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Things added in May, 2008

Networking that works

Posted on May 26th by admin.
By Deborah Cohen CHICAGO (Reuters.com) -- LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace... Ask any professional under 50 where they network and virtual communities are sure to come up with starring roles in this 24-7 world of meet-and-greet. Yet ...

Going Virtual: Small companies reap cost savings, employees save time

Posted on May 26th by admin.
By Deborah L. Cohen CHICAGO (Reuters.com) -- Julia Hutton's office is command central for a team of some 20 publicists working for Phoenix-based Orca Communications Unlimited LLC, the firm she founded in 2002, ...

Tech execs see green profits at work and home

Posted on May 23rd by admin.
By Michele Gershberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technologies that help businesses use power more efficiently should become a bigger money-maker in the next decade, even if surging demand for data means overall energy ...

Google co-founder pushes TV “white space” plan

Posted on May 23rd by admin.
By Peter Kaplan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc co-founder Larry Page was in Washington on Thursday to promote the company's proposal for a new generation of wireless devices to operate on soon-to-be-vacant television ...

Route planner with wiki twist

Posted on May 23rd by admin.
Earlier this year we wrote about Walkit, an advanced route planner for UK pedestrians, and now Simpatigo has launched a similar service in the US that adds a wealth of ...

Reverse fractional jet ownership

Posted on May 23rd by admin.
There are plenty of fractional jet ownership plans out there in which participants buy a certain amount of usage time, much like a real-estate time share. Through a new program from

More crowdsourced graphic design

Posted on May 23rd by admin.
There are numerous sites out there for crowdsourcing graphic design, including SitePoint, which we featured last year. A new entrant into the space, however, is adding a slightly different twist by having ...

Who’s who in China telecoms reshuffle

Posted on May 23rd by admin.
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, May 23 (Reuters) - The parent of top wireless carrier China Mobile (0941.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) will take over fixed-line firm Railcom and absorb executives from rivals as Beijing kicks ...

Mobile ads years away from breakthrough

Posted on May 23rd by admin.
By Kate Holton and Niclas Mika PARIS (Reuters) - Advertising on mobile phones has enormous potential to become a significant platform for marketers, but any breakthrough is years away and major operators must ...