Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:10:10 +0100 (Reuters) - Chris Mok, like many Americans over the past few years, lost his job in the wake of the Great Recession. While Wok, 46, diligently sent out resumes trying to replace his Macy's marketing job he lost in 2009, he also kicked in to help his wife, Isha, run Hi'iaka, her Hawaiian-themed florist shop in San Francisco. ... (Source: Reuters)
Entrepreneurs bring Internet coding skills to everyday users
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:40:08 +0100 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Not too long ago, Web coding was the rarified realm of computer geeks, but a new crop of entrepreneurs is making this valuable computer skill available to just about anyone with an inclination to learn. In New York, a nascent startup called Codecademy (), the brainchild of two former Columbia University students, has managed to sign up hundreds of thousands of users since launching in August. Celebrity participants such as New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg have helped create buzz. "Coding is the new literacy," said cofounder Zach Sims. ... (Source: Reuters)
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:10:11 +0100 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has turned to a small group of technology entrepreneurs to help the world's largest retailer improve its online fortunes. They run a new unit of the company called @WalmartLabs near Silicon Valley which is crunching mountains of data from social networks and riding a wave of smartphone adoption in hopes of capturing more sales for Wal-Mart online. ... (Source: Reuters)
EU commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani ...
Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:10:06 +0100 (AFP) - EU commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani presents a midterm review of European satellite navigation programmes Galileo and EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg eastern France. The price tag of Europe's much-delayed and over-budget Galileo satellite navigation system rose by another 1.9 billion euros on Tuesday.(AFP/Georges Gobet)
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron drinks tea with entrepreneurs ...
Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:00:03 +0100 (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron drinks tea with entrepreneurs at a converted temple during a trade mission in Beijing November 9, 2010. Cameron said he wanted to double bilateral trade with China to more than $100 billion (62 billion pounds) a year by 2015 as he visited Beijing on Tuesday at the head of a major trade mission. REUTERS/Darren Staples (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY)
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