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Wages in technology sector begin to rise, might be start of job recovery
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The Yoh Index of Technology Wages reported its first substantial increase since October 2009, giving hope to a possible recovery in employment. Actual wage rates for highly talented temporary employees also recently increased by 2percent. An increase in both the index and the real wages could mean that demand for these professionals has grown. The key factors in future technical wage increases for temporary employees could be influenced by things such as security, cloud computing initiatives, consumerization, etc. More at Cellular-News.com, 4/14/10: (Article posted on 4/19/2010)
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Facebook takes in 6.8 percent of business traffic on internet
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6.8 percent of all the URLs accessed by businesses go to Facebook and 10percent of Internet bandwidth accessed Youtube. 3.4 percent of all URLs went to Google followed by YIMG, Yahoo!, and DoubleClick. Two concerns arise from the use of social networks at work: firstly those employees will download applications from social networks that put security at risk; and secondly the amount of corporate bandwidth that is being used for non-corporate activity on the web. More at AllFacebook.com, 4/16/10: (Article posted on 4/19/2010)
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Wages in technology sector begin to rise, might be start of job recovery
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The Yoh Index of Technology Wages reported its first substantial increase since October 2009, giving hope to a possible recovery in employment. Actual wage rates for highly talented temporary employees also recently increased by 2percent. An increase in both the index and the real wages could mean that demand for these professionals has grown. The key factors in future technical wage increases for temporary employees could be influenced by things such as security, cloud computing initiatives, consumerization, etc. More at Cellular-News.com, 4/14/10: (Article posted on 4/19/2010)
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Facebook takes in 6.8 percent of business traffic on internet
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6.8 percent of all the URLs accessed by businesses go to Facebook and 10percent of Internet bandwidth accessed Youtube. 3.4 percent of all URLs went to Google followed by YIMG, Yahoo!, and DoubleClick. Two concerns arise from the use of social networks at work: firstly those employees will download applications from social networks that put security at risk; and secondly the amount of corporate bandwidth that is being used for non-corporate activity on the web. More at AllFacebook.com, 4/16/10: (Article posted on 4/19/2010)
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Sick days translate to working from home
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There have been increasing pressures to instead heal at home when employees call in sick, to working from home instead. The recession has made this worse with people emailing from their hospital been or being on conference calls. 39% of private-sector industries allow no sick pay at all, including many in the service industry. The rise of cell phones and other mobile devices that allow people to work from home make it easier to complete work in a sickbed. More at Cellular-News.com, 3/3/10: (Article posted on 3/16/2010)
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Twitter reaches nearly 150 employees
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Twitter has been hiring many people for its engineering and business development teams. The company just passed the 140-employee worker. At Twitter’s job page, there are over 27 openings, mostly on the technical side. Some of their new employees include Robin Sloan, Michael Busch, Dan Webb, Mark Otto, and Alexa Lee. Twitter has attracted 73.5 million individuals in January, up 8% from December. More at Digital.VentureBeat.com, 2/16/10: (Article posted on 2/24/2010)
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Mobile worker population expected to exceed 1B this year
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The word’s mobile worker population will grow to nearly 1.2 billion people by 2013. The most significant gains will be in the Asia/ Pacific emerging economies. The U.S. has the highest number of mobile workers with 72.2% of the workforce mobile in 2008. Asia/Pacific, not including Japan, is expected to contain 62% of the world’s mobile workforce. The rest of the world is expected to see its mobile worker population grow to 153.2 million by 2013. More at IDC.com, 2/18/10: (Article posted on 2/24/2010)
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Apple and Amazon job ads suggest improvements on iPad and Kindle
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Both Apple and Amazon are advertising for job openings at their companies that if looked at in detail, reveal that the companies are preparing for the Kindle versus iPad competition. For example, Amazon is looking to hire a “hardware display manager” who is in the “LCD business” and must know the “key players in the market.” The Kindle 3 is expected to be touchscreen, have proper WiFi, and an LCD screen, making Kindle more of a slate PC. Apple is looking for a quality assurance experto to be employed in the iPad Media Systems team, who also has “knowledge of digital camera technology” and photography. More at FastCompany.com, 2/9/10: (Article posted on 2/16/2010)
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Posting company info on social networks causes problems for employees
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Sharing confidential company information on social media sites can et employees fired. Companies have even begun to develop internal Web sites and blog posts to share information with employees about new product developments and initiatives. Strict guidelines are also provided so employees are perfectly clear on what can and cannot be posted on sites such as Twitter. More at MediaPost.com, 2/4/10: (Article posted on 2/9/2010)
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Broadband results in more jobs but not necessarily higher wages
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From 1996 to 2006, locations in the U.S that went from having no broadband provider to as many as three, had quicker job growth than the rest of the country. More employment opportunities creates competition with workers for those jobs, keeping pressure on salaries. Those who reside in places where high-speed Internet access is not available or too expensive are left with a social and economic disadvantage when it comes to employment opportunities because familiarity with the Internet is now typically demanded for even entry level positions. More at NewsFactor.com, 1/18/10: (Article posted on 1/26/2010)
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