Salary transparency: How one company's oversharing is paying off

BULLETIN: Google agrees to give equal prominence to rivals' services to settle EU antitrust case REVIEW: Best tools for keeping end users happy ITworld Today February 05, 2014 Share this email Show us yours: How salary transparency is paying off for one company In December, tech startup Buffer made quite a buzz by announcing that they were moving to open salaries. That is, they published the salaries of every employee (currently 15 people and growing) as well as the formula they've devised for determining employee pay. So far, Buffer's policy of "radical transparency" has paid off in a significant increase in the number and quality of job applicants. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. BULLETIN: Google agrees to give equal prominence to rivals' services to settle EU antitrust case 2. REVIEW: Best tools for keeping end users happy 3. Osaka train station set for large face-recognition study 4. Nadella's salary set at $1.2M for first year as Microsoft CEO 5. 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READ MORE Osaka train station set for large face-recognition study Japan's Osaka Station could become another focal point in the global battle over personal privacy protection as a Japanese research center prepares for a long-term face-recognition study there. READ MORE Nadella's salary set at $1.2M for first year as Microsoft CEO He's also eligible for a cash bonus of up to $3.6 million. READ MORE Webcast: PC Connection, Inc. in Partnership with Kingston Battling Increased Storage Demands? SSDs to the Rescue! Listen to this ConnectionPoint Connect with Expert podcast as Louis Kaneshiro, Sr. Technology Manager at Kingston Technology, shares his expertise on SSD technology. He addresses the concerns every potential SSD adopter should consider and discusses how SSD reliability is advancing, and what adopters need to consider. Learn More How to get app icon badge numbers in iOS7 without push notifications Using the badge number on your app icon for iOS is a great way to let the user know that there is something new to interact with in your app. Here's a quick way to achieve this without using push notifications. READ MORE Google to renew Eric Schmidt's $100m stock bonus When Google awarded Eric Schmidt a $100 million stock bonus in 2011 it was seen as unprecedented for the company. Now it's doing it again. READ MORE What to do if you absolutely can't, or won't, give up XP You know that you can't keep using Windows XP. But if you absolutely can't or won't make the change, at least take these precautions. READ MORE Netflix to spend $3 billion on content this year Also, Netflix Original House of Cards has been renewed for a third season. READ MORE How 'Lenovorola' changes the mobile world Google is selling Motorola to Lenovo. The deal makes Google better, Lenovo bigger and Motorola gets a new lease on life. 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