It happened to Groupon CEO Andrew Mason. It happened to Scott Thompson, once the CEO of Yahoo!, and Scott Forstall, the guru behind Apple’s operating system for iPhones and iPads. And someday, getting fired may happen to you. Read more.
Do U Know the Economics of Your Cell Phone?
Keeping track of cell phone calling minutes, texts and data may seem like a lot of work, but it’s a good way to learn how to keep a budget, especially if you’re paying part of your bill. And with 75 percent of kids ages 12 to 17 using their own cell phones, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, plenty of students should try to ace cell phone economics before heading off to college or the working world. Read more.
Why Being the Last Interview of the Day Could Crush Your Chances
Sorry, grad school applicants. According to new Wharton research, not only must prospective students or job seekers compete against a crowded field of equally appealing candidates, but they also must shine when compared to the randomly selected cluster of applicants who have interviews scheduled on the same day. Read more.
Passed Over for a Promotion? How Companies Can Retain the Runner-up
Losing out on a promotion is tough enough. But being passed over for a top-level position in favor of another candidate — either external or internal — can be a deal breaker for even the most loyal company soldiers. Read more.
When Values Collide, Consumers Speak with Their Wallets
The rubric used by the public when judging these incidents, they add, isn’t the same for nonprofit organizations as it is when it comes to for-profit companies. Charities are held to a higher standard regarding the words and actions of staff members, even if those words and actions aren’t directly related to its mission. The off-the-cuff remarks of an employee half a world away can have long-lasting reverberations on the success of a charity — and those kinds of public opinion quakes are hard to shake off. Read more.
Bay State swimming with robots
Bluefin Robotics engineers Harvey Duplantis, left, and Ross Jarvis work on a Bluefin-12S, an underwater robot with the ability to carry multiple payloads simultaneously. They are working aboard Bluefin’s 58-foot catamaran, the R/V Resolution, docked near Bluefin’s headquarters building in Quincy.
– W. Marc Bernsau, Boston Business Journal
With world-class oceanographic research institutions and 1,500 miles of shoreline for test drives, eastern Massachusetts has become one of the nation’s hotbeds for making underwater robots. Read more.
Six Strikes – Who’s Out? The Latest Plan to Curb Online Piracy
The first sign of trouble comes in the form of a gently worded email reminding a web surfer about the illegality of sharing copyrighted material online. Read more.
