TECHNOLOGY blogs have wondered whether Google is a lumbering giant in this Twitter moment, unable to handle streams of tweets that were broadcast just seconds earlier. Google moves faster than some of its critics think. But even if didn’t, the more important question is this: Do...
As retirement funds become depleted due to the dismal economy, more older job candidates are competing for employment. Thirsting for skilled workers with experience, companies are now welcoming them with open arms. Views held of older workers are changing rapidly these days....
New Coke. Chia pets. Ashton Kutcher. All are bad ideas that should have been snuffed out before they emerged into public consciousness. All are things that make you scratch your head and say, "What in God's name were they thinking?" Unfortunately, the tech world is full...
If you like numbers and acronyms, you will like this article. SSTI (State Science and Technology Institute), a national nonprofit network of practitioners and policymakers dedicated to improving the economy through science and technology, recently published SBIR Phase I proposal and award statistics by state...
At a recent global biotech convention in Atlanta, 27 states, including Hawaii and Oklahoma, paid as much as $100,000 each to entice companies on the exhibition floor. All this for a highly risky industry that has turned a profit only one year in the past...
IT innovation is more important than ever in a time of economic crisis. But how can CIOs continue to do more with less and at the same time be pioneers in the field of IT innovation? Read full article>> ...
Inacom Information Systems CEO and Co-founder Laurie Benson was honored recently by the U.S. Small Business Administration as its 2009 National Women in Business Champion winner. She earned the award for her efforts to help women succeed in business. Benson, who has led Inacom for 25...
Eso-Technologies, a Waukesha County startup company that has developed a monitoring device to reduce the risk of heart attacks for people undergoing surgery, won the grand prize in the 2009 Governor’s Business Plan Contest, which was announced Tuesday night at the Wisconsin Entrepreneur's Conference in...
Since the beginning of social media, no one has ever COMPLAINED about your company using social media. I can guarantee it. I can also guarantee that there have been a wide variety of negative comments. The difference between a ‘complaint’ and a ‘negative comment’ may...
With President Barack Obama talking about recovery and creating jobs from building next-generation cars, why is Illinois like the Chicago Cubs when it comes to winning big time? The Illinois all-star politicians have dropped the ball. With the dire need to create real jobs in...