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IT Staff: Too Much Supply Or Too Much Demand?

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CIOs worry a lot about IT/business alignment. But they may have to look closer to home before they can solve the bigger alignment issues. If you surveyed the news recently about IT jobs – those...
    






Will Overstock Force IRS To Make Up Its Mind About Bitcoin?

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Overstock raised eyebrows earlier this month when the retailer announced it would accept Bitcoin as payment. While Bitcoin has slowly been making inroads into the U.S. economy, Overstock is by far...
    






Groupon Buys Ideeli At A Discount

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In the latest sign that “flash sale” sites are struggling, Groupon bought Ideeli for $43 million in cash. This was a loss for Ideeli shareholders, considering the company received $107 million in...
    






Birst: Making Data Into The World’s Most Valuable Natural Resource

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While the 20th century was about oil, the next century is going to be about data. This is what the CEO of IBM, Ginni Rometty, thinks. She calls data a “natural resource.” While it’s heady stuff, the...
    






Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Jan. 6 To Jan.10 And Year-to-Date: Tracking Veeva Systems

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The five highest performing cloud computing stocks year-to-date on the Cloud Computing Index are Qualys (NASDAQ: QYLS), Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ:RVBD), Workday (NYSE:WDAY), Juniper Networks (NYSE:...
    






The American Economy, Not Feminism, Is What’s ‘Ruining’ Masculinity

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By Rachel Burger There has been a growing chorus warning about the end of men for some time now. Camille Paglia recently exclaimed, “educated culture routinely denigrates masculinity and manhood,”...
    






Inside Forbes: We’re Diving Into the Era of News Streams With Breakthrough Mobile Products

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Like a hanging, mobile focuses the mind. I often say the $2 to $3 CPMs publishers frequently get for smartphone ads will crush all traditional newsrooms built for the era of $50 print CPMs — and most...
    






What 2013 Teaches Employers For 2014 & Beyond

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By Gene Connors and Amanda Haverstick 2013 left employees as the overall victors on the employment law battlefield, by arming them with a host of new statutory rights and options, primarily at the...
    






14 Things To Do On A Slow Day At Work

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14 Things To Do On A Slow Day At Work Downtime is a rare in most workplaces — but there’s a good chance you’ll experience a slow day every once in a while. (If you’re reading this at work, you...