ReadWriteWeb:
Adobe's online office suite, Acrobat.com, is getting its first major upgrade since the service left beta back in June of this year. The new release, launching tomorrow, is an entirely unified experience thanks to the addition of a much-requested file organization tool, explains the service's Director of Project Management R (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Writing a book will never be easy, but FastPencil's mission is to make things easier for authors by bringing this process online and to collaborate with others. FastPencil takes writers from idea to published book. The service offers features for collaboration, editing and design, as well as professional consulting services (Read More)
Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Budget shortfalls pose a direct threat to millions of U.S. jobs, many in the private sector, as state and local governments lay off workers and cut spending on contracts and other business services, a think tank said on Thursday.
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The Guardian:
Administrators running company behind Threshers, Victoria Wine and Haddows announce closure of another 381 stores and loss of nearly 2,000 jobs after failing to find buyerFirst Quench, the off-licence group behind Threshers and Wine Rack, is to close a further 381 stores with the loss of nearly 2,000 jobs.Administrators ove (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
• Shortage threatens low-carbon targets, argues business group• Gap comes as demand for scientists and engineers increasingBritain lacks the skills or training facilities to make the successful transition to a low-carbon economy that its international commitments require, an influential group of businesses and non-governmen (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Bookmaker to close Aintree call centre with loss of 263 jobs• Offshore rivals are benefiting from tax advantagesBetting company Ladbrokes has confirmed the loss of 263 jobs today. The high-street bookmaker announced the closure of its Aintree call centre in Liverpool, as well as the axing of the jobs.The company blamed th (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Bankers' choice: voluntary redundancy or leave role to relative• Media and unions critical – calling it an attack on social mobilityIt is a problem many a company faces in these tough times: how to replace older – and costlier – workers with younger, cheaper ones.A Rome bank has what it thinks is the solution: to make the (Read More)
The Guardian:
• US confectioner has moved thousands of jobs to Mexico in three-year restructuring• Company's intentions towards Cadbury, a potential bid target, remain unclearIt calls itself the sweetest place in America. But the home town of Hershey's, the chocolate maker, has a lingering hint of bitterness in the air after cost-cutting (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - In The Loop:
Government auditors raised doubts Thursday about the number of jobs created or saved by the economic stimulus program, but they also said that mistakes reported in recent weeks signal the benefits of government transparency.
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Reuters:
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia is to cut 330 research and development jobs in Finland and Denmark as it focuses on launching fewer, but more iconic, phones.
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The Guardian:
Financial crisis beckons as public spending cuts loom and universities face intense competition from overseasUniversities are facing a new funding crisis with looming public spending cuts and intense competition from overseas, according to the man employed by the government to allocate money to higher education in England.S (Read More)
TechCrunch:
It seems that Twitter has come across the Holy Grail of advertising, and it’s coming soon. Today during his interview at the RealTime CrunchUp, Twitter COO Dick Costolo told the audience a bit about the company’s upcoming advertising business. Costolo was vague on the details, but he did make some promises: “It will be fa (Read More)