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  • Your Work How to Win at Office Politics

    How to Win at Office Politics

    Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn’t have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining support to make an organizational change. Playing the game well is about defending your position, earning respect, exchanging favors, and keeping your sanity amid the chaos. To get started, you need to know what you really want from work, then orient your political moves toward those goals. It all starts with strong relationships and helping others; those people in return make up the support system that helps you realize your goals. Here’s how it’s done.

  • Your Industry The Era of "Big Search" Is Over -- But Google May Still Win

    The Era of "Big Search" Is Over -- But Google May Still Win

    The era of the all-powerful search engine is waning. In its place, the power of the publisher and the content provider is rising again, just like it did in the early 19th century — only the players will be very different. Back when “Web 2.0″ was still a shiny new moniker, search engines had unequaled power. [...]

  • Your Money Health Care Reform's Public Option: Everything You Need to Know

    Health Care Reform's Public Option: Everything You Need to Know

    The government-run public insurance option will continue to be a contentious topic as health care reform moves to the Senate. Here’s a comprehensive look at how it’s likely to be structured, what it might mean for your health care costs now and in the future, as well as some potential upsides and downsides of the proposal.