In a sour economy like this, entrepreneurs inevitably dream up new ways to turn lemons into lemonade

At least that's the motive behind a free software program called Layoff Tracker. Layoff Tracker can be planted on a Web site or a computer desktop to provide a running tally of the pink slips being handed out by major employers around the country. The tracker complies the numbers from news reports and company announcements.... more »

Online layoff tracker captures economy's carnage

The program is designed to make it easier to monitor the massive payroll purge that has been worsening the 14-month-old recession. And it should trigger more online conversations that help the unemployed get back on their feet, said Bari Abdul, the Layoff Tracker's mastermind... more »

Video Coverage: Layoff Tracker

It's called telonu.com, and this site indeed tells all the grim news, offering graphs, individual stories, and searchable, industry-by-industry, business by business layoff statistics, trends, gossip, and even rumors... more »

Good ways to deliver bad news

Many laid-off Americans share the sentiment. In an era of mounting layoffs, 88 percent of employees rated the handling of their layoff as poor or very poor in a new survey by Telonu.com... more »

Telonu: Another Place To Write About How Much You Hate Your Job

Telonu (Tell-on-you, get it?) is a new website that invites you to "Rave, Rant, and Rate" about your school and business in the hopes of helping inform prospective applicants as well as providing co-workers a place to gossip anonymously... more »

Telonu lets users review jobs — and layoffs

A new job rating site called Telonu offers a window into the process through its "Layoff Talk" section, as well as an opportunity for users to vent about anything else that's job-related more »

Laid Off? Tell Your Horror Story Anonymously on Telonu

Today, the service added a widget so you can display the service's layoff counts on your own website or blog, though, personally, I'd be more inclined to click some of the compelling headlines associated with layoff stories... more »

Company Layoff Practices Matter: They'll Remember How They Feel

How you lay off employees in this economic climate really matters. You've heard me discuss alternatives to layoffs, none of which are exceptionally positive, but may provide temporary solutions. Yesterday's blog post zeroed in on the pessimism of CEOs... more »