Sometime this spring, construction of a Seattle development known as 2201 Westlake should be completed. There will be 14,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, 134 condominium units, and 302,200 square feet of office space. Only the office space may remain empty, because Microsoft has backed away from it.
Employees Overwhelmingly Confident About Layoffs
Employees in the U.S. seem to overwhelmingly share a "it won’t happen to me" attitude when it comes to losing jobs. Glassdoor.com has released results from a survey, which found that 4 out of 5 employees have no concerns about being laid off in the next six months. GlassDoor breaks it down into two categories – companies that have reported upcoming layoffs, and companies that have not:
Google as an Example of How to Blog for Business
Many business owners know they should be blogging. There are plenty of reasons to do so (particularly in a recession) as discussed by Jennifer Laycock here:
(Some) LinkedIn Profiles Leading To Malware
Over the weekend, Twitter suffered from some security problems that fell more on the mischievous than malicious side of things. Now, the sort of social media trouble quotient appears to have risen a bit as fake LinkedIn profiles are trying to send users towards malware.
You’re Safe with Twellow
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone recently talked about some phishing issues going on with Twitter on its official blog. "If you receive a direct message or a direct message email notification that redirects to what looks like Twitter.com—don’t sign in," warned Stone. "Look closely at the URL because it could be a scam." Doug reported:
Close To Half Of Mobile Users Ignore Multimedia Features
Close to half (45%) of U.S. mobile phone users prefer to use their mobile phones to make calls, and not for other multimedia features, according to a new report by the NPD Group.Only 20 percent of mobile phone users prefer to use their phones as an all-in-one multimedia device for music, videos, Web surfing and other activities beyond making phone calls.
LiveJournal Makes Deep Personnel Cuts
For a short time there, it had started to feel like we were getting away from layoff stories; tales of 20 or 30 percent cuts stopped popping up every day or so. Unfortunately, LiveJournal seems to have been hit rather hard, now, as a fresh report has about 71 percent of its employees losing their jobs. (Edit: see update.)
Israel, Palestine Take PR War To Web
On the ground, it’s bombs, bullets and blood. On the Web, it’s a war of ideas. As Al Jazeera, via Twitter, stokes sympathies and outrage over Israeli force, the Israeli government fires back with information campaigns of its own on Facebook and YouTube.
Getting More Conversions While Branding for Google Checkout
Back in October, when Google offered some tips for the then-upcoming holiday season, they suggested using Google Checkout badges in your AdWords ads. They said that ads that do this have a 10% higher clickthrough rate than those that don’t.
Rumors Of Microsoft’s 15,000 Person Staff Cuts
Are the rumors true? Reports have emerged that Redmond based tech giant Microsoft is set to slash its global workforce, as the pressure of the current financial crisis takes hold.Last month, speculation started that Microsoft was looking to cut its staff early in the New Year, with unconfirmed reports suggesting several thousands of employees would start 2009 looking for new jobs.