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Google Realizes In A Down Economy, You Don’t Need Recruiters

January 15, 2009

More firings at Google this week. Keep an eye out for downsizing in the Ad sales force as next quarter earnings round the corner. Here’s what Google had to say today…

As we made clear during our last quarterly earnings call in October, Google is still hiring but at a reduced rate. Given the state of [...]

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Great Concept: Magnetic/Detachable iPhone Lens

December 30, 2008

This thing looks great, if it weren’t for my pre-x-mas iPhone drop….sucks

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Ernst & Young Reports $4.6 Billion In Greentech VC Investment

December 26, 2008

Ernst & Young just released their analysis of Greentech Investment in the US, Europe, China, and Israel made by VC firms through Q3 2009.
They report cleantech investments being stronger than ever, bringing in a $4.6 Billion over the first three quarters of 2008.  That’s an 82% percent increase in cleantech related investments from the year [...]

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Gmail For Your Google Desktop

December 5, 2008

If you have Windows and the latest version of Google Desktop, I highly suggest getting your hands on (not really) the new Gmail desktop gadget. Your email now lives on your desktop without needing the browser open.
You can star messages, use the same keyboard shortcuts, and have access to all of your contacts.
Can’t find it [...]

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Turning Japanese? Google Reader Now Translates Posts Into Any Language

November 11, 2008

Google Reader can now automatically translate feeds into multiple languages, allowing you to keep up to date on content from around the globe.
Translations are done with Google Translate technology and aren’t 100% perfect, but readable.
This started as a Google Reader team member’s personal project, utilizing Google’s policy allowing team members to work on personal projects [...]

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