Our Dated Immigration Policies Could Torpedo the Tech Economy

Girl Talk at the Wired Magazine Rave Awards on...
Girl Talk at the Wired Magazine Rave Awards on April 27, 2007 in San Francisco, CA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Wired Opinion, wired.com

Whereas the success of yesterday?s Fortune 500 companies — like U.S. Steel and Amoco — once depended on resources, today?s Fortune 500 companies — like Google and eBay — depend on access to talent.

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Our Dated Immigration Policies Could Torpedo the Tech Economy

 

Age of context

Age of Context Draft Introduction
Shel Israel, forbes.com

[NOTE: I am writ­ing a new book called Age of Con­text with Robert Scoble. We hope it will be ready at the end of Sep­tem­ber. This is a draft intro­duc­tion. It will be changed sev­er­al times before we pub­lish the book and what we want the m…

Hypnotic time lapse videos

Watch: Days Pass In Minutes In These Hypnotic Beach Videos
By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com

An L.A. artist attempts to capture the passage of time within a single video frame—no drugs needed.

Xárene Eskan­dar wants you to feel awe.

The Los Ange­les media artist, whose past work ranges from tree pods to a Google mar­riage pro­pos­al,…

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Consumer startups and the power of paying

Big Tech: The Power of Paying: What Consumer Hotshots Can Learn From Corporate Drudges
Ryan Tate, wired.com

When choosing a platform API to build upon, paying cash up front can help you avoid paying in time and regret later.

Ryan Tate

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Stop Hyping Big Data and Start Paying Attention to ‘Long Data’

Harvard Museum of Natural History: Skulls & th...
Harvard Museum of Natural History: Skulls & the evolution of homo sapiens (Photo credit: Chris Devers)

Samuel Arbesman, wired.com

Our species can?t seem to escape big data. We have more data inputs, storage, and computing resources than ever, so Homo sapiens naturally does what it has always done when given new tools: it goes even bigger, higher, and bolder. We did it in…

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Stop Hyping Big Data and Start Paying Attention to ‘Long Data’

The No-Hire Emails That That Incriminate

The No-Hire Emails That That Incriminate Apple, Google, Adobe and More
Jamie Condliffe, gizmodo.com

A court filing has just been made public which sheds light on the “no-hire” gentleman’s agreements that have pervaded the tech industry—and reveals how Steve Jobs threatened litigation to prevent companies from stealing his staff.Notably, former P…

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The Happiness Machine

Google Campus
Google Campus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Farhad Manjoo, slate.com

A few years ago, Google’s human resources department noticed a problem: A lot of women were leaving the company. Like the majority of Silicon Valley software firms, Google is staffed mostly by men, and executives have long made it a priority to…

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The Happiness Machine

The Best Time to Buy Anything

The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year
Whitson Gordon, lifehacker.com

A bit of planning can save you a ton of money when it comes to buying throughout the year. Here’s your comprehensive, always up-to-date guide on the best times to buy everything this year.Every year year, we compile a list of the best times to buy…

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Anonymous Forum Users Can Be Identified By Linguistics

Anonymous Forum Users Can Be Identified By Linguistics
By CARMEL MELOUNEY, fastcompany.com

Researchers discover ways to identify the authors of anonymous online comments through linguistic analysis.

If you want to ensure your anony­mous com­ments online real­ly do stay anony­mous, it’s prob­a­bly wise to
start using leet­s­peak.

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