Walnut Creek Sewer Repair Plumber Reflects on Cancer Related Death of Apple Founder Steve Jobs

Walnut Creek, Ca (PRWEB) October 06, 2011

Walnut Creek Sewer repair and trenchless sewer replacement plumber Gary Dimodana who owns Evenflow Plumbing was at the Apple Store on 10/05/2011 at 5:45 p.m. trying to buy the new Apple iPhone 4S when he heard about the cancer related death of Apple Founder Steve Jobs. as reported by CNN News to http:/http://www.apple.com/ The first thing I felt was a loss. Even though I didnt know Steve Jobs personally, he is just one of those guys who has really changed the world and shouldnt die so young, says Gary. News broke on Wednesday afternoon that Steve Jobs has passed away. People who were at the Apple store looking at the Apple iPhone 4S started talking about the news immediately after the news came across their iPhones. A few people were crying and everyone was definitely deeply saddened by the news. The crowd of people was buzzing with all of the crazy things that Jobs has done and brought to the world, said Gary.

Steve Jobs has been fighting a long battle with cancer according to Fox News and has passed due to his cancer related illness. It is widely known that Jobs has been suffering through cancer for some years, it was a public battle as reported by ABC News. He had surgery for pancreatic cancer in 2004 and a liver transplant in 2009. Jobs remained the face and CEO of Apple while undergoing various cancer treatments. Steve Jobs will perhaps be best remembered as the Apple visionary who brought personal computers into homes and businesses and then revolutionized the way we live with the introduction of mp3 players like the iPod as well as mobile smart phone devices like the iPhone, and then the latest revolution, the iPad tablet.

Steve Jobs came a long way from when he and Stephen Wozniak started a garage based company in 1976. When he was 35 Apple didnt seem to need him anymore and he was forced out of the company. But as time went on it became obvious to investors and stock holders that not only was Steve Jobs needed, he was a visionary and marketing genius. Jobs understood that functionality was critical but a sleek look and feel would appeal to the masses. He was known for not settling and encouraging more creativeness from his team before approving prototypes to be released for testing. During his absence from Apple Computer which lasted over a decade Jobs was an integral part of Pixar which went on to release, Toy Story, and other popular movies. Back before I was doing sewer repair and trenchless sewer replacement in Walnut Creek I was playing on my Apple personal computer, says Gary Dimodana, This guy is responsible for changing the mindset for the way people process and share information. In my lifetime he is the father of information.

Though funeral arrangements have not been announced it is clear that many people will want to remember Steve Jobs. Apple.com put up a splash page tribute to jobs on October 5, 2011 which is viewable by all visitors the Apple website. There is also a link with a small tribute. tomorrow I will be back to doing sewer repair and trenchless sewer replacement in Walnut Creek, but it weigh heavy on my mind that Steve Jobs is gone., says Gary Dimodana.

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1.5 Million UK Jobs in e-Commerce by 2015

(PRWEB UK) 14 July 2011

An estimated 1.5 million UK staff will work within the e-commerce industry within the next four years according to new research from IMRG and eDigitalResearch.

The second annual IMRG e-Jobs Index shows that 63% of online businesses increased staff levels over the past year alone, with an estimated 730,000 now working in, or in support of, the e-commerce industry as revenues continue to grow.

The study, conducted in association with eDigitalResearch, shows that 74% of e-commerce departments and businesses have increased their turnover since last year and presents a huge opportunity for the industry to develop further, as another 60% of e-businesses are looking to increase staff numbers over the next 12 months.

However, this figure is considerably lower than what was anticipated. Last year, over 80% of those surveyed said that they hoped to recruit over the coming months. The actual number of companies that recruited new members of staff stands at 17.45% lower than this and is likely to be attributed to the recent and rapid growth of the m-commerce market.

Chris Russell, Director at eDigitalResearch, explains, As we continue to see the popularity of smartphones and other emerging channels increase with consumers, retailers are beginning to merge and combine multiple departments and operations in order to create a coherent message across the board for all of their customers. This is not to say that the e-commerce jobs market is beginning to decline. It simply means that, along with everything else in the e-commerce industry, it is evolving in order to cope with the shifting consumer trends we are witnessing.

Almost half (43.24%) of those surveyed suggested that up to 50% of their total revenue is generated via the internet. More importantly, another 40% (41.08%) indicated that 91-100% of overall revenue comes from e-commerce channels, an increase of 4% on the same figures last year, and represents the continued growth of the e-commerce industry and the importance for dedicated e-commerce teams and staff members.

James Roper, CEO at IMRG, comments, The continuing strong growth in e-jobs is particularly welcome now when so much employment is being lost across the rest of the economy. The UK leads Europe in e-retail, so many of these new jobs are well paid and right at the cutting edge of commercial innovation, with the skills being developed here arming Britain to win in the ultra-competitive global online marketplace that is already worth billions of pounds per annum to thousands of UK e-retailers who are selling cross-border. Despite the recession, domestic e-retail continues to grow at 18% year-on-year as millions of hard-pressed consumers shop online to make their money stretch further, and with a third of the UKs adult population yet to shop online, e-retail is set to continue to be a key employment generator for years to come.

Unsurprisingly, Christmas remains the most popular time of the year for online businesses to recruit extra staff, with one in four retailers (27.5%) declaring that they will look to employ temporary staff to help with the increase in online activity.

It is also important to acknowledge that a considerable amount of staff also work in areas supporting the e-commerce industry, including distribution and delivery, customer support and website development. It is estimated that 115,700 delivery staff will distribute over one billion parcels to online customers in 2011.

For a copy of the e-Jobs Index white paper, please visit the IMRG website: http://www.imrg.org/ImrgWebsite/User/Pages/WhitePapers.aspx?pageID=93&isHomePage=false&isDetailData=true&itemID=5497&specificPageType=0&pageTemplate=11

For more information regarding the IMRG e-Jobs Index please contact Andy Mulcahy on 020 7189 8373 or email andy.mulcahy@imrg.org. Alternatively, for more information regarding the results, including copies of graphs and tables, please contact Lisa Bonczyk on 01489 772920 or email lisa.b@edigitalresearch.com.

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About the IMRG e-Jobs Index

The e-Jobs Index in IMRGs annual survey of employment generated by British retailers trading on the internet and the businesses in support of their trade. The Index focuses on the attitudes of business performance of IMRG members and ISIS-accredited retailers. It is based on a survey of 185 online retailers. The survey was conducted by IMRG and eDigitalResearch between February and April 2011. Additional information was provided by eBay.

About IMRG

IMRG (Interactive Media in Retail Group) is the industry association for global e-retail. Formed in 1990, IMRG is setting and maintaining pragmatic and robust e-retail standards to enable fast-track industry growth, and facilitates its community of members with practical help, information, tools, guidance and networking. Consumers can be confident when dealing with IMRG Members because all interact in an environment where they are encouraged to operate using methods that are Honest, Decent, Legal, Truthful and Fair, and have undertaken to not bring the industry into disrepute. The strength of IMRG is the collective and cooperative power of its members. For more information please visit http://www.imrg.org/ or email market(at)imrg(dot)org

About eDigitalResearch

eDigitalResearch are research specialists with expertise in online business. When you have to make critical business decisions we can give you the precise multichannel insight and informed direction you need. Surveys, panels and communities combine to provide holistic insight which gives clients the confidence and evidence to make crucial decisions on product range, marketing, customer service, supply chain and even basic positioning. For more information please visit http://www.edigitalresearch.com or email info(at)edigitalresearch(dot)com

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