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...temporary tax job in April, and I have been unemployed since. On paper, my unemployment appears to be a consequence of the recession. In fact, it is a result of the 2002 offshoring of my prior job: a well-paying, 24-year IT career with AT&T and IBM. Had that not happened, I most likely would have retired in 2008, after 30 years. Instead, I have held temporary jobs and have been underemployed in "permanent" jobs that use my varied skills in accounting, paralegal services and IT. During my stints of underemployment, I have probably taken a job away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...what of the other companies that contributed ideas, ranging from established powers in the tech world like IBM and Microsoft to such up-and-comers as YouData and Journalism Online...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Online Competition to Save Newspapers | 10/2/2009 | See Source »

...approximately 55% of the show's questions correctly - putting him at about a third-grade knowledge level - that hasn't stopped him from agreeing to host a new, daily syndicated version to complement the weekly broadcast. Foxworthy chatted with TIME about his pre-comedy career as a technician for IBM, his signature mustache and - of course - being a redneck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedian Jeff Foxworthy | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

...went to college and worked for IBM, which some argue disqualifies you from being redneck. But would you say that you've always been a redneck at heart? My definition of [being a redneck] is a glorious absence of sophistication. In my job at IBM, I carried a tool bag and fixed machines. Doing comedy has made me a wealthy man, but I drive a Chevrolet pickup truck. I wear jeans and T shirts every day unless I have to be on TV. I said to someone not long ago, "Here's the problem that the media makes: They tend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedian Jeff Foxworthy | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

What's astonishing about this stat is how effortlessly Google seems to have earned the public's affection. Other companies - Microsoft, Coke, IBM, McDonald's - spend enormous sums to stay in the consciousness. Google, which makes most of its money from ads, rarely advertises itself. Telling the world how well it does what it does just isn't Google's way. (See pictures of work and life at Google...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Microsoft's Bing, or Anyone, Seriously Challenge Google? | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

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