July 2005 Bandwidth Report Live on the Web
Full Story: http://www.urlwire.com/news/080405.html
Direct to site: http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0507/
Summary:
The Bandwidth Report is a monthly roundup of connectivity trends in the US and elsewhere. Each month's bandwidth report offers the latest statistics in Internet connectivity and broadband trends, including:

* Home Connectivity in the US
* Broadband Growth in the US
* Work Connectivity
* Broadband Trends in the US, Canada, and other countries

The July 2005 Bandwidth Report is available at: http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0507/

Fired Google Blogger Helps Launch SimplyFired.com
Full Story: http://www.urlwire.com/news/080105.html
Direct to site: http://www.SimplyFired.com
Summary:
Amidst the sea of corporate layoffs announced recently, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.com), the world’s largest search engine for jobs, today launched SimplyFired.com, a website for fired and laid off workers to share and submit their stories.
Joining to help launch the site is Mark Jen, the infamous blogger who made headlines after being fired by Google for his blogging earlier this year. Jen, who now works for Plaxo, will be featured on the site along with his account of getting fired. He will also serve as a judge for a “Simply Fired Contest” to uncover the most captivating and compelling stories about people who have lost their job.