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  • Millennials in the Valley: Inside the Gen Y Mindset

    Do Millennials trust Facebook more than their employer? Why are they bringing their parents to work? Silicon Valley tech companies are fighting to hire these Generation Y workers, so it's time to gain some insight into the Millennial workforce.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige18 July 13 13:40
  • Twitter etiquette: The do's and don'ts of tweeting

    While most Twitter users don't find themselves in court because of their errant or unwise tweets, they could offend a boss, tarnish their name or brand, or even put off a potential employer.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin02 July 13 20:18
  • 5 secrets to corporate social media success

    You don't need a big budget to be successful with social media, according to Walmart's director of social strategy. Here are five steps your business can follow to reap the benefits.

    Written by Kristin Burnham01 July 13 17:40
  • The social network wars are over. The winner: email!

    With every new social network and social service, with every new instant and not-so-instant way to communicate, email rises in importance. Columnist Mile Elgan explains how innovation has transformed email into the best social network.

    Written by Mike Elgan01 June 13 11:17
  • Despite Schmidt's timeline, Google may ship Glass in 2013

    Just a month after a top Google executive said Glass wouldn't be officially released for another year, sources say the computerized eyeglasses actually should ship by the end of this year.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin21 May 13 10:15
  • What Open Source Hadoop Coming to Windows Means to IT

    Hadoop is nearly synonymous with the analysis of big data. The Hortonworks Data Platform on Windows is significant as it means that companies lacking Linux expertise will finally be able to benefit from the big data analysis platform, which has been out of the reach of Windows shops.

    Written by Paul Rubens13 May 13 14:21
  • 6 Tips to Build Your Social Media Strategy

    With so many social media options, how do you pick the best one(s)? IT executives and social media experts share their top six tips for selecting the social media platforms that will provide the greatest return on your investment of time and resources.

    Written by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff08 May 13 13:57
  • Social Media Certifications Prepare Students, Employees for Social Business

    Using social media to market your business or collaborate internally means more than having a presence on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and Facebook. To teach college students that lesson, Syracuse University adopted HootSuite University's certification program. Syracuse isn't alone: Social media certifications are a growing trend, but is a training course right for you?

    Written by Kristin Burnham02 April 13 16:22
  • Does Big Data spell the end of business intelligence as we know it?

    Traditional BI requires human input to decide what correlated factors to query. As predictive data analytics gets increasingly powerful, the algorithms do the deciding. That spells the end of BI as columnist Bernard Golden knows it - and he doesn't feel fine about it.

    Written by Bernard Golden26 March 13 22:26
  • 5 Tips to Job Hunt Using Social Media

    LinkedIn may be the go-to place for many job seekers, but dont stop there. Here's a look at how you can use Facebook, Twitter and Google+--as well as some lesser-known social networks--to attract recruiters and land a job.

    Written by Kristin Burnham12 March 13 18:32
  • 6 Ways to Add Social Media to Your Web Design

    Web designers, social media experts and marketers discuss the impact of social media on Web design and offer tips on how you can integrate the two to reach more customers and prospects.

    Written by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff04 March 13 15:02
  • Analytics boost social marketing efforts

    Big-name companies including General Electric and Best Western are maturing their social marketing programs and integrating social metrics with back-end systems.

    Written by Sandra Gittlen28 Feb. 13 11:54
  • SOPA blowback, and other tech predictions for 2013

    The most controversial tech issue taken up by the outgoing Congress was, by far, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Here's the outlook for legislation for the next Congress.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau26 Dec. 12 11:12
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