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Klout Would Like Potential Employers To Consider Your Score Before Hiring You. And That’s Stupid. | TechCrunch

This is something that I’ve feared for a long time, that companies would seriously consider a candidate’s Klout score before hiring them. I understand doing background checks to make sure that someone isn’t a convicted murderer and checking on a GPA to get an idea of how someone did in school. Fine, I get that. However, since nobody really knows how Klout scores are calculated, these numbers mean absolutely nothing to me.

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Predicting Customers’ (Unedited) Behavior – Alex “Sandy” Pentland – Harvard Business Review

Big Data provides objective information about people’s behavior. Not their beliefs or morals. Not what they would like their behavior to be. Not what they tell the world their behavior is, but rather what it really is, unedited.

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Starbucks Gives Single-Serve a Shot – Is the US Ready?

Starbucks this week began selling its first-ever single-cup machine, dubbed Verismo, on its website. The machines will be available in stores….

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Twitter takes on Facebook: Let the social rumble begin | Cringely – InfoWorld

On the mobile front, at least, Twitter is winning. According to eMarketer, Twitter is kicking Facebook’s heinie in mobile ad revenues, bringing in $130 million versus Facebook’s $73 million…

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What to Do When Your Phone’s Buttons Stop Working

    Nothing lasts forever, and that’s doubly true for your gadgets. Unfortunately, while you can do a lot to fix software problems that come with an old phone, broken buttons can be… Read More →

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iOS 6 Tips and Hidden Features | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

There are dozens of tweaks and additions that substantially enhance Apple’s mobile OS — some obvious, and some hidden. Either way, we’ve saved you the trouble of searching for them.

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Moneyball- Creating Something Out of Nothing

Reblogged from Girls in Green: So tomorrow I have to go to an officer professional development session and lead discussion on the book Moneyball  by Micheal Lewis.  Great book, I actually read most… Read More →

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Secrets to Leadership Development

Reblogged from Leadership Freak: The more time you dedicate to developing leaders the more successful you’ll become. Successful leaders develop leaders. You may think your job is explained in a list of responsibilities… Read More →

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And the top city for finding a software job is -- wait, DC? What?

Reblogged from VentureBeat: Finally, a sign that the U.S. government is getting serious about tech: Washington, DC, has beat out every other U.S. city, including California’s Silicon Valley hotspots, as the top city… Read More →

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