Last week my schedule contained this one among other tasks: AdWords Beginner Online Training Seminar — webinar was provided by ROI Revolution, a Google Analytics Authorized Consultant and Adwords Qualified Company. I'm a frequent participant of the seminars offered by this company, it's really beneficial and unique opportunity for both beginners and advanced users. You can learn the basics or refresh your knowledge, you even can ask a question after the presentation or discuss it through the chat window during the session... read more →
What is meant by correct development of programming systems? What is right? Be it a primitive “piece of cake” or an exotic product using modern RUP, XP, UML, or something still more sophisticated, when can we praise the development as correct and what are the criteria? Here are a number of points by Alexander Nemtsov... read more →
Congrats to Dima Reshetov with his successful passing of TS: Microsoft .NET Framework – Application Development Foundation Exam! Dima scored 911 of 1000, while passing score is 700!... read more →
Vasiliy Sergeev, our PHP Team Leader has received a Zend Certification in PHP5. A group of our PHP developers has been preparing for the Certification since May and now more certificates will follow. So be prepared to get better PHP!... read more →
– Pioneers, be online! With such mottos and drumming, with red ties and marching, Sibers celebrated its 10-year anniversary... read more →
In their research of 20 global markets, including those of USA, UK, France, Germany, China, Brazil, Japan and Russia, Universal McCann claims that more than 50% of network population uses social networks and Web 2.0. The research elicited great differences among the countries and referred them to the mentality and the level of available technology. The Chinese, for example, communicate mainly through user communities. They are hyper-responsible for every word typed and stick to rigid communication principles due to the total government control over the Internet in their country.
European users, on the other hand, value individualism and an opportunity to express their opinion.... read more →
I recently posted a question to LinkedIn Answers trying to figure out what makes people outsource to Russia if there exist cheaper options in India and Pakistan. I got 27 answers, all different, and majority was quite detailed. I selected 4 most popular answers why outsourcing to Russia is worth it... read more →
Last week was celebrated here, in our Akademgorodok, as its 50th birthday. Half a century ago the government approved the decision to found a scientific center at a carefully selected place in Siberian forests. The place was called Golden Valley due to the beauty of the surrounding scenery. Built on the bank of the Ob River, near the newly built hydropower plant, Akademgorodok quickly obtained its highly respected status. Some famous Russian mathematicians and physicists dared to leave their customary environment, move to Siberia and found scientific schools, which became known worldwide... read more →
The American journalists visited our Academgorodok where we live and work.... read more →