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The Biz of Coding

Archive for August 2008

August 13th, 2008

Mindomo — Free Online Mind Mapping Tool

If you have used desktop based Mind Mapping tools then you might be interested in Mindomo. This is a web based mind-mapping tool promising "mind mapping software in a Web browser - with no complex software to install or maintain….Create, edit mind maps, and share them with your colleagues or your friends….Mindomo offers the business […]

By Ujwal Tickoo -- 0 comments

August 13th, 2008

Facebook Employees Selling Stock at Valuation of $4-5 Billion

Facebook that has been widely reported with a valuation of US $15 billion is allowing its employees to sell 20% of their vested stock options at a company valuation of $4 billion. This was first reported by Eric Eldon at VentureBeat. The news has been confirmed by the company (Facebook) and BusinessWeek is carrying an […]

By Ujwal Tickoo -- 0 comments

August 13th, 2008

Recession Proof Tech Jobs

BusinessWeek has published results from an interesting survey that points out that having a Product Management job is a sure way to survive a Recession. I am actually surprised as typically engineering jobs are considered the safest — I mean you need someone to code the product and typically "management" thinks thats good enough ;). Very […]

By Ujwal Tickoo -- 0 comments

August 1st, 2008

Mobile Usage beats PC Usage by more than 3:1

In 2008 Mobile Usage has already overtaken PC usage by a ratio of over three to one. World wide Mobile users topped 3.3 billion by the end of 2007 with emerging markets showing the fastest growth in adoption. PC Adoption on the other hand would reach 1 billion users by the end of 2008, according […]

By Ujwal Tickoo -- 0 comments