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Archive for March, 2008

Visa Application Period Opens for Highly Skilled Workers

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Technology companies have urged Congress to raise the annual limit of 65,000, saying they face damaging shortages of engineers and software technicians.

Advertising: An Online Game So Mysterious Its Famous Sponsor Is Hidden

Monday, March 31st, 2008

McDonald’s is the sponsor of an enigmatic Olympic-themed online game called The Lost Ring.

Suicide is painless: a review of Dark Sector

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Dark Sector brings a new engine to life with satisfying and well-crafted game play built around a three-pronged throwing weapon. Add in a dash of horror, and you have a winner... despite some grating flaws. Read More...

IOC puts pressure on Beijing over Internet access (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Reuters - International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspectors have told Beijing organizers that the Internet must be open for the duration of the 2008 Olympics.

McClatchy to Boost Spanish Content

Monday, March 31st, 2008

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Hoping to offset its losses in the U.S. newspaper market, McClatchy Co. will sharpen its focus on the rapidly growing Hispanic community by sharing articles and other content with a major publisher of Spanish-language publications....

McClatchy to Boost Spanish Content

Monday, March 31st, 2008

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Hoping to offset its losses in the U.S. newspaper market, McClatchy Co. will sharpen its focus on the rapidly growing Hispanic community by sharing articles and other content with a major publisher of Spanish-language publications....

McClatchy to boost Spanish content (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AP - Hoping to offset its losses in the U.S. newspaper market, McClatchy Co. will sharpen its focus on the rapidly growing Hispanic community by sharing articles and other content with a major publisher of Spanish-language publications.

Reports: Query for Samsung Exec’s Wife

Monday, March 31st, 2008

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Special prosecutors probing alleged corruption at Samsung Group plan to summon the wife of the conglomerate's chairman for questioning, news reports said Tuesday....

Reports: Query for Samsung exec’s wife (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AP - Special prosecutors probing alleged corruption at Samsung Group plan to summon the wife of the conglomerate's chairman for questioning, news reports said Tuesday.

CareerBuilder, Facebook in job ads venture

Monday, March 31st, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet jobs site CareerBuilder.com is teaming up with Facebook to help clients run job recruiting campaigns within the online social network, the two companies said on Monday.

Council of Europe: Internet filtering needs strong limits

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The Council of Europe laid out a proposal for Internet filtering of all kinds. While some filtering is acceptable, it should be kept to a minimum and feature a dispute resolution process.Read More...

GAO Blasts Weapons Budget

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Government auditors issued a scathing review yesterday of dozens of the Pentagon's biggest weapons systems, saying ships, aircraft and satellites are billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule.

Online exams should clear ITIL version 3 backlog

Monday, March 31st, 2008

In response to massive demand, the British Computer Society has introduced online IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) version 3 examinations.

Veterans Return To Bleak Job Market

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Finding a job is turning out to be a very tough challenge for returning veterans; harder than for civilians of similar age and education.

Campaign.USA

Monday, March 31st, 2008

We saw it coming. Just as MySpace and Facebook change the way we communicate, just as YouTube alters the way we entertain ourselves, just as eBay and iTunes modify the way we shop, the Internet is transforming the way we engage with this never-ending presidential campaign.