Google has a vested interest in making sure that quality journalism not only survives, but thrives in the decades ahead. CEO Eric Schmidt has identified the demise (and maybe even death) of the daily newspaper industry and the decline of journalism in general as a concern for Google. As such, the giant has to be [...]
I had to post the following picture as it combines my obsession with legos (here and here and here) and the most enjoyable and memorable inauguration I’ll ever see in my lifetime. Thanks, Berna, for the photo.
Early last year, I highlighted a story in the New York Times about the alarming trends in the FAA and the looming shortage of air traffic controllers. Well, it’s a year later, and the problem is just as bad, if not worse, with 15,000 air traffic controllers (70% of the FAA’s employees) expected to retire [...]
It was only a matter of time. The Star Tribune declared bankruptcy last night, ‘filing a voluntary petition under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code.’ Following the Chicago Tribune’s similar announcement last month, it was the 2nd major metro daily to file bankruptcy in the past 6 weeks, and more will undoubtedly follow. Seattle [...]
As always, I try hard to refrain from self-congratulatory pats on the back, but once in a while I feel the urge to highlight notable, and even at times not-so-notable, achievements of JobDig and LinkUp. Earlier today, LinkUp received inclusion on Tech Crunch’s Go2Web2.0 site as a member of their highly esteemed web 2.0 canon. [...]
Coosje van Bruggen, the artist (or at least half of the collaborative team along with husband Claes Oldenburg) that created one of Minneapolis’ most identifiable landmarks, died yesterday. If Minneapolis is any indication, she had a significant impact on the civic aesthetic of many communities around the world.
Glassdoor received a nice review in the February issue of Portfolio (unquestionably the best business magazine on the newsstand today). In ‘Best of Times,’ Kevin Maney explores the impact of the current recession on the prospects for start-ups in Silicon Valley. As evidence that good companies can succeed in any environment, and particularly in tough [...]
I don’t know how many steps are left to go, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune definitely took a step closer to bankruptcy this week as negotiations broke down between its labor unions and management. The company has essentially been there for some time since it has defaulted on its debt, but my guess is that [...]
The Conference Board released its online job listings report for December earlier today which showed that online job postings dropped by 507,000 openings to 3.86 million in December, the lowest level since July, 2006. The Conference Board’s 12% decline is slightly less than the 16% decline reported by LinkUp.com earlier this week, but regardless of [...]
Thanks to a comment I just received on my post from earlier today, I realize that my criticism of the site’s claims about its traffic were erroneous. The chart below shows the comparison of the Big 3 against Craigslist.org rather than Craigslist.com.
Is Craigslist really a non-profit 501(c)3? Why do they have a .org domain? I [...]