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• Amazon: New analytics tool can scrutinise massive amounts of data

  Amazon Web Services this week rolled out a new cloud-based data analytics tool named Kenesis, which can analyze massive amounts of data in real time and be paid for by the hour.

• Wall Street Beat: Does Twitter IPO signal a tech bubble?

  Despite the frothy headlines stirred by Twitter's initial public offering, tech is not in a bubble of the sort that arose before the 2000 dot-com crash.

• Ahead of IPO, Twitter shines up multimedia image

  Just a week before its IPO, Twitter moved to go from mainly snippets and quips to a more visual social network

• As its IPO looms, Twitter faces investor grilling

  With its IPO share price now set and its roadshow about to begin, Twitter will soon face some tough questions from potential investors.

• 15 big social media mistakes companies make and how to avoid them

  Social media experts discuss the most common social networking business blunders and what companies can do to improve their social media IQ.

• Twitter faces a tough IPO process

  Twitter executives will face a tough challenge as they hit the road to promote the company's IPO.

• 10 tidbits from Twitter's IPO filing

  Twitter made its IPO documents public Thursday and in the process revealed some juicy information about the company, like how much money it makes (or loses) and how much its executives get paid. Here are a few of the details we learned about Twitter today.

• 5 Millennials-in-the-Workplace Myths Busted

  Forget what you think you know about Generation Y. A recent survey dispels many of the myths surrounding millennials and the digital culture. Turns out age may be nothing but a number.

• IT Recruiters Mine Social Media for Hidden Tech Talent

  Dice.com's Open Web tool, currently in beta, lets recruiters harness the power of the social Web to target candidates, even if they're not actively looking for a job.

• Now is 'good timing' for Twitter's IPO

  Twitter has become part of an international conversation. And now the social networking company is moving to take the company public, and industry analysts say it's great timing.

• Facebook goes after Twitter and its lock on 'immediacy'

  In a new push to compete with Twitter and its lock on immediacy, Facebook took the wraps off two new APIs that enable news organizations to tap into user comments and display them online or on TV in real time.

• Twitter moves point to a timely IPO

  As rumors swirl that Twitter is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO), industry analysts say the timing is right for such a move.

• Durkheim Project Leverages Big Data to Prevent Veteran Suicides

  In partnership with social media networks and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, a nonprofit research project is seeking to show that predictive analytics can identify U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who are suicidal and need help.

• 9 Proven Ways to Generate Sales Leads

  Sales and marketing experts share their lead-generation tips, including the best methods and media for finding prospective customers.

• 10 Jaw-Dropping Facts About Mobile Phones

  What's the most expensive mobile phone bill in the world? How many cell phones are left in New York City cabs each day? How many hours a year are lost to Angry Birds? Find out in this eye-opening infographic.