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Subject: Technology Update: Recruiters Troll Facebook for Candidates They Like
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
August 8, 2011 -- 3:00 p.m. EDT
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More companies are trying to tap Facebook's vast user base to find new employees, threatening traditional job boards and competing with LinkedIn.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903885604576490763256558794.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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The strike by some 45,000 workers at Verizon Communications marked a surprise move from diminished unions in a shrinking industry.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904007304576494613115931064.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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Lawyers for Facebook say they have unearthed "smoking-gun documents" that debunk the claims of a New York man that he is entitled to a signficant ownership stake in the social-networking service.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903454504576490283571457312.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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There is good reason to question whether any new technology--even one as well designed as Google+--can effectively imitate our face-to-face interactions. There's a long history of such claims, and none of them has panned out.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903341404576482431024246652.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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Thieves made off with personal information of 92,408 Citigroup Inc. credit card customers in Japan and sold the data to third parties, the bank said Friday. It's the second data theft for Citi in three months.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903366504576490541082030476.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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Cable and satellite television companies have a pornography problem: Their customers aren't watching enough of it as they spend more time browsing porn on the Web.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903885604576488540447354036.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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LinkedIn Corp.'s second-quarter profit grew 5.1% on strong revenue growth as the professional-networking site added subscribers, a strong showing for the company's first quarterly results since going public. - Tech Titan Battle Watch - Video: LinkedIn Posts Strong Results
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903366504576488544140652946.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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Katie Boehret tests a new service, called GroupMe, which enables group messaging on any phone that can text--regardless of who makes it or what operating system it runs. - Group-Messaging App Connects Any Phone
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904292504576484233996240782.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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Pay homage to real books, even if you only read e-books.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904800304576476290302972766.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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Is constant stimulation hurting our creativity--and economy? "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams pays tribute to tedium.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903454504576486412642177904.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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Reports of ramped-up border control in southern China has forced smugglers of high-in-demand Apple products to get creative.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/08/08/chinas-apple-smugglers-go-cat-burglar-with-cable-and-pulley/
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Digits Blog
Worth It? The FitBit Pedometer
FitBit is the iPod of the pedometer world. The lightweight clip-on device tracks your steps, calculates distance and based on your activity makes a flower grow.
See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/?p=22910?mod=djemTECH_t
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Tech Today: Network of Choice for London Riots
Here's a claim no tech marketing department wants: the official network of choice for the London riots.
See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/?p=22909?mod=djemTECH_t
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AsiaD Adventures: Walt and Kara on Tokyo's Gadgets
Ahead of the AsiaD conference in Hong Kong in October, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher visit Japan to scope out the latest tech trends in Akihabara, Japan's main electronics district.
See Full Post: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/?p=22907?mod=djemTECH_t
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All Things Digital
Latest Posts
- Apple Tied Up in Booting Suit
http://allthingsd.com/20110808/apple-tied-up-in-booting-suit/?reflink=ATD_wsj_quotes?mod=djemTECH_t
- More Online Shoppers Drove a Spike in E-Commerce Spending Last Quarter
http://allthingsd.com/20110808/more-online-shoppers-drove-a-spike-in-e-commerce-spending-last-quarter/?reflink=ATD_wsj_quotes?mod=djemTECH_t
- Spotify's U.S. Score So Far: 1.4 Million Users, 175,000 Paying Customers
http://allthingsd.com/20110808/spotifys-u-s-score-so-far-1-4-million-users-175000-paying-customers/?reflink=ATD_wsj_quotes?mod=djemTECH_t
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TECHNOLOGY VIDEOS
On today's digits: the Nasdaq sets the pace for the broad market decline; new bouts of violence arise in London as police eye Twitter for possibly inciting the riots; job recruiters "like" Facebook for finding potential hires; Verizon workers strike, and, would you rather give up shoes for a week than your cellphone?
http://online.wsj.com/video/digits-tech-stocks-tumble-uk-riots-on-twitter/F62E1DF3-5A7A-4BE4-B4F5-BF6895207D8A.html?mod=djemTECH_t
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