Paper.li lets you read Twitter posts like a newspaper
Monday, July 26th, 2010Sounds like Paper.li actually got there before Flipboard. Looking forward to tooling around with this website.
Archive for July 26th, 2010
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Monday, July 26th, 2010CouplesSpark lets you post your romantic conflicts for others to argue about
Monday, July 26th, 2010“You simply post your dilemmas (from the most serious to the most silly) and receive feedback from other couples, with no obligation to officially carry the title of winner or loser. You will receive an un-biased, candid reaction to any of your relationship questions. Did we mention you can post anonymously?”
Expect additional investment consulting firms to be sold or merge
Monday, July 26th, 2010http://www.pionline.com/article/20100726/PRINTSUB/307269978
“Hewitt Associates’ plan to purchase premier independent investment consultant Ennis Knupp & Associates should accelerate merger-and-acquisition talks in the sector, as the prospect of a new global heavyweight prompts competitors to critically assess their own capabilities.
Executives at some of the consulting firms cited by industry observers as the leading acquisition targets — including Cambridge, Mass.-based NEPC LLC and Callan Associates LLC of San Francisco — have sworn to maintain their independence, even as cynics insist that everyone ultimately has a price.”
Reserve parking ahead of time, online
Monday, July 26th, 2010http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/25/parkwhiz-is-the-opentable-for-parking-spots/
“Via a web app and a newly launched mobile HTML5 website, ParkWhiz allows you to reserve parking near concert and event venues in the U.S. ParkWhiz partners with parking lot owners, which range from people who own a single space to large parking management companies, across the country to list their inventory on ParkWhiz.”
Delivering software as a service to restaurants’ existing websites
Monday, July 26th, 2010http://startuppittsburgh.com/2010/02/fooala-is-changing-the-way-we-order-takeout/
“Fooala provides an open online ordering system to restaurants as a Software as a Service. This means there is no hardware or software the restaurant needs to install. Fooala ties in to what the restaurant already does to take orders by phone and fax. They take it another step to help the restaurant integrate the system on an existing website.”
I love that last part. Their website says it takes minutes for a restaurant to set up.
CommuniTeach – learn new skills from your neighbors for free
Monday, July 26th, 2010http://www.communiteach.com/aboutus.php
“CommuniTeach was founded on the simple but fundamental premise that everyone has something they can teach. Your co-worker was a swimmer in college. Your next door neighbor is a fiend at car maintenance. That sandwich guy at Potbelly can make excellent piñatas. And, although you may not always recognize it, you yourself know dozens of cool tricks, skills, and bits of knowledge.
For every little thing someone can teach, from French to tin flute mastery, there’s someone else in that community who would love to learn it. But, until now, there was no easy way to find them.”
Found out about this neat Pittsburgh start-up on Meetup. Looks like it is taking off: http://communiteach.com/blog/?p=201
“There are almost no unemployed experienced actuaries”
Monday, July 26th, 2010http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/24/2104736/a-mismatch-between-job-openings.html
“At Armed Forces Insurance in Leavenworth, the search has been on for more than year for an experienced insurance actuary.
“There are almost no unemployed experienced actuaries,” said Scott Neilan, director of human resources for the insurance company, who can’t even find employed actuaries willing to come in for an interview.
“It’s almost like people have gone to their figurative storm shelters and they won’t even peek out until they are sure the storm has completely passed,” he said.
But that doesn’t mean that the company will lower its standards. Like most employers, it hasn’t moved to adjust its required qualifications and hire someone who’s not a perfect fit but “trainable.”
Charles Goldie, FCAS, named Head of Specialty Lines, PartnerRe Global
Monday, July 26th, 2010http://finance.yahoo.com/news/PartnerRe-Announces-bw-880702435.html?x=0&.v=1
“Mr. Goldie is currently the Head of Risk Management and Reserves for PartnerRe’s Global operations. He has 22 years experience in the insurance and reinsurance industries. Mr. Goldie joined PartnerRe in 2002 as Senior Vice President, Head of Specialty Lines for PartnerRe U.S. He was appointed Head of Risk Management and Reserves of PartnerRe’s Global operations in 2009. Prior to joining PartnerRe, Mr. Goldie was Casualty Underwriting Manager and Chief Actuarial Officer at Gerling Global Reinsurance Corporation of America.
Mr. Goldie will remain responsible for Risk Management and Reserves, Global until a successor is appointed.”
