Each week we post stories from around the web and media that detail how identity affects society and its importance. As always, feel free to post links you have found in the comments. Here is the roundup for the week of 3/01/2009: Background Checks Are The Final Step Before Hiring For ...
Recently, I was walking down 6th Avenue in Chelsea and stumbled upon a tremendous line of people snaking around several blocks. I figured it was the line to try out for the next edition of American Idol, but I was wrong. It was the line to get ...
In recent weeks, we have seen a ton of commentary from people we hold in extremely high regard when it comes to managing and running successful startups or businesses. Jason Calacanis seemed to be the first to tip with this, and then we had this, this, this, and the one ...
A quick scan of your RSS feed tells you that parts of the American workforce are taking significant hits. In the last couple of days alone, Hewlett-Packard announced they will cut their workforce by just under 25,000. For those of us keeping a watchful eye on Wall Street, ...
We've been following the ODesk.com story since way back in the very beginning when they were still building their beta site and hadn't even launched yet. For those of you unfamiliar with the freelancing market, Odesk is a leading freelance website that matches up freelance service providers from around ...
