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 …

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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…

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

(via How to Get a Job – NYTimes.com)

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…

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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…

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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 desk from…

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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

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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…

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Safe Shepherd Protects Your Social Networks

English: This image is an example of a blockin...
English: This image is an example of a blocking cluster in a social network. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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 sure you’re…

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9 Ways You’re Ruining Your Online Reputation

Obstacles to the free flow of information online.
Obstacles to the free flow of information online. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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…

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9 Ways You’re Ruining Your Online Reputation