Day archives: March 15th, 2022

Microsoft updates Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint to be hybrid work ready

The Verge: “Microsoft was one of the first companies to warn other businesses that the pandemic would forever change work habits. Two years later, Microsoft has embraced remote work both in its products and in practice with regard to how and where its employees get work done. Today it’s announcing changes to Microsoft Teams, Outlook, …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Microsoft

Stop Wasting People’s Time with Meetings

Harvard Business Review: “Meetings provide a platform for people to investigate issues, explore new avenues, and agree on actions. They’re also an opportunity to highlight leadership skills, interests, and managerial styles. However, many fall short of this promise. Ask yourself how much return you get from your involvement in all meetings, but especially the board …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management

ProPublica Releasing Data Behind Our Toxic Air Analysis

“Today ProPublica is releasing the data behind our investigative series “Sacrifice Zones,” which revealed more than 1,000 hot spots of cancer-causing industrial air pollution around the country. Researchers can now download the principal data files behind our investigation from our Data Store. The data that we used for the analysis is based on the Environmental …

Subjects: Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Legal Research

Google refine this search and broaden this search now live in search results

“Google Search has rolled out the “refine this search” and “broaden this search” in the U.S.-based English search results, a Google spokesperson confirmed with Search Engine Land today. These features were previewed last year at the Search On event last September. Google did say that while some are noticing the things to know/consider being tested, …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Ukrainian Violinists Play in Solidarity with 94 Other Violinists from 29 Countries

Open Culture: “Violinist Kerenza Peacock writes: “I befriended some young violinists in Ukraine via Instagram and discovered some were in basement shelters but had their violins. So I asked colleagues across the world to accompany them in harmony. And I got sent videos from 94 violinists in 29 countries in 48 hours!! An astonishing collaboration …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Social Media

Can making employers share pay in job postings help fix the gender pay gap?

The 19th: “Tuesday March 15, 2022 was Equal Pay Day, the first in a series of reminders of how persistent the pay gap has been. More states and cities hope laws requiring employers to share pay minimums and maximums on job postings will shrink this gap.  After years of little progress toward pay equity, more …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research