New Jersey Transit head James Weinstein announced 25% fare increases, record layoffs and service cuts as he tries to put the agency’s fiscal house in order. Public transit chiefs around the country are fighting similar battles to make ends meet — and they’re losing. Continue reading U.S. Public Transit Riders Face Bumpy Road of Fare Hikes, Service Cuts U.S. Public Transit Riders Face Bumpy Road of Fare Hikes, Service Cuts originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:00. Filed Under: Economy , Taxes Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Filed under: Company News , Technology , Columns , Google , Facebook There is a lot of buzz these days over a new product called Google ( GOOG ) Wave. Some are under the false impression that it’s the next Twitter, but this new tool from Google is very different. Think of it as a real-time collaboration tool that includes, among its many features, email on steroids. Greg Dalesandre , Google Wave product manager, in an online video , describes Wave as a “shared space,” where users can communicate using text, videos, photos and maps. So you can have a conversation while working on a document with a group of people in another city — or in another part of the planet. You can both work together in real time using richly formatted text, photos, videos and more. The wave is the shared experience that you are involved with. So you could be working with 10 people and everything you do — from the conversations you have to the changes you make to a document, will be inside a wave. What’s really cool about this is that the wave allows you to rewind, allowing you to see who said what when. Since everything is in real-time — it’s fast. Continue reading Massucci’s Take: Google Wave is email for the next generation Massucci’s Take: Google Wave is email for the next generation originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Healthcare , Media , Pfizer The striking union of transit workers in Philadelphia are angry that they’re not getting daily doses of Viagra . And amazingly, their bosses apparently caved on their demands after the union turned down a generous offer — and threatened to embarrass the city during the World Series. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has agreed to cover almost all of its rising health-care costs, and to increase coverage for Pfizer’s ( PFE ) Viagra and other erectile dysfunction treatments, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. Workers are unhappy that their health insurance plan only covers about 10 pills a month. Continue reading No daily Viagra dose, no peace! Philly transit workers rise up in protest No daily Viagra dose, no peace! Philly transit workers rise up in protest originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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