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AT&T said the company needs to “educate the customer” on data usage, particularly in New York and San Francisco, where just three percent of smartphone users are consuming up to 40 percent of the network capacity, according to Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.

Speaking at a UBS investors conference in New York this week, de la Vega said the most high-bandwidth activity is video and audio streaming. This includes applications on Apple’s (NASDAQ: APPL) iPhone that provide nonstop Internet radio.

“We need to educate the customer … We’ve got to get them to understand what represents a megabyte of data,” said at the conference, according to a report by the Associate Press.

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With the holiday season approaching, you are probably planning an office holiday party in order to boost teamwork and morale amongst your own employees. But did you know that the office party opens you up to liability for a workplace lawsuit?

The United States Department of Labor states that holding a office holiday party with improper use of alcohol can make employers vulnerable to liability under tort, workers’ compensation or other laws.

In fact, under California law, while there is no social host liability according to Dan Eaton (legal analyst on KPBS San Diego), there is business host liability in tort law.

This liability was decided in the case Harris v. Trojan Fireworks Company.

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from NJ.com

The doctor will see you now. Or at least in the few seconds it takes AT&T to relay your vital signs over its broadband network.

The telecommunications giant has big plans to establish a foothold in the “telehealth” industry, an emerging field that links patients and physicians across the country via video and medical-information technology.

“These days, everybody is talking about medical care: Who gets it? Who pays for it? Who decides?” said Robert Miller, executive director of technical research at AT&T and a 40-year veteran at the company’s Florham Park research labs. “

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Business Week

Parents who shop on Toysrus.com this holiday season likely won’t know that a company called GSI Commerce (GSIC) is managing the orders behind the scenes. But GSI is ubiquitous: It runs retail Web sites for some 100 brands, including the NFL, Bath & Body Works, Ralph Lauren (RL), Aeropostale (ARO), and Toys “R” Us. All told, the company processes $3 billion in annual sales, from which it takes a commission.

GSI Commerce, based in King of Prussia, Pa., may be invisible to shoppers, but it’s attracting attention on Wall Street. Over the past 12 months the company’s stock has shot up 236% as its founder and chief executive, Michael G. Rubin, has gone on an acquisitions rampage.

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In a bright spot of news, Reuters reports that borrowing by the smallest of all small businesses has grown, possibly indicating the beginnings of a small business recovery.

This is good news considering that many people believe that small businesses are the best way to economic recovery. They employ many Americans and they are the best way to create jobs in this economy.

According to Reuters, PayNet Inc for Reuters tracked the loan, lease and line of credit activity of microbusinesses. It discovered that U.S. businesses with less than $100,000 in outstanding debts began borrowing again warily this spring to invest in their businesses. This trend was constant until the very end of the study back in September 2009.

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Nita Clarke, joint author of Engaging for Success, discusses the importance of motivating your employees

With 2010 rapidly approaching, employers in all sectors will want to kick off the year on a positive note and inspire employees to help drive the company forward. While the next year is likely to remain challenging, businesses are starting to look ahead to a period of economic recovery; their first step should be to ensure they have a strong connection with the people on whom success will depend in the year ahead.

Earlier this year, I co-wrote (with David MacLeod) Engaging for Success, an independent report to government exploring the role that employee engagement can play in increasing performance.

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Microsoft and Lockheed Martin have announced a deal to license the software titan’s simulation software — dubbed “ESP” — for use in the aerospace firm’s battle training simulations.

The announcement of the strategic alliance between the two firms came at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference (I/ITSEC) this week in Orlando, Fla.

Additionally, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is also demonstrating its first ESP-based application on the show floor, according to statements from the aerospace giant and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

“The training needs of our military and civil government customers continue to expand,” Chester Kennedy, vice president of engineering at Lockheed Martin?s Simulation, Training & Support business unit, said in a statement.

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There are a lot of online scams out there on the web, but there are also legitimate, easy ways to make money online.

These free ways to make money online are simply companies that usually have the user perform small tasks for predetermined amounts of money. This money gradually adds up and is deposited into a PayPal account or bank account. Here is a list of sites that are legitimate ways to make money online.

MTurk.com Has Free Ways to Make Money Online

MTurk stands for Amazon Mechanical Turk and is run by the Amazon.com. It is a website that provides HITs or Human Intelligence Tasks for users to do for money.

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