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Six Leaps of Innovation

Six Leaps of Innovation
Lots of change out there. New Web widgets, new biotech, new eco-friendly dirt bikes that can jump over your head. Here's a rundown of what and whom to keep an eye on in 2008. Photographs by Michael Lewis for Fortune.
By Michael V. Copeland

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0712/gallery.sixleaps.fortune/index.html

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Overseas outsourcing heats up again

As sales drop and business owners look for ways to cut their overhead, sending jobs to cheaper locations is an option back on the table.

By Emily Maltby

November 11, 2008: 6:02 AM ET

(CNNMoney.com) -- Two years ago, when the economy was booming, Tessa Luu's furniture showroom in Los Angeles was running smoothly. But Luu was tired of the rising electric bills, salaries, benefits and rent that ate her profits. So she undertook a radical move to cut all the… Continue

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50 Most Powerful Women

By Jessica Shambora and Beth Kowitt

50 Most Powerful Women

Talk about drama! Our 11th annual list is dominated by firsts (first woman to run a major U.S. oil company), superlatives (youngest honoree ever) and notable departures (Citi's Sallie Krawcheck steps down as the most watched woman on Wall Street).

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0809/gallery.women_mostpowerful.fortune/index.html

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Congress sets stage for solar boom

Environment + Technology

By Todd Woody

After months of failed attempts in Congress to extend crucial renewable energy tax credits, the end-game came with lightning speed Friday afternoon: The House of Representatives passed the green incentives attached to the financial bailout package approved by the Senate Wednesday night and President Bush promptly signed the legislation into law.

There were goodies for wind, geothermal and alternative fuels, but the big… Continue

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Google hits 3-year low on growth fears

By Scott Moritz

What was a little fuzzy last month has become clearer of late: The sagging economy is weighing on Google (GOOG).

Goldman Sachs analyst James Mitchell cited signs of weakness in search advertising - Google’s biggest moneymaker by far — in cutting his revenue growth target for the current fourth quarter from 4% to 1%.

Mitchell is the second analyst this week to lower estimates for Google. On Monday Barclays analyst Doug Anmuth called for… Continue

Added by 01. Lonnie McRorey on November 12, 2008 at 11:38am — 2 Comments

The genius behind Steve

Could operations whiz Tim Cook run the company someday?

By Adam Lashinsky, senior writer

LAST UPDATED: NOVEMBER 10, 2008: 10:25 AM ET

Tim Cook (left) and Steve Jobs at Apple headquarters in 2007. Jobs hired Cook from Compaq in 1998 to fix Apple's production mess.

(Fortune Magazine) -- Let's start with some uncomfortable truths. We wouldn't be publishing an article about the under-the-radar guy who's most likely to succeed Steve Jobs as chief executive… Continue

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Sun gambles big as outlook darkens

Big Tech

Covering the digital giants, by Jon Fortt

Sun gambles big as outlook darkens

Bryan Cantrill and Mike Shapiro, Distinguished Engineers at Sun, dreamed up a new type of storage product and convinced executives to let them build it in relative isolation. Image: Sun

Maybe there’s something about unconventional office space that gets Silicon Valley’s creative juices flowing.

Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard worked their magic in a garage. Apple’s… Continue

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LinkedIn to Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff

By Chris Snyder WIRED Magazine

LinkedIn said it will eliminate 36 positions, or 10 percent of its workforce, as part of a restructuring effort to focus on businesses that are generating revenue, reports Reuters.

A spokesperson with the career-based social networking site told Reuters that the cuts are preemptive to make sure the company remains cash-flow positive, and that the decision was made by management, not investors.

One of its backers, Sequoia Capital,… Continue

Added by 01. Lonnie McRorey on November 11, 2008 at 9:53am — 3 Comments

LinkedIn: The Site That Likes a Bad Economy

By JOSH QUITTNER

Here's a company I wish were public so everyone could share in its success: LinkedIn, the social network for business people.

While MySpace got to critical mass first and Facebook became the poster child for the social-network generation, LinkedIn has always been the tortoise in this race. I think of it as the anti–social network. Although every savvy white-collar worker in the U.S. has a LinkedIn account — basically just a page that lists résumé and… Continue

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Cisco slashes guidance and freezes hiring

The Internet gearmaker beat estimates but saw orders drop steeply in October.

By Scott Moritz, writer

Last Updated: November 6, 2008: 11:35 AM ET

NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Even market pessimists were surprised by Cisco's warning of a huge sales shortfall.

The San Jose-based giant, a bellwether for the tech industry, said late Wednesday that it has stopped hiring and slashed its revenue target for the current quarter ending in January to about $9.1 billion, or 12%… Continue

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Big tech goes bargain hunting

By Michael V. Copeland, senior writer

October 28, 2008: 6:14 AM ET

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(Fortune Magazine) -- These are the days that bring out the power shopper in Larry Ellison. With so much chaos in the markets and panic in the boardrooms, the Oracle CEO sees right now as a fine time to stroll through Silicon Valley and buy pretty much whatever he wants.

"We are better positioned than our peers to do well in tough times," Ellison declared at Oracle's annual meeting in October.… Continue

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Yahoo prepares to ask Microsoft for help

CNN Posting

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Now that a pivotal advertising partnership with Google is off the table, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is ready to return to the bargaining table with Microsoft if the world's largest software maker remains interested in buying his embattled Internet company.

Yahoo boss Jerry Yang faces some tough decisions after an advertising deal with Yahoo fell over.

Yahoo boss Jerry Yang faces some tough decisions after an advertising deal with Yahoo fell… Continue

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Eight industries needing bilingual workers

CNN.COM Posting

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey, approximately 80 percent -- or 223.2 million people -- of Americans use only English at home.

The remaining 20 percent -- 55.8 million people -- speak a language other than English. Add the millions of tourists visiting the country each year and you have a huge demand for workers who can communicate in more than one language.

Thankfully, bilingual workers come to the rescue. In… Continue

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Uh oh -- you said THAT at work?

CNN.COM Posting

Karen Giberson, president of Accessories Council, a nonprofit organization that stimulates consumer awareness and demand for fashion accessories, was scheduling an appointment with a major retailer to show it a new line of pantyhose. When confirming the meeting, the secretary asked who would be attending. Giberson replied, "Oh, just me and a bunch of great hose!"

"I didn't even realize what I said until the assistant said, 'Excuse me?'" Giberson… Continue

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America's most-wanted workers

CNN.COM Posting

Though the U.S. economy has softened this year -- headlines warn of mortgage woes, layoffs and escalating gas prices -- there are still jobs out there... you just have to know where to look.

We dug deep into Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find industries that are still adding jobs despite a rising national unemployment rate.

Health care

With a large segment of the population entering retirement age, health care remains strong… Continue

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Social networking sites dos and don'ts

Posting from Cnn.com

By Mike Hargis

CareerBuilder.com vice president of customer care

Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com.

Many hiring managers are actively using social networking sites to seek out the right candidates.

Many hiring managers are actively using social networking sites to seek out the right… Continue

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Google pulls out of Yahoo partnership

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Google pulls out of Yahoo partnership

Online search advertising giant says antitrust battle with government risked loss of business, retreats from deal with struggling peer.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have scrapped their Internet advertising partnership, abandoning attempts to overcome the objections of antitrust regulators and customers who believed the alliance would give Google too much power over online… Continue

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Microsoft to unveil test version of Windows 7

CNN Post

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The next version of Microsoft Windows, the software that defines the computing experience for most people, will nag users much less than its much-maligned predecessor, Vista. PC users will be able to test the new edition early next year.

Microsoft promises its Windows 7 operating system will be an improvement on the much-maligned Windows Vista.

The world's largest software maker also is making Word, Excel and… Continue

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Review: Google's HTC Dream phone -- That's it?

By Bonnie Cha and Nicole Lee

(CNET) -- It's been a little more than a year since Google Android was announced and rumors of a little device called the HTC Dream started to leak onto the Web.

The G1 does not support stereo Bluetooth, Microsoft Exchange, or video recording.

We think it's fair to say that the Dream stirred up as much anticipation and hype as the Apple iPhone, not only because it would be the first smartphone to run Google's mobile… Continue

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Putting Facebook tand Twitter to work

By Steven Mollman

For CNN

BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- "Why can't I do this at home?"

Bringing Skype to the workplace is just one way companies are harnessing tech that has previously been used just for fun.

Employees in the office used to ponder this question about corporate technology not easily available to consumers.

Today the question, usually asked from home or a cafe, is: "Why can't I do this at work?"

Innovative,… Continue

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