Compensation is a critical component of why we work – and as the knowledge worker has evolved, so has compensation. An increase in wages isn’t the only trend in the last 40 years; company perks have become expected by employees in many industries. Perks, additional paid time off, and retention bonuses have all become commonplace […]
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Ecommerce Shopping Carts & Shipping Options
Different shopping cart platforms offer various levels of customizable shipping. As the retail website owner, you may want to know the differences. You may save yourself some cash by setting up a free open source shopping cart, but if you can’t control shipping cost, will you lose customers? There are many premium shopping cart platforms […]
A World Without Facebook
The 20th Anniversary of Linux
Facebook vs Television
The State of Jobs in the US
Loads of news websites have reported that we’ve experienced a small upswing in jobs, with unemployment falling a bit, and more than 190,000 new jobs being created in February. This is obviously very exciting , and since we are all about helping people find jobs, we thought we’d see what cities and states in the […]
LinkedIn Surpasses 100 Million Users
LinkedIn has announced that it has finally reached a major milestone: 100 million users and counting. The company, founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, reached profitability fairly soon, and its growth has been accelerating over the past few years. It took LinkedIn six years to reach 50 million users, but it only […]