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With dozens of new industry standards added, updated or withdrawn since the 11th edition in 2004, it's more essential than ever to have an up-to-date reference book with comprehensive details of current ... steel types and their properties.   [More...] [Less...]

Yahoo: Who's Leaving and Why - BusinessWeek 

Do Startup Companies Need Community Managers? - ReadWriteWeb 

You know what little startup companies need these days? They need to hire more people! It may be a frightening thought, but in an increasingly social world - being social is becoming an important full ... time job. "Community Manager" is a position being hired for at a good number of large corporations (see Jeremiah Owyang's growing list of people with that kind of job) but what about smaller companies? We asked a number of people what they thought and the following discussion offers some great things to think about, pro and con. What Is a Community Manager? A community manager can do many things (see below) but the most succinct definition of the role that we can offer is this. A community manager is someone who communicates with a company's users/customers, development team and executives and other stake holders in order to clarify and amplify the work of all parties. They probably provide customer service, highlight best use-cases of a product, make first contact in some potential busin   [More...] [Less...]

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AT&T Labs - Research is one of the premier telecommunications laboratories in the world, leading research in the frontiers of science from the invention of new communications concepts and tools to the ... incubation of new services. Building on over 80 years of leadership across all areas of communications, we continue to produce innovative technology that differentiates AT&T's services and operations. Come explore our world! Researcher Aids in Massive Madagascar Conservation Initiative Labs researcher Steven Phillips collaborated with Wildlife Conservation Society scientists in a Madagascar conservation study. As a scientist interested in machine learning, Steven developed software for modeling species distributions. The team used this software to learn to recognize environment conditions that are suitable for a specific species. The software also helped design resilient networks of protected areas. The study is a cover story in Science magazine. Also read more in the press release . AT&T   [More...] [Less...]