One big theme to emerge out of our conversation last week about the future of the workplace was remote working. I thought it would be beneficial to start this week off by thinking about the disadvantages of remote work and the technologies and policies that may be able to mitigate some of those problems.
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Remote Work: Pitfalls and How to Avoid them
While paper books are still the norm, e-books now account for up to 20 percent of book sales in categories like romance and sci-fi. The shift in publishing isn’t just about going digital on the iPad or Kindle instead of killing trees; authors now have the options of self-publishing e-books on Smashwords , posting research materials on Scribd , connecting to readers on Facebook and Twitter, and transforming the experience of a book with the web and multimedia through Vook . Experts from the tech, business and creative sides of the publishing industry gathered today for a broad discussion of disintermediation as part of our GigaOM Pro Bunker Series ( video and analysis available to subscribers )
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Do Problems in the Publishing Industry Have a Technical Solution?
Kami Ragsdale, a senior finance executive at AOL reporting to CFO Artie Minson, is leaving to join ad-strategy firm Invision , an industry source says. Described as a “rock star” by our source, Kami is the second long-time AOL executive whose departure became news today.
When I went to work for Yahoo after they bought our startup in 1998, it felt like the center of the world. It was supposed to be the next big thing.
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In Case You Were Wondering Why Yahoo Collapsed
It’s still early for Apple’s mobile iAd product, but here’s a happy customer: Dictionary.com says its iPhone ad rates — measured by eCPM, or effective cost per 1,000 impressions — are up 177% since enabling iAds. That doesn’t necessarily mean the rates are great — they could be growing from a very small base — but at least things are moving in the right direction
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Dictionary.com Says iPhone eCPM Up 177% Since Switch To iAd (AAPL)
It’s still early for Apple’s mobile iAd product, but here’s a happy customer: Dictionary.com says its iPhone ad rates — measured by eCPM, or effective cost per 1,000 impressions — are up 177% since enabling iAds. That doesn’t necessarily mean the rates are great — they could be growing from a very small base — but at least things are moving in the right direction.
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Dictionary.com Says iPhone eCPM Up 177% Since Switch To iAd (AAPL)
Apple’s annual September iPod event could be running behind schedule: Kara Swisher says the event, which has been held on Sept. 9 the last two years, could be held “closer to mid-September this time.” Join the conversation about this story »
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Apple’s annual September iPod event could be running behind schedule: Kara Swisher says the event, which has been he…
Sony Ericsson is working on a PlayStation phone running Google Android, Engadget reports . This just as Microsoft begins to ramp up Windows Phone 7, which includes ties to its Xbox console, and as Apple has been running away with mobile gaming.
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Sony is working on a PlayStation phone running Google Android, Engadget reports. This just as Microsoft begins to ra…
If a tough job market isn’t enough incentive, college kids can now bet money on their grades through Ultrinsic , launched by some recent college grads. You bet more for higher grades, less for easier ones — and if you get the grade, you keep your money, plus a reward. If you don’t, Ultrinsic keeps it
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Ultrinsic Lets College Kids Bet On Grades
Apple’s engineering “wheels are turning” on its iPhone for CDMA networks, such as Verizon Wireless’s, according to plugged-in Daring Fireball writer John Gruber . He writes , “It’s certainly not in production yet, and hasn’t reached DVT status (device verification test — like Gray Powell’s infamous stolen unit), but it is, a few little birdies claim, at EVT (engineering verification test). That’s one step below DVT, which is one step below production
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Verizon-Flavored iPhone "Wheels Are Turning" (AAPL, VZ, T)
It seems that Keita Takahashi, the man known for Katamari Damacy, has left Namco Bandai. More
It has been roughly one year since Yahoo! made waves in the Middle East, by buying Maktoob , the region’s largest web portal for $164 million. From Silicon Valley’s observation deck that may seem like small peanuts— these days we barely bat an eye when HP and Dell get into a multi-billion dollar tug-of-war game.
The Internet is a series of tubes – man, that joke just doesn’t get old. Or rather, the Internet is a series of text documents. That isn’t so funny if you’re trying to optimize your search engine rankings for video content on your website
Monday unveiling At next week’s Intel Developer Forum , Chipzilla will unveil its long-awaited Sandy Bridge microarchitecture — and the more we learn about it, the more it appears to share with AMD’s oh-so-late Fusion effort.…
After allowing former CEO Mark Hurd to step down in recent weeks, HP is now suing Mark Hurd over his appointment as co-president of Oracle citing serious ‘strategic advantages’ it would have and knowledge of HP’s strengths and weaknesses.
The majority of this clip for The Old Republic shows everything that is wrong with both Star Wars’ expanded universe and the drudgery of MMOs. Until, that is, the last ten seconds
The majority of this clip for The Old Republic shows everything that is wrong with both Star Wars’ expanded universe and the drudgery of MMOs.
Some men buy sophisticated, ultra-realistic sex dolls choosing face models, body types, bust sizes, and even adding sensors that make them moan .
Google rolled out a new inbox last week that, in theory, separates your important emails from your unimportant emails and lets you speed through work faster. Most of the initial reaction reflected users’ concerns as email recipients – excitement about reading email faster, worry about missing something urgent because Google didn’t think it was important. But most of us who receive email also send email, and we want those emails to be read.
The ongoing saga of Google’s logo continues. The search giant has just changed the doodle on google.com once again this evening, leading up to their search event tomorrow. And once again, it looks as if the logo points to what they’ll be announcing tomorrow.
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