Microsoft Extends Office Training Online

A computer on your desk at work equals a 17-percent pay raise, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It's not so much the machine, it's the skills of the person working it. When answering the job ad, she was able to tell recruiters she knew how to use Excel.

MSN Invokes Karma For Charity Campaign

MSN is launching a karmic charity campaign called Under the Butterfly, a concept based on the famous Butterfly Effect that asserts small events impact larger ones. It's "karmic" because participants in the event will have a choice: keep a prize or donate the cash equivalent.

Google Searches Bard, Finds Yorick’s Skull

Google launched a new function in conjunction with its Book Search, one that celebrates, not relegates, a bard without besmirch. Shakespeare, in high school you were never easy, as we emulated with poems that to the ear and eye were cheesy. Like this one.