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Quora: The Next Social Network It Pros Need to Know?
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Quora: The Next Social Network It Pros Need to Know?

Quora, an increasingly popular social network for asking and answering questions on topics related to technology and computer science, is emerging as a way to identify...

Tweeting the Raid: Social Media, National Security and 'Eyes on the Ground'
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Tweeting the Raid: Social Media, National Security and 'Eyes on the Ground'

Sohaib Athar's unwitting live-tweeting of the Bin Laden raid in Pakistan hours before it was publicly announced marks "the beginning of a new day," says Professor...

Silicon Valley Experiencing New Hiring Boom
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Silicon Valley Experiencing New Hiring Boom

Graduates with science and engineering degrees are about to enter the hottest Silicon Valley job market in a decade. Some recent grads are even turning down interview...

The Challenges of Being a Modern Employee
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The Challenges of Being a Modern Employee

The mass adoption of high-speed communications and advances in hardware and software mean that your office can be wherever anInternet connection and digital device...

Social Media 101: Facebook and Job Hunting
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Social Media 101: Facebook and Job Hunting

As social networking sites become an increasingly important part of the job search, candidates should adjust their current approach to Facebook.

Five Reasons Why Your Online Presence Will Replace Your Resume in 10 Years
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Five Reasons Why Your Online Presence Will Replace Your Resume in 10 Years

As more recruiters use the Web as a place to search for talent and conduct employment background searches, having an online presence is almost a prerequisite. More...

Human Computation and Crowdsourcing
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Human Computation and Crowdsourcing

New approaches to crowdsourcing on the Internet are making it possible for computers to use human capabilities to solve problems, making it possible for them to...

Rise in Social Media Jobs Means Opportunity
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Rise in Social Media Jobs Means Opportunity

One bright trend in the 2011 technology jobs market is the sharp increase in the number of social media jobs. According to Indeed.com, three times as many jobs...

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Feds Strengthen Cybersecurity Workforce Plans

Representatives from both the public and the private sector who attended a recent cybersecurity conference said that progress has been made in developing and executing...

Twitter to Textbooks: Professor Says Teachers Need to ­se Social Media in Courses
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Twitter to Textbooks: Professor Says Teachers Need to ­se Social Media in Courses

Teachers have been too slow to incorporate social media—which can be an attention-grabbing and effective teaching method—into their courses, according to Mia Moody...

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Creating Online Professional Learning Communities

By implementing best practices, it is possible to adapt successfully a Professional Learning Community to a virtual environment.

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Are Your Social Networking Profiles Sinking Your Job Search?

With more hiring managers than ever using social networking websites such as Facebook and LinkedIn to source and vet candidates, there is greater pressure on candidates...

Online Recruitment Is At Its Highest Since 2008
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Online Recruitment Is At Its Highest Since 2008

According to Monster, in the first quarter of 2010, U.K. online recruitment activity rose to its highest level since late 2008. Activity in the IT sector was at...

Rensselaer Launches the First ­.s. ­ndergraduate Web Science Degree Program
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Rensselaer Launches the First ­.s. ­ndergraduate Web Science Degree Program

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched the nation's first undergraduate degree program devoted to the emerging interdisciplinary field of Web Science.

Nsf Career Award Recognizes Wsu Vancouver Professor
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Nsf Career Award Recognizes Wsu Vancouver Professor

WenZhan Song, assistant professor in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at WSU Vancouver, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER...

Social Change: Women, Networks, and Technology
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Social Change: Women, Networks, and Technology

The percentage of computer science bachelor's degrees awarded to women could change as more women embrace social media and social networking. Women's participation...

The Internet Can Make You Smarter, Experts Say
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The Internet Can Make You Smarter, Experts Say

A Pew Internet survey of 900 scientists, business leaders, and technology developers found that most thought that the Internet can improve humanity's overall grasp...

Tuition-Free, Online Education? Try ­niversity of the People
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Tuition-Free, Online Education? Try ­niversity of the People

It is a grand vision: a global college with no tuition, accessible to anyone with an Internet connection. Higher education entrepreneur Shai Reshef's ambitious...

Three Channels for Online Education, and Why You Should ­se Them
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Three Channels for Online Education, and Why You Should ­se Them

Debra Beck, who teaches online courses for the University of Wyoming's master of public administration program, describes effective teaching tools for online education...

Connecting Women and Technology
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Connecting Women and Technology

Guest blogger Valerie Barr writes about highlights of the ninth Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, including keynote speeches by Megan Smith...
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