July 2009

Say Hello to Underachieving

by Erik on July 5, 2009

in Economy,Education,Uncertainty,Unemployment

There may be reason for concern. Students who enter the job market during a recession can see their wages lag behind comparable students who graduated in better times for as long as 15 years, according to a recent study by Lisa B. Kahn, an economist at the Yale School of Management. [via NY Times]

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Lead Us to Tweet, and Forgive the Trespassers

by Erik on July 5, 2009

in Interesting

Religious groups from Episcopalians to Orthodox Jews have signed up for Twitter, Facebook and other social media networks with the same gusto that celebrities and politicians have, and for some of the same reasons — to gain a global platform and to appeal to young people. Still, many clerics admit to an uneasiness about the merger of [...]

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Weekly Round Up

by Erik on July 3, 2009

in Alternative Energy,Asia,Business Logic,Economy,Green Tech,IBM,Jobs,Markets,New Tech,Obama,Recession,Technology,Unemployment,Weekly Roundup

For Modest Earners, Relief Repaying Student Loans – Repaying a student loan could soon be a little less painful. Starting this week, anyone with a federal student loan can apply for a program, run by the Department of Education, that caps monthly payments based on income, and forgives remaining balances after 25 years. Those choosing [...]

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Long-Distance Drops As Wireless Gains

by Erik on July 1, 2009

in Interesting,Technology

NPR has an interesting article on the switch from land-line telephone companies to wireless. This reminds me of the AP piece that talked about how cell-only households now outnumber traditional phone households.That statistic points to problem in our current method of landline national polling for elections, which was brought to everyone’s attention in 2008. As [...]

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