National Edition - June 25, 2006
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Where 2.0 gives the world meaning
Last week, Boomerang's readers learned, perhaps for the first time, about the Web 2.0. This week, this emerging online reality of new uses for the trusty, old World Wide Web includes spy planes. At a conference, one of these small wonders drew interest from all the usual suspects: defense department types and youth in wrinkled t-shirts scrawled with oblique coding humour.
(Source: Wired)
Lego outsources most production to Flextronics
The success stories of newly-minted, middle-class, high tech workers blow in today's prevailing trade winds from India and the Pacific Rim. Yet, to many, this all seems like some far-off and exotic fantasy. Now Lego, a company responsible for developing the inner-geeks of many of the tech-inclined, has decided to outsource most of its production. However, this time the destination is Eastern Europe rather than the Far East.
(Source: Reuters)
Late-life job loss raises heart attack risk
The new expendability of personnel in the modern-day working world takes a greater toll on older employees who, no longer made of rubber, find it harder to bounce back… unlike those new hot-shot whippersnappers who never knew better. New research shows that stress caused by such dismissals has a very real effect on individuals' health as it doubles their chances of a heart attack or stroke.
(Source: Forbes)
Jobs keep ex-players close to game
Montreal Canadiens fans were in a flap last week about former captain Kirk Muller joining the coaching staff. However, it's a familiar tale. Just look behind the bench or peer into the front office; many professional athletes stay in the game after their playing careers by staying with their teams and taking on a different role.
(Source: The Arizona Republic)
Working together at a distance
Have you Skyped yet? The rise in telecommuting brought on by the plethora of new ways to be in touch is increasingly shaping the way people work. However, working remotely takes some adjusting, and it's a challenge to keep your imaginary cubicle in cyberspace in a tight orbit with the mother ship.
(Source: ITBusiness.ca)
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Do you… complain about how hard it is to find good help? But, this time, it's not about the housekeeper, the cook or the gardener. You're looking to find qualified people for the workplace. Here are some of the seven steps to hiring heaven (a non-denominational heaven, of course, and with apologies to Miles Davis).
- Write a job description.
- Gauge the market.
- Don't be afraid to outsource.
- Spread the word!
(Source: USA Today)
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Research and editing: Austin Macdonald
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