Tune in to this year’s D: All Things Digital conference to hear what Facebook COO and Lean In founder Sheryl Sandberg has to say about the change she wants to see for women and men in Silicon Valley – and throughout the corporate world. Full event coverage is available here.
New grads in 2013 have a reason to celebrate other than their diplomas.
Find out why… http://mykip.co/YD1HWH
Apple’s data centers now use 100% renewable energy, including solar, wind and geothermal energy — the company no longer powers any of its operations with coal or other fossil fuels. In fact, last December, Apple powered up a 100-acre solar farm adjacent to a North Carolina data center. Using fuel cells made by Bloom Energy Corp., which generates energy from biogases, Apple is able to generate 60% of all the energy it needs to run the data center onsite. Read more about it from Bloomberg, here.
Increasing foreclosure!
Last week, retail giant and Kindle creator Amazon bought social reading site Goodreads, igniting a now almost predictable firestorm among fans and detractors. Pandodaily dives into the debate over whether this is great news for book-loving Kindle owners everywhere — or another loss for independent business. Read the full story here and tell us what you think:Is this acquisition a win?
Consolidation now the tech norm…
Considering to jump into the real estate market?
Thanks Comedy Central!
(Source: comedycentral)
Made a few real estate charts last week for Businessweek. Bit of a therapy session for me since I am looking for a new place to live.
Chart on the left shows all the services that can be used to replace 75% of what your real estate agent is supposed to do.
Chart on the right shows how more people use the internet to find a house, but still use real estate agents to buy a house.
—jennifer
(via kiplinger)
Read more in our latest Practical Economics column.
This could have serious effects on low-volume manufacturing, not to mention jobs.
