July 2011
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3 Ways to Ace Your Job Interview Using Social...
Succeeding at a job interview is all about coming prepared: Doing company research and being able to articulate how your unique skills and experiences are a fit for the job. Social media can help you gain crucial insights about the company you’re applying to, as well as the people you’ll be interviewing with, so that you can gain an edge during the interview process. In the past, doing...
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Google Releases “What’s New in Google+” Hub
Google celebrated the one-month anniversary of Google+ with the release of a “What’s New in Google+” section, which will update users on new features and changes to existing ones.
Twitter Will Soon Flag NSFW Tweets
A forthcoming Twitter feature will warn people when a tweet contains a link to “possibly sensitive” media such as not-safe-for-work videos...
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FRD May Not Be A Law But The Courts and EEOC Think...
What Family Responsibilities Discrimination Is Not …
Family discrimination is not a new protected category, says Beachboard, who is a shareholder in the Los Angeles office of law firm Ogletree Deakins. (His tips came at the SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition held recently in Las Vegas.)
Furthermore, the family responsibilities discrimination concept does not prohibit an employer...
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Nintendo Cuts 3Ds Price After Dismal Quarterly Results
Nintendo slashed profit expectations and said that it would decrease the price of its 3DS handheld device to $169 after disclosing that quarterly sales were down 50% year-over-year.
Google+ Traffic Falls As Users Spend Less Time on Site
After a running start, Google+‘s growth may be slowing down a bit: A report from Experian Hitwise...
Seattle Founder Institute Graduation
Congratulations to all the Founder Institute graduates! Great job on your Startup. :-)
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Are Looks and Age Ever Valid As Minimum Job...
Korean Air is the largest airline based in South Korea. It serves primarily Asian destinations but makes flights throughout the world. Korean Air places a premium on physically attractive, young, female, college graduates for the flight attendants they hire. Unlike airlines based in the United States, Korean Air can set specific age, gender, and physical specifications for their...
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Amazon Revenues Jump 51%
Amazon‘s revenues jumped 51% in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, the fastest period of growth the company has experienced in a decade, CEO Jeff Bezos says.
Is Apple Working on a 15-inch MacBook Air/Pro Hybrid?
Apple is putting the finishing touches on a 15-inch ultra-portable MacBook Air/Pro hybrid that could make its debut this holiday...
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Google Responds to Outcry Over Google+ Account Suspensions
Google has released a public statement about the recent wave of controversial Google+ account suspensions, outlining the company’s “common name” policy.
Amazon To Launch in India Next Year?
Amazon may launch in India as soon as the beginning of next year, according to The Times of India.
Netflix Stock Slides After Earnings
Netflix’s...
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This Is What Gets Defunded If The Treasury Has To...
It’s been assumed — but never confirmed — that if we hit the debt ceiling, that The Treasury could prioritize payments, continuing to make bond coupon payments and entitlements, while shutting off other spending.
The Bipartisan Policy Center has put together a presentation (.pdf) on the debt ceiling, and what prioritization would look like (via Stone Street Advisors).
These two...
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RIM To Cut 2,000 Jobs
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion plans to cut 11% of its 17,000-strong workforce following disappointing quarterly results.
Facebook Alleged iPad App Leaked
Screenshots of Facebook’s alleged iPad app have been uncovered.
Netflix Reportedly in Talks With DreamWorks
Netflix is reportedly in talks with DreamWorks animation to bring the latter’s films to Netflix’s...
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20 Million Join Google+ in 3 Weeks, Data Suggests
20 million people have joined Google+ in the three weeks since its launch, according to data from comScore.
Verizon Announces New CEO, Earnings
Verizon announced strong Q2 2011 earnings Friday morning, as well as a new CEO.
Apple To Buy Hulu?
Apple could be considering the purchase of popular online video service Hulu, according to “two...
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The Secrets To Getting A Job When You Are...
“You need to have something productive to point to”
Image: Flickr
“You don’t want to come up blank when they ask what you’ve been doing in recent months,” says hiring manager Alison Green, writer of Ask a Manager.
“Even if you’ve been spending most of your time sitting on the couch watching Law & Order.”
Take a class at your local...
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The 15 Most Suicidal Cities In America - Surprise...
#15 Tulsa, Okla.
Annual rate: 14.5 per 100,000 people annually
From 1990-2004, Tulsa had a 50.1% change in suicide rates — the highest was 34.2 in 2002.
In 2008, Tulsa’s suicide rates made headlines again when three Edison Preparatory School students killed themselves and school officials called the situation a crisis.
#14 Phoenix, Ariz.
Annual rate: 14.7 per 100,000 people...
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The Best CEOs of the Past 20 Years
#21 Indra Nooyi, Pepsi
Tenure: 2006 - Present
Company growth: 3 Corporate legacy: 4 Personal reputation: 8
When Nooyi assumed the CEO post, she was the fifth CEO in the company’s history, and the first woman. Previously she served as CFO since 2000, during which she is credited with increasing the company’s revenue by 72% annually.
Last year, Nooyi completed the $7.8 billion...
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Apple May Launch New MacBook Air & Mac OS X Lion Soon
Apple’s new MacBook Air and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion desktop operating system may land in consumers’ hands as early as Wednesday, AppleInsider reports.
During last month’s WWDC keynote, Apple announced that Lion would arrive in July as a Mac App Store exclusive for just $29.99.
Caught on Video: Unreleased Window Phone 7
A video of what...
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WatchReal Dark Knight Trailer
Warner Bros. released the official teaser for “The Dark Knight Rises” today
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World Cup Games Set Tweets Per Second Records
At the end of Sunday’s FIFA Women’s World Cup final between USA and Japan, the number of tweets sent per second climbed to 7,196, a new all-time high previously owned by the consolation match between Brazil and Paraguay played hours earlier.
Before Sunday’s games, Twitter users sent the most tweets per second (6,939) when New Year’s Day 2011 began...
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10 Things You Never Knew Were Possible On Google+
Receive Google+ notifications on your phone, even if you don’t use Android.
Image: Screenshot
Google+ has an excellent Android app. (The iPhone app is still awaiting approval from Apple.) If you can’t get the app right now, you can still get SMS notifications on your phone.
Here’s how to set it up:
Click the “gear” icon at the top right of your screen in Google+...
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Foursquare Updates iPhone App With New Notification System
Foursquare just released version 3.3 for iPhone. The update comes with a revamped venue details screen and the notification tray, which Foursquare rolled out July 5 only for the Android app and website.
The notification system is a feed of what your friends are doing, including comments, to-dos and mayorship changes.
Rihanna Is Now the...
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20 Habits Of Hightly-Effective Job Seekers
1. Network, network, network
Image: www.flickr.com
Continually increase your level of networking and keep expanding your contact database.
There is no substitute for connecting with people one-on-one.
2. Seek help
Image: marvinxsteadfast via Flickr
Get career support from a professional.
A qualified career coach can better prepare you to land your next position.
3. Read career books...
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How to Snag a CTO
CTOs are hot commodities; 26-year-old Mike Lewis has a resume most startups would devour.
He’s started two companies and even developed military software systems.
Lewis is happily settled as cofounder/CTO of Spoton, a mobile app that recommends places to go with friends. Still, he’s frequently prospected. We asked Lewis what drew him to SpotOn and what attracts CTOs to startups...
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The Awesome Benefits That Rookie Employees Should...
Enjoy the “honeymoon period.”
They have wooed you and now they have you. During the first several weeks, the firm most likely will be going out of its way to welcome you and be sure your needs are met. Enjoy this period of employment. Take time to get to know your new colleagues and surroundings. Revel in the newness of it all, while also getting down to work and showing them...
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Spotify Arrives in the U.S.
The highly praised European music service Spotify is now available in the U.S. with four major labels on board.
People will have the option to sign up for two plans: $4.99 per month for its unlimited, ad-free service, and $9.99 per month for the premium, mobile service.
Klout CEO Reveals Details About Foursquare Integration
Klout CEO Joe Fernandez told Mashable...
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Klout Factors in Foursquare Checkins
Klout has just added Foursquare to its scoring system.
For Klout — the startup that measures the influence of social media users — to integrate your Foursquare checkins into its algorithm, go to your Klout profile page and click on the grayed-out Foursquare button.
Google+ Cheat Sheet Offers Tips for Early Adopters [PIC]
Thanks to Google+ user Simon...
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What Google+ is All About
Timing of Google+ Bodes Well For Enterprise Users And Google
Lately, one could say Google’s been a bit absent from the social business party. The premature launch of Google Wave exposed a canvas looking for a masterpiece painting. Failing fast and learning from the Google Wave lesson, Google’s latest offering, Google+ shows promise in bringing similar disruptive technology concepts to...
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Why Is a Manhole Cover Round? - (Supposed) Actual... →
- How are M&Ms made?
- Suppose you had eight billiard balls, and one of them was slightly heavier, but the only way to tell was by putting it on a scale against another. What’s the fewest number of times you’d have to use the scale to find the heavier ball?
- Why do you want to work at Microsoft?
- One train leaves Los Angeles at 15 mph heading for New York....
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StumbleUpon Launches New iPad App With “Social Bar”
Web discovery tool StumbleUpon launched a revamped iPad app Tuesday features the service’s first “social bar.” The social bar is just one small tweak in a completely revamped user interface for the app.
Is Google+ About To Hit 10 Million Users?
Google+ has almost reached 10 million users, according to one estimate. The new social network...
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OMG, This is one HR headache that would just make...
This is what Michael Scott said after there was a fire alarm in his building….LOL
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19 Most Liked Companies in America
#19 Mars, Incorporated
Image: Chapendra via flickr
Satisfaction rating: 85/100 (2010)
The creator of the most famous candy bars — Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, Skittles and M&Ms — raked in $30 billion in revenues in 2010 and was ranked #6 in Forbes list of largest private companies in America in 2009.
The company is known for its secrecy and excellency in training managers, even...
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Workaholics: The IRS Will Cut You A Break If You...
Before George McCutchen, a sales associate at commercial real-estate firm Grubb & Ellis, headed off for a week’s vacation at an ocean-front condo in Litchfield Beach, S.C., he made a key vacation purchase: an iPhone.
“I wanted to be able to open documents and see leases and contracts,” he said, adding that he spent about two hours each morning of his week off dealing with business via...
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Evidence of a Facebook Music Service Surfaces
References to a product called “Vibes” have been found in Facebook’s code, which could be related to the company’s rumored music service.
Space Shuttle Atlantis Prepares for Final Takeoff
Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to take off on its final STS-135 mission at 11:26 a.m. ET Friday from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
News of...
