Bookmarks for 25 Aug 2011
- Andy Coulson reportedly paid by News International when hired by Tories | Media | The Guardian
"The title's owner News International allegedly agreed to honour the remainder of Coulson's two-year contract, and the money was paid in instalments. Coulson also continued to receive other benefits, including private health insurance and a company car, for several years." How on earth did he swing that? (andy_coulson remuneration news_international ) - Hiring: Easy as pie
Sort out your hiring with pie charts! (management recruitment visualisation ) - Five signs your conversation is about to turn toxic – Benjamin Mitchell
"Difficult conversations are often unplanned and sneak up on us. Spotting the signs that your conversation is about to turn toxic gives you a chance to stop your automatic reactions so you can change course, even in the heat of the moment. Here are five sure-fire ways of spotting that a conversation is turning toxic." (psychology advice meetings ) - AppleInsider | Samsung cites science fiction as prior art in US iPad patent case
" In its opposition brief against Apple's US motion for a preliminary injunction against sales of its Galaxy S, Infuse 4G, Droid Charge and Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung is claiming a depiction of a video device from "2001: a Space Odyssey" as prior art." (samsung apple patents ) - The Best Tweets About The D.C. Earthquake
"An 5.9 magnitude earthquake just rocked the East Coast. The unexpected quake sent people scrambling to Twitter blast out their best 140 character witticisms. We've gathered our favorite responses so far." And what a fun bunch of tweets they are. No, really. (tweets earthquake humour )
