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A Hacker School That Helps Solve Silicon Valley's Hiring Problem

Tech companies can't find enough engineers. So why not train them yourself? For free. And then make $20K a pop on recruiting fees.READ»

Super Bowl Command Center Monitors Parking Gripes, Terrorist Threats

The private company behind the Super Bowl's official Social Media Command Center isn't just tweeting fans transit tips, they're monitoring social media for game-day threats by would-be terrorists. And Madonna.READ»

Two Laptops And A Mobile Phone: Startup Music From SoundCloud's Alex Ljung

Ljung put his life on hold to build his own cloud focused on sound creators instead of consumers--a Flickr for music.READ»

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Aviary, Photoshop of The Mobile World, Democratizes Photo Editing

Today, New York-based startup Aviary unveiled a free suite of photo-editing tools that can be easily added to any iPhone or Android app within minutes, instantly transforming the services into fully baked mini-mobile-Photoshops. READ»

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What Instagram Plans To Do With 150 Million Photos And Faster Growth Than Flickr

In just nine months, the photo-sharing startup hit 150 million pix and more than 7 million users who upload about 1.3 million photos daily (15 per second). Founder Kevin Systrom tells Fast Company what's next. READ»

CIA's Revamped Website Has Flickr Stream, New Kids' Games, YouTube Puppy-Cam Vids!

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) wants the world to know that it loves social media--and just re-vamped its site to prove it. The K-9 cam video is the cutest thing since Keyboard Cat.READ»

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New Facebook Photo Protector Allows You to Be Ridiculous Online--and Then Erase the Images

A new piece of software commissioned by the German government can delete embarrassing photos from Facebook after a set amount of time.READ»

Can Photosharing Be a Sustainable Business?

There are millions of bad photographers with mobile devices running around documenting everything from children to street crimes and putting those photos online somewhere for safe keeping and sharing. I wonder where the business model is.READ»

Team Coco Head Talks Conan O'Brien, Social Media, Crowdsourcing His First Guest

To find out more about Conan O'Brien's innovative use of social media, we spoke with John Wooden, GM and executive producer of Team Coco Digital. READ»

Meet the Big Brother Screening Your Social Media for Employers

Companies are hiring professional social media screeners to scan your Twitter and Facebook pages. Will they get you hired or fired?READ»

Israel and Palestine Leveraging Network Effect in Latest Peace Talks

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been an ongoing back-and-forth for years, but now the dispute is heading for a new battleground: social media.READ»

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13 Business Books That Will Blow Your Mind

There are business books that teach you how to balance your ledger, hire the right people, and manage your cash flow. These aren't those books. These are the books that open your mind to new ways of doing business. Take a look at these 13 mind-blowing business books and add your own suggestions on what was left out.READ»

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iFive: Google History, TV Tablet, Flickr Makeover, BP Progress, Tree Fight

All the breaking bits you didn't learn in that dream where you were standing in Times Square reading the news scroll on the billboard when you realized, OH GOD I'M NAKED!READ»