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Labor Day -- Layoffs and beyond: Will Sourcing Labor Get Cheaper?

Labor Day — Layoffs and beyond: Will Sourcing Labor Get Cheaper?

By Jason Busch on September 6, 2010

Like most Spend Matters readers in the United States, I’m taking off to spend the day with my family, holding our last official summer barbecue. But that hasn’t stopped me from thinking more closely about a subject that’s been on …

Posted in Business | Tagged BBQ, Employment, job market, Labor Day, Labour economics, layoffs

Cloud Takes First Bite At HP

Cloud Takes First Bite At HP

By Phil Wainewright on June 1, 2010

The loss of 9,000 jobs and a $1 billion charge are being described as the cost of HP’s transition to cloud (see all Techmeme coverage). Alas, I fear this is just the downpayment as cloud computing begins an inexorable reshaping…

Posted in Business | Tagged businessmodel, cloudcomputing, Employment, hp, layoffs

HR Software:  Where is the Post-Recession Market Going to Go?

HR Software: Where is the Post-Recession Market Going to Go?

By Brian Sommer on May 3, 2010

Can you sell solutions to customers undergoing business contractions? You can if you have the right solution.

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Cloud, Current Affairs, HR, Human resources, layoffs, marketing, SaaS, Selling & Marketing Software, software as a service, Software Marketing, The Application Software Buyer, The Applications Market

Get Ready for the Much Smaller AOL

Get Ready for the Much Smaller AOL

By Jeff Nolan on November 19, 2009

AOL’s strategy, the latest new one, is to shift away from being an ISP to being a “next generation publishing” entity. Without parsing what it means to be “next generation” when you are doing what Yahoo has been doing for years, this sounds like a reasonable strategy but the anchor that weighs it down is […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged AOL, Business, General Motors, layoffs, Time Warner, Yahoo

Inappropriate Performance Review Phrases (We'd All Like to Use)

Inappropriate Performance Review Phrases (We’d All Like to Use)

By Brian Sommer on November 17, 2009

The toughest performance reviews are the ones for the most troubling of employees. How do you capture their ineptitude, indifference or incompetence in a pithy, to-the-point phrase? Read on…

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged firing, HR, Humor, interview, layoffs, Professional Services, Service Providers

Don Dodge Dumps Microsoft After Microsoft Dumps Don

Don Dodge Dumps Microsoft After Microsoft Dumps Don

By Zoli Erdos on November 16, 2009

It’s less than two weeks ago that Microsoft let Don Dodge go, along with 5,000 other employees.  He parted gracefully, then soon posted: Getting dumped by Microsoft was a life changing event…for the better. The future is very bright. The opportunities are amazing. Don probably set a World Record in the speed of getting a […]

Posted in Business | Tagged don dodge, evangelism, General, gmail, google, google apps, layoffs, microsoft, ms office, ms outlook, outlook, startups, web office | 1 Response

Numbers, Volume 33

Numbers, Volume 33

By Michael Coté on November 10, 2009

Firefox is 5, $3 IBM SaaS, the cloud took my job.

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged apple, Firefox, iPhone, layoffs, lotus connections, microsoft, Numbers, Palm Pre, redmonk, unemployment, unisys

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