Largest Iron Ore Miner Laying off 1,300 Workers

" Vale (VALE5.SA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the world's largest iron ore miner, said on Wednesday it is laying off 1,300 workers and putting 5,500 more on paid leave, the latest sign of Brazil's...

Workplace violence in a failing economy: increased threat?

The US official recessionary status and the continued slide of the global economy means more layoffs – which is understandable, but what if you have to do the laying off?  Are your disgruntled employees going...

The Valley to See More Layoffs?

"Another cluster of Web and media companies announced layoffs yesterday, among them blogging software company Six Apart, Wired, and Al Gore's Current. It was enough to cause plenty of panic at Valley...

GM Selling North America's Birthright to Mexico

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOutsourcing North America's Manufacturing Birthright, has taken another turn for the worse, 2,600 General Motors jobs (not 1,000 as previously reported) are heading...

Woods will not play Memorial, still hopes to play in U.S. Open

It is now confirmed that Tiger Woods will not play in the Memorial Tournament as he is still recovering from knee surgery, but he will most likely be playing in the US Open at Torrey Pines - even though it will...

Billionaire rips off Millionaire

Imagine this, your new employer a multibillion dollar media mogul offers you a generous bonus if only you can find it in you heart to make it to work on time every day for the next year. You’re enthused and...

CBS Moves Ahead With News Staff Job Cuts

The axe is about to fall at CBS News with almost 1,200 network employees expecting to be laid off."News operations at CBS stations in several cities started a series of job cuts this week as the network itself,...

Creating Micro-hoo

" Sunday, February 10, 2008 - Page updated at 12:00 AM Permission to reprint or copy this article or photo, other than personal use, must be obtained from The Seattle Times. Call 206-464-3113 or e-mail resale@seattletimes.com with your request. ...

EMI Record Label to Axe 2,000 Employees

Sad news for major label marketing reps who are still under the illusion that their 'street teams' are really helping to drive CD sales. This just in: they're not.UPDATE: "The new owners of music label EMI Group — home of the Rolling Stones, Coldplay and the Spice Girls —...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

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