Here are the top 5 cities for computer science jobs Christina Farr, venturebeat.com Tickets On Sale Now If you’re fortunate enough to posess a computer science degree, or have picked up coding skills on your own time, you have the option to live and work virtually anywhere in the world. But in certain cities, tech… … Continue reading Top 5 cities for computer science jobs
Sequoia’s Sir Michael Moritz: The ‘data factory’ is the next Industrial Revolution Jolie O’Dell, venturebeat.com Early Bird Tickets on Sale SAN FRANCISCO — Computation power, applications, device and services costs, and storage are experiencing a dramatic upheaval not unlike the Industrial Revolution of centuries past. All that adds … http://flip.it/T6dGj Related articles Sequoia's Sir Michael … Continue reading The data factory is the next industrial revolution
How and why LinkedIn is becoming an engineering powerhouse Derrick Harris, gigaom.com Most LinkedIn users know “People You May Know” as one of that site’s flagship features — an onmipresent reminder of other LinkedIn users with whom you probably want to connect. Keeping it up to date and accurate requires some heady data… http://flip.it/9OFnb
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7 Ways to Create an Awesome LinkedIn Group Jeff Haden, inc.com OWNER’S MANUAL If this guy can build a thriving group on industrial water treatment (no, really), you can be master of your own niche on LinkedIn. There are almost 2 million LinkedIn Groups, since any of the more than 200 million LinkedIn us… 7 … Continue reading Creating a great LinkedIn group
New Start-ups: Here’s Your Digital To-Do List John Brandon, inc.comTECH REPORTYou already know you need a robust Web presence for your business. What other tech steps do you need to take to get established? Read this handy list.I asked a number of entrepreneurs and experts for the essential things every…New Start-ups: Here’s Your Digital To-Do … Continue reading Digital must haves for any new startup
Airbnb starts verifying user profiles by Donna Tam, cnet.com The company that matches property owners to travelers looking for a place to stay now tags vetted users with verified ID badges. Airbnb, which helps people find vacation rentals all around the world, today will start verifying the identit… Airbnb starts verifying user profiles http://flip.it/apNTw http://flip.it/o4knQ … Continue reading Airbnb starts verifying users
The Companies and Countries Losing Their Data Our Editors, hbr.org With China hacking the US, the US hacking China, and LinkedIn and Facebook and credit card companies and Google and who knows who else all vomiting our data all over the web, I was intrigued when a new report on data loss ran across my … Continue reading Industries that lose the most data
4 Secrets For Using LinkedIn to Land a Job Chelsea Gladden, mashable.com It’s the largest and most popular social networking platform on the web for professionals, but can LinkedIn really land you a job?More About: contributor, Feature, job search series, Jobs, linkedin Chelsea Gladden RT @mashable: 4 Secrets For Using LinkedIn to Land a Job … Continue reading Using LinkedIn to land a job
Find out who has viewed your LinkedIn profile by Matt Elliott, cnet.com A clever trick lets you find out who has viewed your LinkedIn profile without upgrading your account. If you are unemployed, unhappy at your current job, or simply curious about other opportunities, then you likely keep close tabs on yo… RT @CNETHowTo: Find … Continue reading Find out who has viewed your LinkedIn profile
Safe Shepherd Protects Your Social Networks, Keeps Your Data Off of Creepy People Search Engines Alan Henry, lifehacker.com Safe Shepherd is a privacy protection service that already scrubs your personal data from creepy people search engines, but the service also now keeps tabs on your social networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram to make … Continue reading Safe Shepherd Protects Your Social Networks
Steve Tobak, inc.com LAST WORD Everything you do on the Internet is like a tattoo you get late at night that can never, ever be erased. We all behave like idiots at times. It’s been that way since the dawn of civilization. The one saving grace has always been… RT @AsurionCareers: “Everything you do on … Continue reading 9 Ways You’re Ruining Your Online Reputation
Steve Cody, inc.com THE CLIMBER In 18 years of running my own business, I’ve found it’s important to know when to turn the tables and fire a client. Here are those five times. You may know Inc.com as I do: It’s a veritable treasure trove of best practices wh… RT @Inc: Ever fired a customer? … Continue reading 5 Customers You Should Fire
TalentBin Takes On LinkedIn By Targeting Recruiters By David Zax, fastcompany.com By trolling various sites, TalentBin builds a database of people’s hidden talents. Can it reinvent headhunting in the process? TalentBin, as its founder Pete Kazanjy explains, is a LinkedIn competitor. And yet, if the average person with … RT @FastCompany: TalentBin Takes On LinkedIn … Continue reading TalentBin Takes On LinkedIn
The Future Of Coworking And Why It Will Give Your Business A Huge Edge By Lydia Dishman, fastcompany.com Here are the numbers that support the case for coworking—and why it’s not just for startups or freelancers anymore. Fun. Friendly. Inspiring. Collaborative. Productive. If you wouldn’t define your workplace with any or all of those ter… … Continue reading The Future Of Coworking
Hounded By Recruiters, Coders Put Themselves Up For Auction J.J. Colao, forbes.com When Pete London posted a resume on LinkedIn in December 2009, the JavaScript specialist stumbled into a trap of sorts. Shortly after creating a profile he received a message from a recruiter at Google. Just days later, another from… RT @ForbesTech: Hounded by … Continue reading Avoid recruiters and put your skills up for auction
Job Recruiters Eschew Monster to Find Hidden Talent on LinkedIn By Olga Kharif -, bloomberg.com In his more than 15 years as a headhunter, Jeff Vijungco has tried Monster, Craigslist, CareerBuilder, and other online job boards. Lately the head of recruitment at Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) has scrapped most of them. “I think job posti… … Continue reading Why LinkedIn is replacing Monster as job search tool
Issie Lapowsky, inc.com Inc. magazine The Nerdery, No. 99 on Inc.’s Hire Power list, rose above tragedy to give every employee a personal stake in success COMPANY PROFILE Company: The Nerdery Headquarters: Bloomington, MN Founder: Mike… RT @whatifglobal: Why one company named all its employees “co-presidents”: Another moving read from @Inc’s Hire Power Awards http://flip.it/BH3bP … Continue reading Why Everyone at My Company Has One Job Title
Your Online Bio, Supercharged Jennifer Alsever, inc.com Inc. magazine The skinny on three services that help you create personal webpages to encompass your entire online life. Chances are good that your bio on the company website includes little more than a headshot, title, and career… RT @ashleycalloway: 3 sites to help you build your personal … Continue reading Why the resume is dead and profile pages are the new standard
With Over 400,000 Users, Social Media Manager Buffer Gets A Refresh On Web & Mobile, Moves Away From Being A Destination Site Sarah Perez, techcrunch.com Buffer, the social media manager that allows you to schedule posts to Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, is today launching a redesign of its service on both web and mobile. The … Continue reading Buffer social media turns from websites to mobile streams
Michael V. Copeland, wired.com Analyst turned VC Mary Meeker sees a lot to be excited about in tech (mobile), and much to be worried about too. http://flip.it/sMiw8 Big Tech: Mary Meeker Says We’re Giving Up Our Possessions for the Internet Related articles Disrupt or Die. Are You Working With The Social Agency Of The … Continue reading Big Tech: Mary Meeker Says We’re Giving Up Our Possessions for the Internet
Identity fraud more common among LinkedIn users - Salon.com By Natasha Lennard, salon.com The personal information openly shared on social media sites is a goldmine for fraudsters The proliferation of personal information shared via social media correlates with a significant spike in instances of identity fraud. In 201… RT @Salon: “A goldmine for fraudsters”: Identity … Continue reading LinkedIn and identity theft
Beyond Klout: Better Ways To Measure Social Media Influence Adam Popescu, readwrite.com Measuring social influence online is becoming a more sophisticated, refined and granular process. While the much-maligned early leader in the market, Klout, has scooped up a lot of headlines over the past few years, there’s a better… http://flpbd.it/7Qp5t Related articles Is Klout Gaining … Continue reading Klout and other ways to measure your influence
LinkedIn: The Quiet Force Transforming Biotech & Pharma Luke Timmerman, xconomy.com Luke Timmerman Mark Levin’s business is biotechnology, so it’s no surprise he knew zilch about a tech company called LinkedIn as recently as two years ago. But these days Levin sounds like he can barely do his job without… http://flpbd.it/TIANz Related articles LinkedIn: Revolutionizing … Continue reading LinkedIn disrupts biotech pharma recruiting
Recruiter Job Demand Remains Strong http://www.recruiter.com, recruiter.com According to a new survey by WANTED Analytics, there were over 14,000 jobs posted online in September for recruiters and other staffing professionals. The number represents a 12 percent growth over September 2011, but a… http://flpbd.it/WuLdr Related articles Using Twitter As A Social Recruiting Tool (windmillnetworking.com) LinkedIn: Revolutionizing … Continue reading Recruiters who know social media are in demand
Knode: The Next Stage of the Internet is About What You Know Alex E. Weaver, bostinno.com Predicting what’s “next” for the Internet can be a lot like surfing the web itself: daunting, frustrating and often pointless. There’s a lot of information swirling around out there, after all, and people are interacting with it in… http://flpbd.it/rXXmp … Continue reading Knode attempts to compete with LinkedIn in biotech networking
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