The pirates of Downing St
As the government presses the internet services providers to act hard and fats against those ordinary people who like to share files over internet, it turns out that the Prime Minister’s office in Downing St have a little piracy matter of their own to deal with.
It seems that the website of the Prime Minister has [...]
Business can learn from sport
There is some things that business people can learn from sports people, as they both have similar goals and need the same qualities but that is where the similarities end. Therefore, there are some things that sports and business people have in common.
However, are there any tips that the business world could learn from the [...]
China set to lead manufacturing
Next year will be the year that China overtakes the USA as the biggest manufacturer of goods, this was always going to happen, but the experts had initially predicted that this would actually be taking place in four years time.
The main reason for this jump is being put down to the economy in the US [...]
The cloud changing business
Cloud computing is term that is becoming ever more popular these days, mainly because of the introduction of mobile broadband and Wi-Fi. This has helped employees of companies to work either from home or in the field.
The Cloud are applications which are server based, this means that remote staff are able to login wherever they [...]
It is all about skills
When we are in a credit crunch type of scenario like we are now, it is necessary to try and get all the help that you can to get an advantage over the competition who could be fellow employees or people from other companies, whatever the situation now is the time to become the best [...]
July 14, 2008The perils of eating out
It is interesting to hear the other side of the story when it comes to eating out. Many of us occasionally have a meal in restaurant but sometimes this does not work out so fine and yet you simply cannot understand why.
Well a waiter spills the beans on what makes the restaurant world tick and [...]
Google increases day care costs
You can always tell when company means business, when they start looking to the costs of the benefits that they providing their staff with. Google of course no different to any business now and they too have been looking into the costs of the perks which their staff love so much.
But instead of looking at [...]
Life without Gates
Well its that day, Bill Gates will be turning up at Microsoft HQ for the last time as the Boss, from today he steps down from the day to day management of the company, what’s in store for the company now?
This is what Steve Ballmer and his team could be looking at:
Stop trying to be [...]
Executive toys are back
Sometimes people like to remember things of the past; maybe they have fond memories or simply were too young to enjoy the gadgets of a different era. However sometimes there are firms who have the foresight to bring back some of the all time greats.
Like original executive toy, known as “Newton’s Cradle” this simple desktop [...]
Using a messenger helps productivity
There some companies who go out of their way to stop their employees from using all types of social networking and messenger services. This is because it is believed to be detrimental to the ability of the employee to do their jobs efficiently.
But recent research turns all of those concerns on their head as it [...]
Are Bio Fuels bad for business?
Well this is going to be part of the big debate, because yes Bio Fuels are great but they are really not a replacement for fossil fuels, they will just extend their usage by a few years.
The real problem with the rise of Bio Fuels is the damage that the growing this crop does, in [...]
IBM actually encourages employees to social network
Social networks and business are not very compatible, at least when companies find out that their staff are spending too much work time on their own social networking site. But some companies have seen the light and social networking could soon become cool at work again.
IBM have been experimenting with social networking and encouraging their [...]
Forget the Apprentice, entry level jobs are harder
If you think that the Apprentice is hard enough then you may wish to view the top ten of the worst entry level jobs that there are. These jobs are the ones which the new graduates will be trying to get in order to get a foot on the corporate ladder.
But sometimes these jobs may [...]
Business pays employees to leave
The business of being business has changed over the years, with new and exciting companies being started up by people who have little or no experience in business, but have great ideas.
This lack of experience has created new companies run by people who have an unconventional approach to business.
Like Zappos, they produce a cool line [...]
How much should we be saving?
If we knew the answer to this one, then we would all be safe from worries of what is going on in the world, when a credit crunch happens as it is doing at the moment. But even if there was some magic solution that we could follow and in the event that we make [...]
May 12, 2008No more surfing in company time
Companies are increasing getting annoyed at employees who spend their working time on the internet. This follows a case in Japan where a civil servant had been surfing the net for porn. It turns out the poor guy had logged up over 780,000 hits on various porn related websites in just nine months.
In a case [...]
Business backs Brown
It has been said recently that the tax changes would force many business and business people to think about living abroad. If this happened it would cause the government and country some serious problems, but it would seem that the Prime Minister Gordon Brown has the support of some the countries top business people.
A lot [...]
Yahoo shares drop as deal is off
After the deal between the worlds largest software company Microsoft and the Search giant Yahoo fell through after problems with how much money was on the table, has affected Yahoo more than anyone else.
The markets have seen the shares plummet to $24.37 which is considerably less that the $33 per share that Microsoft was offering [...]
Free Tibet flagged up
By now it is common knowledge that virtually anything that you need can be made in China for a lot less, yes the quality may be in question, but the price is certainly not. However there are other issues that concern people, such as counterfeited goods and the people who are behind this sort of [...]
April 28, 2008Businessmen losing faith in politicians
It would seem that it is not just the general public that are finding the politicians and politics these days, it is also the business people of the UK who are getting fed up with the way that the main politicians are performing.
Its not just the government it’s both of the main parties who are [...]