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Advice to unemployed college graduates

10 November 2009

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Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a jump in the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent. Some economists think we could be looking at 10.5 percent by early next year. Given these grim forecasts, how do you counsel recent college graduates and others entering the job market for the first time in this employment climate? [...]

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37 Signals valuation tops $100 Billion

24 September 2009

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Alert: 37signals is now a $100 billion dollar company, according to a group of investors who have agreed to purchase 0.000000001% of the company in exchange for $1. Founder Jason Fried informed his employees about the new deal at a recent company-wide meeting. The financing round was led by Yardstick Capital and Institutionalized Venture Partners. In order to [...]

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Where can you find 50 Mbps broadband for $45 a month?

29 June 2009

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If you are in San Francisco and live in an apartment building, check out Webpass, a local ISP that delivers really fast broadband (upstream and downstream) service. I am getting around 50 Mbps symmetrical speeds. Read my review on Muniwireless: Webpass delivers over 50 Mbps down, 47 Mbps up in San Francisco.

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Billmonitor: find and compare mobile phone plans in the UK

21 May 2009

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If you are in the UK and want to find the best mobile phone plan that fits your calling/texting/data habits, make sure to check out Billmonitor.com, a price finding and comparison site for mobile phone plans. I am impressed by the clean, uncluttered interface and the ease of use. It’s the only mobile comparison calculator [...]

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Skype for iPod Touch plus prepaid phone plan equals huge savings

31 March 2009

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I just downloaded Skype to my iPod Touch and it works very well. I got an iPod Touch instead of an iPhone a few months ago because I HATE long-term mobile phone contracts. I’ve been using the iPod Touch with Wi-Fi plus my T-Mobile prepaid plan ($25 every two months or $12.50 per month on [...]

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