Lisa Johnston

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Canaries in the Coal Mines

This New York Times story highlights the challenges technology recruiters are facing during the recession. Included in the story is Alexis Lovell, a former Plantronics recruiter.     “The memories of a painful downturn still haunt many in Silicon Valley. It was only eight years ago in the dot-com collapse that one in five of the region’s jobs vanished. Yet many... More

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Class Rings?

Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs wants to make smartphones a fixture in U.S. classrooms. It’s an interesting idea, but most of the teachers I know would say, "Over my dead body." More

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Open CES To The Public?

A writer at the Las Vegas Review Journal asked his readers if they thought International CES should be open to the public. Not surprisingly, it seems most said it should. Many were anxious to see the new technology that appears at the show first-hand rather than hearing about it from the press.  Your thoughts? Would opening the show to the public benefit the exhibitors? More

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Ex-Tweeters Join Facebook

One of TWICE’s Talkback-ers tipped us off that there’s a Facebook group known as the “Tweeter Survivors Support Group.” As of this writing, it had 239 members and 11 discussion topics.   Note: There is also a TWICE Facebook page, but we’re still in double digits when it comes to fans. Feel free to sign up. Oh, and there’s a Facebook group... More

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More Shopping Ideas

DavidSteele.com has the perfect iPod accessory for both college students and your drunk uncle at Christmas: the iBreath breathalyzer . Its bonus feature? It also doubles as an FM transmitter. More