http://trendinews.com Comment, learn, and share with Trendirama authors. You can be an author too! Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:48:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://trendinews.com/2009/07/05/highly-realistic-android-from-japan/ It's Not Your Imagination. It Really IS Much Harder to Get Hired During A Recession. | Crooks and LiarsI used to be an executive recruiter and I can tell you: the worse a recession is, the more demanding the prospective employers become. I remember trying to fill high-level software sales ... http://trendinews.com/2009/07/04/its-not-your-imagination-it-really-is-much-harder-to-get-hired-during-a-recession/ charles hugh smith-Incentives, Disincentives and Spoiled Brat SyndromeOne of my carpentry masters was an African-American gent from New Orleans. Back in the early 1970s when I first began working for him and his partner (a Caucasian gent), he told me that how he'd found work in tough times was to ... http://trendinews.com/2009/06/21/incentives-disincentives-and-spoiled-brat-syndrome/ A hundred million mistakes: Microsoft's Bing search engine - Good ExperienceEverything Microsoft has tried recently hasn't worked. They tried the "I'm a PC" ads, a knockoff of the Mac ads - didn't work. Tried the Zune, a knockoff of the iPod - didn't work. Tried redoing MSN Search again and ... http://trendinews.com/2009/06/07/a-hundred-million-mistakes-microsofts-bing-search-engine-good-experience/ http://trendinews.com/2009/06/03/the-solar-revolution-power-plastic-solar-tower-plants/ Google develops algorithm to stem talent lossGoogle, concerned by the recent departures of several top executives, has developed an algorithm to try to identify which employees are likely to quit, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.I guess the first version is just a keyword analysis tool applied to performance reviews, ... http://trendinews.com/2009/05/20/google-develops-algorithm-to-stem-talent-loss/ We are supposed to feel sorry for this individual...yet The fact that he was advising others on financial matters through such a prominent newspaper and earning 120k/year tells us a lot on why we are where we are, and how much the "experts" know or can be relied on.He knew much better ... http://trendinews.com/2009/05/19/my-personal-credit-crisis-nytimescom-expertise-is-overrated/ 15 Recession Proof Job MarketsThe recession has led to massive layoffs and downsizing. But not every job field is in trouble. Some professions are expected to see faster than average employment growth over the next few years. Here are 15 job markets thought to be recession proof. http://trendinews.com/2009/05/14/15-recession-proof-job-markets/ Want to Save Some Money? Shop Without Touching - TIMETo test this hypothesis, the authors added an extra layer to the experiment. After the students either touched or didn't touch the Slinky and coffee mug, they asked about half of them to imagine picking up the products and bringing them ... http://trendinews.com/2009/04/03/touching-or-imagining-touch-sensations-leads-to-more-sales/ jacobs.htmlBut even better are the less read The Economy of Cities (1970) and Cities and the Wealth of Nations (1984), twin volumes which do nothing less than demolish and rebuild macroeconomics. Economics went wrong, she explains, with the work her titles allude to, Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Nations ... http://trendinews.com/2009/03/28/city-development-key-to-economic-prosperity/