Jason Unger

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How to deal with getting fired (from Yahoo)

Wow. If there's any columnist out there today who doesn't deserve to be fired, it's Penelope Trunk.

But she's been canned from Yahoo! Finance, according to her blog, because her career-oriented columns lower the overall CPM of the finance-related articles on Yahoo.

While this is a legitimate excuse, it's not like there isn't money to be made in career advice advertising. People will pay for material if they know that they'll be getting something valuable in return. Penelope's columns deliver that.

Even though she's written her last column for Yahoo, at least she gets to go out with a promo for her blog and RSS feed.

(Yes, she is my friend on facebook.)

Israeli scientists fit Bible on pinhead - Those Israelis, the ingenious sabras behind things like ICQ and x-ray specs, have come up with another invention: a Bible half the size of a grain of sugar.

Hope they built a super-powered microscope to go along.

Boston's $14.8B Big Dig finally complete - I can't believe this is true. For as long as I've known Boston, I've known the Big Dig.

Sadly, I guess all eras must come to an end.

Best Price Cameras (enterprisephoto.com, infinitiphoto.com, jandkcameras.com) - I'm in the market for the Canon HV20 high-definition camcorder, and the best price seems to be at bestpricecameras.com.

It's a good thing reviewers are out there, since the site has been panned as a bait-and-switch seller who won't send your item unless you purchase an upsold package.

Year-end roundup: Most loved and most hated posts of 2007 - Penelope Trunk rounds up some of the best posts from her site from 2007, and it's been a great year. She's one of the most insightful and entertaining bloggers today.

She provides great advice, opens up her life to her audience, and engages in the conversation. That's what every blogger should strive for.