Is Your Social Networking Profile a Tool for Job Discrimination?
As the employment outlook slowly improves, jobseekers and potential employers are increasingly turning to social networking to search for the ideal opportunity. And while social networking can be a great tool in the job/employee hunt, PC World, is reporting that social networking may be fast becoming the new method of discrimination. In an interview with [...]
Read MoreGreenpeace Says Apple, Twitter, Facebook Have ‘Dirty’ Data Centers
Greenpeace released a study (PDF) Thursday which gives some top tech companies low marks for energy efficiency. According to the study, Google and Yahoo made the grade while others still have some work to do. “We expect these companies to play a pivotal role in ensuring we move to clean, safe renewable energy system and [...]
Read MoreGoogle and Microsoft at War for Talent
Google and Microsoft are in a battle for talent for a diverse set of roles. There are set to fill more than 1600 and 4600 positions in coming months. Google’s uplift was in line with expectations to recruit 6200 globally this year when it was expected to hire more people than in any year in [...]
Read MoreTo Be Young, Digital and Black
Does race matter when you’re online? That’s one of the question the United Negro College Fund sought to address in the first of the “Digital Media and Learning in Multicultural Contexts” series. The series is led by S. Craig Watkins, Associate Professor of Media Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Examining how young people [...]
Read MoreObama Visits Facebook for Live Online Town Hall
Today, President Barack Obama will be at Facebook HQ to hold another live streamed Town Hall meeting via Facebook Live. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will moderate the event as Obama answers questions previously submitted via the web. “The president is looking forward to visiting Facebook and speaking directly to the American people about his plan [...]
Read MoreCorey Rosemond Joins H360 Capital
Newly launched angel venture capitalist fund, H360 Capital is building up a full head of steam. Yesterday, the firm announced the addition of their newest partner Corey Rosemond. In his new role as partner, Rosemond will be charged with leading H360 Capital’s Consumer Investment activities. “We are very fortunate to have Corey Rosemond join our team. He [...]
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