Daily Archives: August 5, 2012

This Ex-Employee Has Some Simple Advice For Getting A Job At Google (GOOG)

August 5, 2012
This Ex-Employee Has Some Simple Advice For Getting A Job At Google (GOOG)

mass:werk See Also VOTE NOW: Help Us Choose The World’s Best Design School The Startup That’s Keeping An Extra Billion Cars From Hitting The Road Just Raised $13.9 Million THE GOOGLE INVESTOR: Google Fiber Isn’t A Test, It’s World Domination If you’re trying to get a job as a software engineer, you’re more likely...

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What you missed this week on GigaOM Pro

August 5, 2012

With news of earnings calls, and GigaOM’s recent coverage of data centers and big data fresh on everyone’s minds, the latest research content on GigaOM Pro this week looks at the near-term prospects for both future and legacy technologies. The market for wearable-computing devices, data center energy use concerns and proved to be an especially popular...

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3 iPhone apps for quick, fun and great-sounding music production

August 5, 2012
3 iPhone apps for quick, fun and great-sounding music production

You’ve been able to make music with an iPhone ever since the App Store launched in 2008, but the quality of the apps on offer keeps getting better. It’s now possible to pull together a professional-sounding demo on your morning commute. Here are three iPhone apps that balance ease of use with being quality...

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How to watch the Mars landing

August 5, 2012
How to watch the Mars landing

At 10:31 p.m. PDT Sunday, NASA’s Curiosity Rover is slated to land on Mars after an eight-month, 345-million-mile journey. Here’s how you can watch this truly historic event. The landing will be livestreamed via NASA TV here, and JPL Ustream with commentary here (or without commentary here.)  NASA TV is also available via satellite TV. Gamers can view the landing live on...

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Zynga Is Sued For Copying Games — Here’s The Most Damaging Evidence (ZNGA, EA)

August 5, 2012
Zynga Is Sued For Copying Games — Here’s The Most Damaging Evidence (ZNGA, EA)

Flickr / Fortune Live Media See Also The Biggest Losers From Zynga’s Stock Crash Analyst Presents A Terrifying Vision: THE DECLINE OF THE WEST YACHT OF THE WEEK: Buy A Speedy Yacht That Sleeps 10 For $21.9 Million Electronics Arts has hit Zynga with a lawsuit accusing it of copying the design and game...

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Former Yahoo/Right Media execs raise funding for sporty game venture called Fantuition

August 5, 2012
Former Yahoo/Right Media execs raise funding for sporty game venture called Fantuition

Three former Right Media / Yahoo executives who went on to start a new startup called GuideMe have recently called it quits and have since decided to refocus on a new digital venture dubbed Fantuition, which is basically building a new take on Facebook-leveraged fantasy games by letting people compete with friends on the...

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Facebook wins FacebookConnect.com domain name

August 5, 2012

After filing a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum at the end of June, Facebook has obtained the domain name FacebookConnect.com. It was an easy win, of course, because the name ‘Facebook’ is protected and obviously well known. Facebook Connect, for its part, is a set of APIs that enable Facebook members to log...

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How To Make Sure Your Crowdfunding Dreams Don’t Turn Into An Investor Relations Nightmare

August 5, 2012
How To Make Sure Your Crowdfunding Dreams Don’t Turn Into An Investor Relations Nightmare

Editor’s note: Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss spearheaded the efforts to legalize crowdfunding and helped author the JOBS Act. They founded Crowdfund Capital Advisors and are currently co-authoring Crowdfund Investing for Dummies. The concept of crowdfunding to launch and grow your business may seem like a dream come true—reduced cost of capital, access to new...

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