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Bing Steals Market Share from Google in First Week

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:47:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: It's a good start. Maintaining the momentum is the key for the next step.

Clip Source: blog.searchenginewatch.com

Early stats from Statcounter show Bing taking off in a big way in the United States. As of yesterday, Bing was at 16.28% marketshare while Yahoo! hung out at 10.22% marketshare.

Meanwhile, Google's market share has dropped about 6 points from 78.07% to 71.99%.

Tags: bing, search engine, microsoft, google, yahoo

Are stocks a loser's bet?

Sun, 10 May 2009 09:23:02 GMT

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Clip Source: money.cnn.com

In fact, researchers at the investment management firm Dimensional Fund Advisors found that from 1980 to 2008, the top-performing 25% of stocks were responsible for all the gains in the broad market, as represented by the University of Chicago's CRSP total equity market database (see the chart at right).

China challenges US global financial leadership

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:50:28 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Good call. 8 years of bush administration made US regress instead of moving forward. Also the most important problem with the US is the greed. That's the number cause of the financial crisis.

Clip Source: finance.yahoo.com

SHANGHAI (AP) -- The only major economy still growing at a fast clip, China is being unusually forthright in challenging the U.S.-led global order ahead of an April 2 summit on the financial crisis.

China has made its agenda clear: It wants a stable U.S. dollar, and has even advocated the creation of another global currency altogether. It is leery of protectionism. And it is demanding a larger say in how financial systems are regulated and rescued, while holding back on any promises for new rescue or stimulus measures of its own.

H-1B Visas: 'Buy American' Comes to TARP

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:48:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The result of using a wrong key to open the door is a broken key left inside the lock, which means a broken lock on a door that is even more difficult to open. Say you want to fix your car engine without paying a mechanic your hard earned money. Try fixing your self! You end up losing your whole day of time and probably your car too. Spend your quality time to improve your working skill, make yourself more competitive, earn more money so you don't need to cut your car repair expense by mistake. It's win-win-win for you, your car mechanic, and the whole economy. Ask what's the reason of less local IT workers! Don't most American kids choose to pursue better jobs like lawyer, business, and politics rather than IT? Don't let the country retrogress! It's not easy for the US to come a long way till this point to be the world's largest economy. Don't screw it! When the world becomes flat, it's dangerous to assume it's still round.

Clip Source: www.businessweek.com

It’s another attempt at requiring companies to “Buy American” – but in this case, not American iron or steel, but American workers.

The U.S. Senate voted on Feb. 6 to put stricter limits on banks and other recipients of taxpayer money through the Troubled Assets Relief Program, or TARP, that want to hire high-skilled workers from overseas under the H-1B visa program. The Senate approved the measure – introduced by Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont) – by voice vote as an amendment the economic stimulus package President Barack Obama is urging the Senate to pass.

Tags: tarp

IBM to laid-off: Want a job in India?

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:46:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: It's easy for Americans to dislike foreign workers, because many think foreign workers come to the US and take jobs away from local workers. Even if foreign workers are banned from entering the US, jobs will go abroad to seek for the most suitable workers either with the required skills or low cost. The economy is already globalized and the world is already flat! That's just the reality.

Clip Source: money.cnn.com

Employees who would otherwise face layoffs from their North American jobs at IBM are being given the chance to work abroad through 'Project Match.'

NEW YORK (CNN) -- IBM employees being laid off in North America now have an alternative to joining the growing ranks of the unemployed - work for the company abroad.

Big Blue is offering its outgoing workers in the United States and Canada a chance to take an IBM job in India, Nigeria, Russia or other countries.

Tags: ibm, economy

Obama Is Right: Wall Street's Big Bonus Pool Is "Shameful"

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:50:57 GMT

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Clip Source: finance.yahoo.com

Without mincing words, President Obama strongly condemned Wall Street's $18.4 billion bonus pool for 2008, calling it "the height of irresponsibility" and "shameful."

We couldn't agree more, as detailed here.

Tags: obama, wall street, finance

Apple’s Internet share registered strong gains in Dec.

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:19:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: We can see a clear trend of increasing market share of sub-notebooks, netbooks, and mobile devices.

Clip Source: apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com

Tags: apple, microsoft, iphone, linux, market

柳传志：当年一百个看不起IBM

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:54:00 GMT

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Clip Source: www.mitbbs.com

回想起联想这些年，我感觉两个年份是最重要的，1994年是一步。1994年这步，当时外国的企业大兵压境，在这种情况下，到底我们是高举民族品牌还是改回去做代理？这是一步。2001年，把它分开以后，我们进行控股，母公司进行投资。大步就分这么两步。 Mitbbs.com

再细分一点呢，我进军香港是一步。进军香港是一步什么棋呢？如果不进军香港，联想就只能做一家贸易公司。这步也很重要。 Mitbbs.com

我出来做公司以后，大概有一个礼拜，就发现了一个很奇怪的东西。就是那个小平房，我早上去上班，头一个人来就跟我谈事，一共就11个人。后来很快就发展到十几个人。谈着谈着，第二个人就上来就把他的话岔开，就跟第二个人谈，跟着第三个人就岔开，又跟第三个人谈。谈到第五个人了，第一个人还在那等着，什么事都解决不了。这天晚上我回去，重新考虑一下他们谈的事，都跟挣钱吃饭毫无关系。当时看着都很重要，比如说，参加哪儿的展览会，要雇车怎么弄，要出多少钱，等等。其实参加那个展览会有什么用？那是个不能卖东西的展览会。一点用都没有。于是我就发现，这些东西跟本质的东西毫无关系。于是我就想到了第一个时间安排问题，那就是由我来安排。 Mitbbs.com

当时多数人没有想到，没有人这么去想事，因为习惯了。跟我们同代的人，都不会去想事的核心是什么。原来大家都拿着工资，都以为就是这么干活的。不按这个习惯的，我算一个，还有四通的万向南，他也算一个。大多数按习惯性思维的人出来办公司，全都死了。但是我发现年轻人在这方面就好多了。1988年郭为到我公司的时候，才刚刚大学毕业。我觉得识别人是一种能力———了解人，识别人，判断人，是人的能力中，最重要的一个能力。 Mitbbs.com

“当你真像鸵鸟那么大时，小鸡才会心服。只有赢得这种‘心服’，才具备了在同代人中做核心的条件。”这是我1994年在香港的时候，写给杨元庆的一封信里的话。那时候，我已经在按照接班人的标准来要求他了。你问我，他和郭为两个人从风格上来讲，哪一个更接近我，我的回答是，他们各有不同。有的鼻子像我，有的眼睛像我，但没有一个全像的。但是我确实在他们身上看到一些你身上没有的一些东西。 Mitbbs.com

Tags: lenovo, ibm

The Anatomy of a Search Result

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:59:05 GMT

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Clip Source: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com

In our first video, Matt talks about the anatomy of a search result, and gives some useful tips on how you can help improve how your site appears in our results pages. This talk covers everything you'll see in a search result, including page title, page description, and sitelinks, and explains those other elements that can appear, such as stock quotes, cached pages links, and more.

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Tags: seo, search, snippet

Vancouver housing prices down 8.8% since May

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:33:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: If the beginning of the Canadian real estate down trend is 1 year after that of the US. Shall we wish the bottom in the US is 1 year earlier (2009) than Canada?

Clip Source: www.theglobeandmail.com

Latest industry figures confirm boom is over, more declines ahead

VANCOUVER -- Housing prices have fallen 8.8 per cent in the Vancouver area since May, according to new figures from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.

It is the latest official assessment that has declared the boom in the real estate market in Vancouver and British Columbia to be over for now.

Two weeks ago, Central 1 Credit Union said housing prices in the province could fall as much as 20 per cent by 2010 from this year's peak.

"Today's housing market is characterized by moderating home prices and wide selection," Mr. Watt said. "It's definitely a buyer's market."

10 Predictions For Microsoft In 2008

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:56:16 GMT

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Clip Source: www.crn.com

2008 is going to be a whopper for Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT ) from a product release standpoint, with February's three-pronged megalaunch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, and SQL Server 2008 looming large on the horizon. CRN takes a look ahead at some decisions and events that could potentially take place in and around Microsoft in the coming year.

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50 Best Websites 2007

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:39:44 GMT

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Clip Source: www.time.com

Time.com

CNN.com

From Photonhead.com to Cellswapper and FunnyorDie.com to Lastfm, we've chosen our favorite sites of the year.

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Sun Changes Nasdaq Symbol To Java; Will Stock Perk Up?

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:24:45 GMT

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Clip Source: www.informationweek.com

Sun Microsystems is going to leave the roots of its name -- Stanford University Network -- behind and change its listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange from SUNW to JAVA.

Sun itself was a preferred brand during the dot-com boom, with Sun Solaris servers and the Java programming language being a common part of dot-com infrastructure. But the 2001 bust hit Sun hard, including its stock price. It's recovered somewhat from its January 2003 lows in the $2.60 range, but Sun is clearly hoping the Nasdaq name change will give it a boost. Its stock was trading at $4.90 by late afternoon Thursday, still at the low end of its $4.50 to $6.78 12-month range.

Tags: sun, java

Microsoft to start up Vancouver software development centre this fall

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:01:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Some Americans thinks keeping foreign people out is the way to protect their jobs. But no! Jobs follow people who could do them well. So this is the beginning of the whole process that US give away the top ecnomics positions to other countries that welcome high skilled worker more. US is blocking its own big companies (horse powers) from thriving and those companies have to escape in order to survive. What a shame!

Clip Source: www.cbc.ca

Microsoft Corp. plans to set up house in the Vancouver area this fall with a new software development centre that would attract talent without encountering U.S. immigration issues

The company said the new location will "allow the company to continue to recruit and retain highly skilled people affected by the immigration issues in the U.S."

"This centre will help Microsoft remain globally competitive while providing strong economic benefits to British Columbia and Canada."

Tags: microsoft, immigration

Burden of proof on Google in Vista antitrust claim

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:08:11 GMT

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Clip Source: www.infoworld.com

Google seems to be alleging that "if two pieces of software don't play together, then it must be an anticompetitive tactic of Microsoft's," Helm said. "I don't recall any past antitrust cases asserting something so broad," he said.

Andrew Brust, chief, new technology of consulting firm Twentysix New York, said he used Google's desktop search when it first came out but switched to Microsoft's product when it became available for Windows XP because he preferred it.

"Microsoft chose to integrate into Windows, whereas Google decided to be browser-based," he said. "Plus, at least back then, Google installed its own local Web server as part of the product and I really didn't like all that baggage. Microsoft's was just more useful."

Tags: microsoft, google, desktop search