News tagged with professional


'Prosumers' take over

'Prosumers' take over

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It’s the movie awards season, and the world is tuning into to admire the stars of the big screen. But one European project wants to make Joe Bloggs the writer, director and star of his own show, online and ...


Digital Life: Networking Web sites won't get you a job, but they can open doors

Technology / Internet

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

I have no idea what I'm doing on LinkedIn. I log into the professional networking site maybe once a month, I accept connection requests from people whose names I don't recognize, and I never contact anyone.


Computer-assisted learning - Fun and usefulness combined

Technology / Software

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electronic learning systems must be easy to use, flexible and interactive so as to enable knowledge to be conveyed successfully. Researchers from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will be showcasing ...


Playing a ruthless game

Technology / Software

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Plenty of young gamers dream about playing videogames for a living, but Robert Bishop has a plan: It's all a matter of suckering in enough victims to make it happen.


Professional Development Key to Improving Math Achievement

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 04, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Teachers have a greater impact than new textbooks or computers when it comes to raising math scores, according to a comprehensive research review by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center ...


In game of tennis, seeing isn't always believing

Biology /

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 2

A universal bias in the way people perceive moving objects means that tennis referees are more likely to make mistakes when they call balls "out" than when they call them "in," according to a new report in the October 28th ...


Roomba 532 and 562 Pet Series

iRobot Introduces its Pet and Pro Series

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Today, iRobot has just announced a new line of robotic friends. Their Pet Series includes: the iRobot Roomba Pet Series and Professional Series Vacuum Cleaning Robots. As the name implies, the Pet Series is ...


Overworking husbands drive working wives back into the home, study finds

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Americans work longer hours than ever. That not only hurts women's careers but also widens the gender gap and threatens to trigger a resurgence of the traditional homemaker/breadwinner family structure in dual-earner households, ...


Long work hours widen the gender gap

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 01, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Working overtime has a disproportionate impact on women in dual-earner households, exacerbating gender inequality and supporting the "separate sphere" phenomenon in which men are the breadwinners while women tend to the home, ...



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