Healthy Growth of BI Market
According to a new report from market research firm Gartner, Inc., the business intelligence software market was one of the segments that significantly outperformed the overall enterprise software market in 2009. The study revealed that the worldwide market for business intelligence, analytic applications and performance management software saw revenues exceed $9.3 billion last year, a rise of more than four per cent compared with 2008 revenues of $8.9billion. “Even though growth was nowhere near the levels of 2008, and by no means immune to the recession, BI showed that it is not as cyclical as many other software areas, recording healthy growth in one of the toughest years recorded in software history,” said Dan Sommer, a senior research analyst at Gartner. BI was one area of IT that businesses were not prepared to push aside due to cost pressures. Mr.
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Freelance Writing: Become a Specialist
There are two types of writers out there — generalists and specialists. Generalists will write about any topic and specialists write mainly (and sometimes exclusively) about the topic or subject that they know best. No matter how you make your freelance writing dollars — through applying for work, marketing, networking, bidding …
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Project Rescue: How to Save a Sinking Ship
Recognizing that your ship is sinking – that your project is over budget, and/or way off schedule – is the first and often hardest step, but once you recognize that you have a problem, how do you bail out and get back on track? Iceberg Classification You may be asking yourself, We’re …
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Project Rescue: How to Save a Sinking Ship
oDesk Lends a Helping Hand to Vator Splash Finalists
Last week we were privileged to be able to attend the Vator Splash competition in San Francisco which was put on by the folks at Vator.tv. Vator is a leading platform for innovators and entrepreneurs to broadcast themselves, and a provider of news and information through VatorNews. The event gave …
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oDesk Lends a Helping Hand to Vator Splash Finalists
iPad: Anatomy of a Tech Failure
[/caption] The much anticipated release of Apple’s tablet has left many making off-color jokes and scratching their heads, wondering, “How the $%&! did that happen?” Its easy to point and laugh, but the iPad is already joining the elite league of …
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Happy Freelancing — How to Know When You and the Client Are Not a Good Fit
In freelancing — much like in conventional careers — there will be times when you and the people paying your salary are just not a good match. While being half a world away from a difficult client may give you an advantage over an employee who works 10 feet from the boss …
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Planned outages – February 13-14, 2010
oDesk will be switching datacenters on Saturday February 13, 2010 beginning 10:00AM PST (18:00 GMT/UTC). We’re making the change to enhance our hardware, increase capacity and improve uptime. During the datacenter migration oDesk.com and its services will be unavailable.
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Planned outages – February 13-14, 2010
What Every Blogger and Freelance Writer Should Know About Internet Copyright and Libel Laws
While most amateur bloggers make their fair share of internet and blogosphere faux pas before they learn the ropes, professionals can’t really afford to make too many mistakes — especially when it comes to copyright infringement and libel. When I was a newbie blogger, I naively thought any photo on the internet that did not state its …
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Applying to a job just got a little easier
In response to provider feedback, we have redesigned the “Apply to Job” form to make it easier to send just the right application. All-new styling brings this form in line with our design direction and sets the stage for future updates and additions. Set your rate right in-line instead of after you …
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And the Winner Is…
Thank you all for your fantastic entries in yesterday’s contest! Hearing about your oDesk milestones and successes was nothing short of inspiring. Some of our favorite entries were: #oWin #oDesk I’m finishing up another web design/development job today. Its great to work from home! oDesk Rocks! – @getterdonegurus made my first major …
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#oDesk Twitter Contest – Your Odesk Milestones
It’s Thursday, and tweople are talking. What are they talking about? Your oDesk Milestones! They are talking, and YOU might be winning. What could you win? A $50 Amazon gift card and an oDesk t-shirt! Here’s the deal: Tweet about your oDesk Milestones.
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Introducing Faceted Provider Search
Finding just the right oDesk providers got easier! We’ve unveiled a new advanced search box for Provider search to let you drill down into your search and find candidates who match more specific criteria. You can choose multiple categories, locations, and more. We have a lot more improvements planned for …
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Freelancers: Make Your Comments Count
As freelancers, many of us overlook the value of commenting on blogs as a means to boost our visibility within the right circles. Making valuable, intelligent commentary on blogs is a great way to get your name and website link out there, and in front of someone else’s nicely targeted audience …
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Trend Watch: New Startup Activity Could Spur Hiring
A rebound in the economy could lead to the emergence of new startup companies and result in an uptick in tech-industry hiring. Last Friday, the Commerce Department revised upward its already impressive gross domestic product growth estimate for the fourth quarter of 2009. Previously, the department said that growth was 5.7 …
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Online Jobs Report: Web Design Isn’t Dead
The oDesk Online Jobs Report was released last week, and after having a chance to review the numbers, there is a very interesting trend that popped up. The skill “web design” is down 26 places from last year, however the category “Web Design” has remained unchanged …
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Coworking and the Future of Work
Yesterday, Gary shared his vision for the future with attendees at SXSW 2010 as part of the panel “What Coworking Tells Us About the Future of Work”. Today, he shared with me some of his thoughts on coworking, co-location, and the future of work: Coworking is the future of work. There’s …
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Skills to Boost Your Freelance Writing Resume
To be a successful freelance writer, you must be proficient at more than just forming sentences. A writer needs to know their way around a computer — or at least the computer’s word processing program — and needs a working knowledge of email, so written documents can …
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BUZZ – Pros and Cons for Remote Workers
I should disclose my own personal bias regarding Google’s Buzz. I’ve already disabled Buzz. However, to be fair I adopted early and rejected early due to the initial privacy oversights that Google made. cNet provides good instructions for disappearing yourself from Buzz, they can be …
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The Health Care Bill for Freelancers and Small Businesses
President Obama’s recent signing of a $938 billion overhaul of the U.S. health care system is both historic and controversial. Here’s the skinny on how the latest health care legislation affects you: I’m a freelancer/independent contractor/self-employed. As of 2014, you will be required to have health insurance, or face a financial penalty …
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Free Work: When Developers Give it Away for Free
Giving your skills to a project can be a great way to gain experience and boost your resume or portfolio. “Free” is a relative term and, in this case, your payment should — at the very least — be the experience and contacts you gain. As a general rule, if someone …
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Online Social Media Skills Not a Passing Fad
In the age of recession, everyone wants to know what job skills are in and what job skills are on their way out. No one wants to stockpile know-how in a field with a short shelf life, and some of the once-popular, ultra-specific tech skills have been needed one day and obsolete the next. Predicting the future …
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Online Social Media Skills Not a Passing Fad