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Silicon Valley Goes Hollywood: Top Coders Can Now Get Agents

Posted on April 30, 2013June 30, 2013 by timbatchelder

Ashlee Vance, businessweek.com

(An earlier version of this story ran online.)

Max Nanis’s website prominently features about two dozen head shots of the skinny, scruffy 22-year-old Southern Californian with his shirt off …

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Silicon Valley Goes Hollywood: Top Coders Can Now Get Agents

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The Numerati by Stephen Baker: The Rise of Anthro Network Analysis

Posted on September 7, 2008September 7, 2012 by timbatchelder

Cover of "The Numerati" — Cover of The Numerati

Book Excerpt: The Numerati by Stephen Baker – BusinessWeek.

This is a pretty fascinating book and article on the uses of anthropologists/social network analysis at IBMin order to fit employees to the best jobs. The new trend is measuring everything, from keystrokes, to vacation destinations, favorite foods…