Greenpeace has ranked mobile handset and PC manufacturers on their use of harmful chemicals and electronic waste recycling.
While no company managed to acheive a green ranking, Nokia tops the chart for handsets having made good progress eliminating PVCs and BFRs but needs to recycle more.
Among the PCs, Dell is best as a result of its strong takeback programme but has failed to eliminate toxic chemicals.
The worst performers? Motorola and Lenovo. Also performing poorly is design champion Apple.
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In a publishing environment with ever more complex ways of getting revenue, John Blossom of Shore argues that publishers are not doing enough to understand their users and should:
look through the eyes of your audience to see what it is they really value
I couldn’t agree more.
Comparing publishing with the music industry, one of his more radical ideas for a simple new revenue model could draw inspiration from Weed, where tracks can be freely distributed for the first few plays before being charged.
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Proquest has launched a (paying) service that offers access to obituaries and death notices from the full runs of major US newspapers dating back to 1851.
It looks now like their own obituary will not be appearing. The incorrect statements about their financial situation were down to an individual and they claim that their fundamentals are sound.
Their shareprice is holding at over $13 but down from $29 in February and expected to fall further following their imminent financial re-statement.
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