The data factory is the next industrial revolution

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

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

The new workplace and the increasing importance of skills testing and online portfolios

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Creating a great LinkedIn group

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

Airbnb starts verifying users

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/o4knQContinue reading Airbnb starts verifying users

Industries that lose the most data

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

Using LinkedIn to land a job

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

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

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

9 Ways You’re Ruining Your Online Reputation

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