Mashable!:
It’s almost time for Thanksgiving, and that means family traditions. But what if your family doesn’t really have any, or you simply want to start your own new ones? This might be the year where it’s your turn to up the heat (Read More)
WSJ.com: What's News US:
Asian stock markets fell Friday on concerns over the U.S. economy and as resource stocks slipped on weaker commodity prices. The Nikkei was 0.5% lower.
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Ars Technica:
The smart grid is rapidly becoming a reality in the US, as utilities have been installing networked monitoring and control equipment, both in their own facilities and in their cus (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Until today, Google's Chrome OS has been little more than a wordy concept. Now, finally, we truly know what it is, what it looks like, and how it works. Here's the breakdown: Google went to great pains to emphasize that today (Read More)
The Economist:
Australia is becoming one of the world’s biggest exporters of gasWALLAROOS, bandicoots and other marsupials on Barrow Island off the north-west coast of Australia will watch curiously over coming months as workers start build (Read More)
CNN:
To select the Top Companies for Leaders, Fortune, Hewitt Associates, and the RBL Group invited human resources executives from around the world to participate in the study. Participation was open to organizations of any type (Read More)
Rugby RSS feed:
England and New Zealand, two sides in search of a performance that will define their year, will be at their confrontational best at Twickenham on Saturday. (Read More)
CNN:
Most large companies love to talk about developing strong leaders. But when it comes down to it, many of them don't know how to turn their words into action. So Fortune teamed with human resources consultants Hewitt Associate (Read More)
Ars Technica:
At the Internet Governance Forum meeting here in Egypt, a session on critical Internet resources started with yet another discussion of the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. This time (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
A subject of interest to us ReadWriteWeb folks this year has been smart grids - a method of delivering electricity to users' homes in a way that has been the cause of many green technologists for some time.Smart grid tech use (Read More)
Economics RSS:
Sierra Leone, the formerly war-torn West African country rich in unexploited natural resources such as diamonds, oil, vast fisheries and arable land, has announced that it is now open to British businesses. (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Long-time blogger and tech executive Anil Dash announced today at the Web 2.0 Expo New York that he's leaving publishing software company SixApart and will head a new technology incubator called Expert Labs. Expert Labs will (Read More)
LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News:
Brenda Johnson, who currently serves as University Librarian at the U.C., Santa Barbara, has been named Ruth Lilly Dean of the Indiana University Libraries, Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson announced today (N (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Sure H1N1 is the trendy flu virus to have this year, but the idea of being sick through the holiday season isn't all that appealing. If you're flying the friendly skies over the holidays, try taking a few precautionary measu (Read More)
Mashable!:
David Spinks is a graduating senior in NY that is utilizing the power of social web communities to pursue a career in social media/marketing. He authors a blog at DavidSpinks.com.There is an almost overwhelming number of opti (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Hi there, I'm Phil. I live in an electronics factory, and regularly need to pluck microcontrollers out of my feet when walking around barefoot. I thought I could bring some of that joy to you in a gift guide. It's going to be (Read More)
Financial Times:
Big mining houses have the capacity to meet rising demand for fuels and ores, says Marius Kloppers, downplaying fears by industrialising nations over ‘resources security’. (Read More)