Yahoo 360 shutting its doors
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Yahoo 360, one of the odder attempts at social networking is closing its doors on the 13 July 2009. In an email message to people who use the service they state:
Dear Yahoo! 360° customer,
On July 13, 2009, Yahoo! 360° will be closing and your new profile on Yahoo! will become the place [...]
Lunch 2 0 for Seattle
Seattle has its own Lunch 2.0 and a Happy Hour 2.0 to go along with it. The Lunch 2.0 program here in Seattle is run by Joshua Maher, who is using an idea that was originally launched in Silicon Valley. The idea behind the lunch is to meet and mingle, in a small group, over [...]
Wrangling with the H1B Visa Issue
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Nathan over at NPost published a thought provoking article on the H1B visa program and how to fix it (if this is possible). The problem is that the H1B visa program is enormously unpopular right now with people living through the highest unemployment rates since 1982, and companies cutting back on everything that [...]
66 VOLT perma temps just say no to pay cuts
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Although this will end badly, the protest alone is worth noticing because this hits at the heart of the entire perma temp argument that has raged around Microsoft, and other companies that use the same model for the last ten years. What is the real value of a perma temp, and what happens [...]
University of Washington more job cuts coming
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More University of Washington layoffs are coming as the state cuts back on its budget, this time it is looking like mostly administration and teaching jobs that will be impacted by this one.
In an interview, Emmert said that under the first scenario, about 400 administrative and 200 teaching jobs would be cut. [...]
Should we cut H1B Visa holders first
Nothing says more about the latest rounds of layoffs than the question about H1B visa holders, and what will happen with them. Two big issues have cropped up since Microsoft announced its layoffs, starting a major conversation about local Seattle employees and foreign guest workers.
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa asks what Microsoft could be [...]
Microsoft Flight SIM no more
Gamasutra and Steve Lacey are reporting that the cut backs at Microsoft have hit the ACES Team hard, meaning that Flight SIM, probably one of the coolest games ever made, and one that works well with kids and grandparents is in serious trouble.
Three years ago I visited the Flight SIM team with my son, [...]
Microsoft Lays off 5000
Much less than the 9 to 16 thousand that has been thrown about on the internet since December. But news has hit the street, yes indeed Microsoft is going to lay off 5000 employees. This gives a lot of credibility to Mini-Microsoft this morning who basically posted a warning back in December that something was [...]
Microsoft Layoff rumors hit the street again
Image via CrunchBaseKIRO TV 7, the Wall Street Journal, and many others are back in the news today talking about the potential for Microsoft layoffs again. While the initial rumor showed up on Mini-Microsoft, for the most part the group there debunked the rumor, however, the news is slowly trending back into the idea that [...]
Nortel to File for Bankruptcy Protection today
The Globe and Mail today is reporting that the Canadian Telecom manufacturer Nortel is going to file for Bankruptcy Protection today. Facing a slowdown in orders, an uncertain future, and previous concerns about its ability to continue going, the board of directors has authorized that the company essentially shut down, file for protection, and keep [...]
Podango hits the dead pool
Image by CC Chapman via FlickrPodango an all you can eat free podcast hosting company has hit the dead pool, even though they call it hibernation. Right now people who had podcasts on their system can no longer get to them. I now need to find almost three years worth of my podcasts as their [...]
Boeing also in Layoff Mode 4500 impacted
Boeing announces layoffs of approximately 4500 employees today, in what is turning into an employment death drum here in the Seattle area.
While the Rumors of the Microsoft layoff were for the most part debunked, with just enough fear left over to keep everyone in Redmond busy doing what they are doing and laying as [...]
Seattle PI hits rough ground and is up for sale
Image by Cara_VSAngel via FlickrA Seattle hallmark, the Seattle PI has announced that they are up for sale tonight, meaning Seattle will become a one paper town, and even then that does not mean that the Seattle Times is in any better condition overall.
Of course this hit the street yesterday as rumor yet today [...]
Satyam Layoffs this time is it Corporate Governance
Image via Wikipedia01/07/09 - Update. MSN Market Dispatches adds to the story this morning by dropping this bomb on the news.
The chairman of India’s Satyam Computer Services (SAY, news, msgs) resigned this morning after he admitted to inflating revenue and profit for a number of quarters. Shares of the stock tanked 71%, to $2.70, [...]
IBM Layoffs hit the rumor mill
Image via CrunchBaseBarons, Computer World and an IBM specific blog are all abuzz about possible layoff rumors at IBM this morning. While Microsoft layoff rumors persist, an additional 16,000 possible layoffs at IBM would mean another 28 to 31 thousand layoffs in the technology industry that are in the rumor mill.
Layoffs are hard to [...]
