LinkedIn is considered the non-sexy, sleeping giant of social networks. It keeps a low profile, perhaps due to the professional nature of its users. Nonetheless, LinkedIn continues to exert a powerful influence on connected job…
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SpaceX Dragon Makes History, Docks With the ISS [PICS]
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SpaceX Dragon Makes History, Docks With the ISS [PICS] http://t.co/mEprDA1O via @mashable
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Check out photos from SpaceX's mission to the International Space Station - http://t.co/98LNphuY
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- Facebook Browser Is Imminent [RUMOR]
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Freshen up your LinkedIn profile with our guide to the social network - http://t.co/qeNi0N2I
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Freshen up your LinkedIn profile with Mashable's guide to the social network - http://t.co/oONjH7KZ
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After discovering that multiple websites had used one of his photos without permission, photographer Jay Lee began sending out DMCA takedown notifications to web hosts in an attempt to protect his copyright. One of the…
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@grattonboy
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RT @petapixel: Photographer threatened with lawsuit after protecting his copyright: http://t.co/IM1rcoGo
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@HenryStradford
@HenryStradford
Photographer Threatened with Lawsuit After Protecting His Copyright http://t.co/bQOgZuHq #photography
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Drops, shocks, heavy vibrations, dust, water and temperatures in the extremes -- just the kind of punishment you'd expect a DRS Armor slab to put up with, and the firm's latest do so without the briefcase-like…
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DRS unveils trio of ruggedized tablets in Windows and Android flavors: Drops, shocks, heavy vibrations, dust, ... http://t.co/tre2kQNG
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RT @engadget: DRS unveils trio of ruggedized tablets in Windows and Android flavors http://t.co/qwweiFW2
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And one more time, I find myself sitting on a flight back from New York and working on the most important thing I do at the end of the week: pick seven stories (from dozens)…
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According to a new report from online advertising network Chitika, smartphones and tablets now account for 20% of all Web traffic in the U.S. and Canada. Traditional PCs accounted for 80% of Web traffic, with…
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@grattonboy
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RT @BGR: Apple owns 74% of smartphone web traffic, 95% of tablet traffic http://t.co/O9Rswbh9 by @DanGraziano
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StopChildAbuse with @Helpspreadthis & @Childhelp More than 5 children die a day from abuse in the United States alone. If you care enough, you can save lives. Help us #StopChildAbuse! Start by donating 1 tweet per…
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There is a twitter Campaign to #StopChildAbuse! Please Join Us. Donate a tweet here. I did > http://t.co/As7wlbkA #DT @helpspreadthis
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Being happier doesn't have to be a long-term ambition. You can start right now. In the next 30 minutes, tackle as many of the following suggestions as possible. Not only will these tasks themselves increase…
SAN FRANCISCO — A just-completed report from a presidential advisory committee urges President Obama to adopt new computer technologies to make better use of a huge swath of the radio spectrum now controlled by federal agencies.…
American police officers may soon be able to use unmanned aircraft not only for surveillance, but also for offensive action. The drones may be equipped to fire rubber rounds and tear gas.“Those are things…
Thousands of demonstrators march to mark the 100th day of a student strike against tuition hikes in Montreal, Quebec, 22 May 2012. Photograph: Olivier Jean/ReutersAt a tiny church tucked away in a working-class neighbourhood…
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@mattpearson
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A draconian law to quell demonstrations has only galvanised public support for young Quebecois http://t.co/pAX6iGqx
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John A. Byrne wrote a new post, Sheryl Sandberg's Inspiring Speech At Harvard Business School
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John A. Byrne wrote a new post, Sheryl Sandberg's Inspiring Speech At Harvard Business School Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, graduated from the Harvard Business School in 1995. The charismatic alumna and…
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@timoreilly
@timoreilly
Truly a must-read for any manager or entrepreneur http://t.co/xR1me8v9 Sheryl Sandberg's speech at Harvard Business School. I just love it!
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High-stakes one-shot Prisoner's Dilemma on a British game show with an astounding strategy
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By Cory Doctorow at 1:00 pm Tuesday, Apr 24 A British game-show called "Golden Balls" concludes each installment with a single-shot version of the Prisoner's Dilemma in which the two players' choices can result in…
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@johnmaeda
@johnmaeda
SamSam (in comments) gets it right. RT @amcafee: One good way to play the prisoner's dilemma. http://t.co/LqmFvb1p
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The Government is drawing up plans for emergency immigration controls to curb an influx of Greeks and other European Union residents if the euro collapses, the Home Secretary discloses today. Theresa May says "work is…
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@mattpearson
@mattpearson
Typical British paranoia and ambivalence over EU immigratioin http://t.co/GT3xUxUe politicians signed these treaties in the first place
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Newtown grafitti/CC BY 2.0In a historic vote Wednesday, the L.A. City Council voted overwhelmingly to enact a ban on plastic bags -- becoming the largest city in the United States to push towards more eco-friendly…
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RT @treehugger: Los Angeles Becomes Largest U.S. City to Ban Plastic Bags http://t.co/jnxDdPMc
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Aurich Lawson In 1999 a pair of researchers published a paper called "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments (PDF)." David Dunning and Justin Kruger (both…
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@madciapka
@madciapka
Skvely clanok o tom, ake tazka a dolezita je schopnost ohodnotit svoje schopnosti http://t.co/9yj21BxK #fb
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