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Reports from comScore and the Conference Board this week both showedcPalo Alto, Calif.-based Facebook has grown largere than it Los Angeles-based rival. The comScore reportt for May showed Facebookwith 70.278 millio n unique visitors in the U.S. compared to MySpace'sd 70.255 million. The lead is even bigger with MySpaceat 123.2 million unique visitors last month compared with Facebook's 307.1 The Conference Board report on first quarter online user s in the U.S.
showed Faceboojk with an even larger lead, with 78 percentg of social network participants, followed by MySpace (42 LinkedIn (17 percent) and Twitter (10 Facebook said Tuesday that its userw are now exchanging 1 billion chat messages a day usinfg a new service it introducedlast year. owned by (NYSE: NWS) said Tuesday it will cut 30 percenrt of its workforce (about 400 jobs), getting down abougt 1,000 workers. Jonathan Miller, CEO of Digitao Media at News Corp., “MySpace grew too big considering the realitiesof today’ss marketplace.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Break down big challenges by learning the art of mini-tasking - bizjournals:
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In these days of overflowing inboxes, 24/7 connectivitg and multi-tasking, authors Linda Kaplan Thalee and Robin Kovalpromote mini-tasking as the productivity Mini-tasking pays attention to the detaild lost when stretched to the limit. Creating an action list with mini-taskx effectively breaks down the “big” into the day-to-day achievable. The step-by-ste p approach to planning forces us to eat theworkday “apple” one bite at a time.
It also allowe us to savor eachbite “relish the satisfaction from smaller accomplishments that lead to the big At the end of each workday, Kapla Thaler and Koval, workplace colleaguesw at The Kaplan Thaler Group (it created the iconicf AFLAC duck), make a list of five positivre things that happened, and what they did to make those thingse happen. Seeing what they did to fill the half-full glass allows them to continue building on the positivezs as they begin thefollowing day. It also sendz them home to their familie witha smile. Some of theird key points: When you do nothing, you do somethinyg — you made inaction a choice. Inertia has a consequence.
When you let thing happen, you become reactive. When you make things happen, you exercise control over “What’s next.” Every poin t of contact is an opportunity. Get over strange r danger. Schmooze or lose. Master small talk becausr it’s the icebreaker that opens doors to meatier Ask open-ended questions that get people talking abouf themselves and what they do. Koval “People want to talk. They want to sharee smiles.” Connection starts when people look each othef inthe eye, hear the tone in their voices and observe their body language. They recommenx going on an e-mail diet. When the topicc is important, replace it with face-to-face communication.
“Goo the extra inch” walking down the hall to talk sendas a clear message that you valu and need theother person’s attention and The authors also believe in seein what others have missed. Fill a need by tacklinf assignments that provide the opportunity to do whatotherzs don’t, can’t or won’t do. Theier small book also providesa master-class lesson in writte communication: “Take out anythinbg that doesn’t move the story
In these days of overflowing inboxes, 24/7 connectivitg and multi-tasking, authors Linda Kaplan Thalee and Robin Kovalpromote mini-tasking as the productivity Mini-tasking pays attention to the detaild lost when stretched to the limit. Creating an action list with mini-taskx effectively breaks down the “big” into the day-to-day achievable. The step-by-ste p approach to planning forces us to eat theworkday “apple” one bite at a time.
It also allowe us to savor eachbite “relish the satisfaction from smaller accomplishments that lead to the big At the end of each workday, Kapla Thaler and Koval, workplace colleaguesw at The Kaplan Thaler Group (it created the iconicf AFLAC duck), make a list of five positivre things that happened, and what they did to make those thingse happen. Seeing what they did to fill the half-full glass allows them to continue building on the positivezs as they begin thefollowing day. It also sendz them home to their familie witha smile. Some of theird key points: When you do nothing, you do somethinyg — you made inaction a choice. Inertia has a consequence.
When you let thing happen, you become reactive. When you make things happen, you exercise control over “What’s next.” Every poin t of contact is an opportunity. Get over strange r danger. Schmooze or lose. Master small talk becausr it’s the icebreaker that opens doors to meatier Ask open-ended questions that get people talking abouf themselves and what they do. Koval “People want to talk. They want to sharee smiles.” Connection starts when people look each othef inthe eye, hear the tone in their voices and observe their body language. They recommenx going on an e-mail diet. When the topicc is important, replace it with face-to-face communication.
“Goo the extra inch” walking down the hall to talk sendas a clear message that you valu and need theother person’s attention and The authors also believe in seein what others have missed. Fill a need by tacklinf assignments that provide the opportunity to do whatotherzs don’t, can’t or won’t do. Theier small book also providesa master-class lesson in writte communication: “Take out anythinbg that doesn’t move the story
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Latest Economic Data Provides More Evidence That We're Not Going Into A ... - Business Insider
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Latest Economic Data Provides More Evidence That We're Not Going Into A ... Business Insider The big economic news this week was that, in the rear view mirror, 3rd quarter GDP rose +2.0% on an annualized basis. Durable goods rose sharply, but not nearly enough to erase the huge decline in August. New home sales rose slightly. Consumer ... |
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Small companies face hike in health premiums - Denver Business Journal:
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Preliminary data from the , a Denver-baser nonprofit that serves 2,600o businesses, show that the premium s of Colorado companies with fewer than 50 workers will increasew by an average of14 percent, said Pattg Goodwin, director of surveys for the Goodwin said 93 percent of small businesses expecty an increase in 2009. In the last threde years, the council’s members reported that premiums have gone up betwee 11 percent and12 percent. Meanwhile, employers with 500 or more worker s will have an average health premiukm increase of 8percent — two timese more than the rate of inflation, but much less than what smallk companies will pay.
Seventy-two percent of largde employers expect to have an increasin 2009. The results were compileds from among 365council members. But while the increase may be significant for smalll businesses that already are paying top dollafr forhealth coverage, the number s don’t tell the full story, said Barry principal of Assured Benefit Solutions, a Denver-based health insurancr brokerage. Businesses are raising their deductibles, restructurint plans or changing insurers in hopes of getting abetter rate.
Teeterss said some of the healthiest employees among his clientelew have privately approached him about obtaining individuaplinsurance policies, which cost much less than the small-grouo plans. Teeters said the premiumzs of some clients will rise as much as 50percenyt — in large part due to a law that will bar insurancse carriers from giving discountsd up to 25 percent for small groupxs with healthy employees. The House Bill 1355, sponsored by Rep. Anne D-Denver, also eliminated a surcharger as high as 10 percent to effectivel y penalize groups that file a lotof claims. The approved by the Colorado Legislature and signerby Gov.
Bill Ritter in 2007, was intended to level the playinfg field between businesses that enjoy the discountds and employers that are penalized with higher premiums for having one or two sick Critics claim the new law will result in highet premiums for most small businesseas since 60 percentof small-group employersx already receive the discount for having healtht workers who file fewer claims. But businesse s with healthy workers soon will lose that The first phase of thelaw — whicy eliminated the surcharge — went into effect in January. The second phas e — which eliminated the discount — goes into effecft in January 2009.
Teeters expectss a lot of fallout in the Coloradl insurance market as he approaches clients about their2009 renewals. “A whole bunchu of small groups are going toget hammered,” he “And make no mistake about it, the healthiesf groups are about to get hammered the Teeters believes the legislation will cause more people to drop out of Colorado’ws small-group market — which lost about 165,000 people between 2000 and 2003. Republicam legislators and then-Gov. Bill Owens attempteed to stop the hemorrhaging by giving carriers the ability to give discountw to healthy groups and surchargez to those filing lots of claimsin 2003.
Teeters said the numberd of people enrolled inthe small-grou market continued to fall despite the rate-bandint policy, but at a less rapied pace. Critics of the so-called “rate banding” policy claij the practice did little tostop double-digit premiumk hikes that were plaguing smalo business. They called for a return to the old which aggregated premiums under a system knowas “modified community rating.” But with the returnb of the modified community rating, Teeters said, the insurancse market is about to get And he suspects the market will deteriorate more than it has in recent years. “It’s going to be chaos,” he said.
He estimatedx more than 20 percent ofhis small-business clients will have to “dol something else” — such as change carrier or move to a different plan. “Wheb I deliver a 40 percent increase, the firstf response I hear is ‘what are my othert options?’” he said.
Preliminary data from the , a Denver-baser nonprofit that serves 2,600o businesses, show that the premium s of Colorado companies with fewer than 50 workers will increasew by an average of14 percent, said Pattg Goodwin, director of surveys for the Goodwin said 93 percent of small businesses expecty an increase in 2009. In the last threde years, the council’s members reported that premiums have gone up betwee 11 percent and12 percent. Meanwhile, employers with 500 or more worker s will have an average health premiukm increase of 8percent — two timese more than the rate of inflation, but much less than what smallk companies will pay.
Seventy-two percent of largde employers expect to have an increasin 2009. The results were compileds from among 365council members. But while the increase may be significant for smalll businesses that already are paying top dollafr forhealth coverage, the number s don’t tell the full story, said Barry principal of Assured Benefit Solutions, a Denver-based health insurancr brokerage. Businesses are raising their deductibles, restructurint plans or changing insurers in hopes of getting abetter rate.
Teeterss said some of the healthiest employees among his clientelew have privately approached him about obtaining individuaplinsurance policies, which cost much less than the small-grouo plans. Teeters said the premiumzs of some clients will rise as much as 50percenyt — in large part due to a law that will bar insurancse carriers from giving discountsd up to 25 percent for small groupxs with healthy employees. The House Bill 1355, sponsored by Rep. Anne D-Denver, also eliminated a surcharger as high as 10 percent to effectivel y penalize groups that file a lotof claims. The approved by the Colorado Legislature and signerby Gov.
Bill Ritter in 2007, was intended to level the playinfg field between businesses that enjoy the discountds and employers that are penalized with higher premiums for having one or two sick Critics claim the new law will result in highet premiums for most small businesseas since 60 percentof small-group employersx already receive the discount for having healtht workers who file fewer claims. But businesse s with healthy workers soon will lose that The first phase of thelaw — whicy eliminated the surcharge — went into effect in January. The second phas e — which eliminated the discount — goes into effecft in January 2009.
Teeters expectss a lot of fallout in the Coloradl insurance market as he approaches clients about their2009 renewals. “A whole bunchu of small groups are going toget hammered,” he “And make no mistake about it, the healthiesf groups are about to get hammered the Teeters believes the legislation will cause more people to drop out of Colorado’ws small-group market — which lost about 165,000 people between 2000 and 2003. Republicam legislators and then-Gov. Bill Owens attempteed to stop the hemorrhaging by giving carriers the ability to give discountw to healthy groups and surchargez to those filing lots of claimsin 2003.
Teeters said the numberd of people enrolled inthe small-grou market continued to fall despite the rate-bandint policy, but at a less rapied pace. Critics of the so-called “rate banding” policy claij the practice did little tostop double-digit premiumk hikes that were plaguing smalo business. They called for a return to the old which aggregated premiums under a system knowas “modified community rating.” But with the returnb of the modified community rating, Teeters said, the insurancse market is about to get And he suspects the market will deteriorate more than it has in recent years. “It’s going to be chaos,” he said.
He estimatedx more than 20 percent ofhis small-business clients will have to “dol something else” — such as change carrier or move to a different plan. “Wheb I deliver a 40 percent increase, the firstf response I hear is ‘what are my othert options?’” he said.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Intel to buy Wind River for $884M - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Intel's $11.50-per-share offer is about a 44 percent premium overWind River'zs closing price on Wednesday of $8. Wind River stocl lost more than half its value betweenna 52-week high of $12.99 last Augustg and a low of $5.61 in The stock closed Thursday at $11.72, up 47 percent. Santaz Clara-based Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) said buying Alameda-basef Wind River (NASDAQ:WIND) will help it expandf its software into thousands of embedded systemsx and mobile devices includingsmart phones, in-car systems, aerospace and defense, energy and thousands of other uses.
Wind River will operate as a whollgy owned subsidiary after the deal closeds duringthe summer, reporting to Renee head of Intel’s software and services "Our combination of strengths will be of great benefit to Wind River’ss existing and future customers," said Ken Wind River chairman, president and CEO. Foundec in 1981, Wind River has more than 1,600 employee s and operations in more than15 countries. Duriny its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, Wind Riverd reported $10.7 million in net income on annualk revenueof $359.7 million. The company on Thursdat posted a 21 percent increase in netincomew $561,000, or 1 cent a share, for its firsrt quarter despite a 6.
5 percent drop in revenu e to $63.8 million.
Intel's $11.50-per-share offer is about a 44 percent premium overWind River'zs closing price on Wednesday of $8. Wind River stocl lost more than half its value betweenna 52-week high of $12.99 last Augustg and a low of $5.61 in The stock closed Thursday at $11.72, up 47 percent. Santaz Clara-based Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) said buying Alameda-basef Wind River (NASDAQ:WIND) will help it expandf its software into thousands of embedded systemsx and mobile devices includingsmart phones, in-car systems, aerospace and defense, energy and thousands of other uses.
Wind River will operate as a whollgy owned subsidiary after the deal closeds duringthe summer, reporting to Renee head of Intel’s software and services "Our combination of strengths will be of great benefit to Wind River’ss existing and future customers," said Ken Wind River chairman, president and CEO. Foundec in 1981, Wind River has more than 1,600 employee s and operations in more than15 countries. Duriny its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, Wind Riverd reported $10.7 million in net income on annualk revenueof $359.7 million. The company on Thursdat posted a 21 percent increase in netincomew $561,000, or 1 cent a share, for its firsrt quarter despite a 6.
5 percent drop in revenu e to $63.8 million.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
PropThink: Oral Remodulin Rejection A Broader Problem; Continue To Sell - Reuters
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PropThink: Oral Remodulin Rejection A Broader Problem; Continue To Sell Reuters By Jake King. United Therapeutics Corporation (NADSAQ:UTHR) announced after hours on Tuesday that it's application for an oral formulation of Remodulin (treprostinil) received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the FDA. Treprostinil is a treatment ... UPDATE: JP Morgan Downgrades United Therapeutics to Underweight |
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Asian Stocks Decline for Third Day on Earnings, Europe - Businessweek
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Business Recorder | Asian Stocks Decline for Third Day on Earnings, Europe Businessweek Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index heading for a third day of losses, after companies including Acer (2353) Inc. posted earnings that missed estimates and Moody's Investors Service lowered credit ratings on five Spanish regions. Acer ... Asian Stock Markets Mostly Lower Asian shares inch down as earnings caution weighs |
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