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The top social media dos and don’ts for recruiters

Apr29
by on April 29, 2019 at 2:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


It seems like the world is getting more social all the time: social media boasts nearly 3.2 billion users worldwide, representing a 13 percent increase year-over-year, with Facebook, YouTube, and WhatsApp leading the charge in terms of user bases. Considering that it represents nearly half the population of planet Earth, I think it’s safe to say that social media is too big to ignore — especially if you’re a recruiter. Even though just about everyone acknowledges that social media is the holy grail for talent acquisition, not everyone has figured out the ideal way to leverage platforms like Facebook and…

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Our smartphone addiction isn’t just bad for our mental health, it’s a security risk

Apr28
by on April 28, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


We’ve all had the “smartphone conversation.” The one about our unhealthy obsession and inability to put phones down. This fear is legitimized by research, showing that we spend approximately one third of our waking hours on our mobile devices – just over five hours per day. However, while we all might be concerned about this phenomenon, there is one group that could not be happier: cybercriminals. Society’s smartphone addiction is a gold mine for cybercriminals, as consumers are significantly less security savvy on their smartphones than on traditional computers. So, although experts often cite the concerning mental and physical health…

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CHEAP: Hey kid, you want this 32GB Apple iPad for $280?

Apr28
by on April 28, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Ohhh, we’ve got a good one for you today folks: a 32GB iPad for only $280. Yum, yum, yum. As you’re on a technology site, you’re probably already aware of the iPad. But, just in case, Apple’s tablet is the most famous (and best-selling) device in its category and has a range of fans – especially in the artist space. What do you get for your $280? Well, it’s the latest version of the 32GB iPad (6th generation, not the Pro). It comes with a…

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The SETI screensaver shows us what the internet could’ve been

Apr28
by on April 28, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Space, syndication


When I was twelve years old, I became obsessed with a screen saver. The screen saver pictured above, to be precise; you can watch its full glory here. It had multicolored lines that rose up inside a frame, like a kind of three-dimensional bar graph, and a whole lot of incomprehensible text and numbers that whizzed around above. My parents were slow to bring new technology into our home, justifiably cautious about both the financial outlay and its effect on our ability to do our homework. As a result, there were a couple of years when we didn’t yet have dial-up internet…

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