Social Media, Marketing, and Platforms

Mines the current means of funding science through the academy, government, and private funding in order to show the possibilities that are being realized through the use of crowdsourcing and social media.
Notes that private organizations are currently employing social media  for scientific  research, involving the public in science as subjects, researchers, clinicians, data collectors, reporters, and venture capitalists. This facilitates new, unprecedented research and provides for the spread of more information freely to the public. Drawbacks they are dealing with include reproducibility of results and questions of authority, as science and research makes its way into the hands of the people. Panelists suggest that these problems are solvable through collaboration.
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Source is a Forbes panel discussion. The link is to the full video (approximately 53 minutes).

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"Parents, Teens, and Online Privacy"
"Most parents of teenagers are concerned about what their teenage children do online and how their behavior could be monitored by others. Some parents are taking steps to observe, discuss, and check up on their children’s digital footprints, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project."

Mines the data from Pew Research, finding that 81% of parents worry about how much information advertisers can learn about their teenagers online. Parents also worry about their teenager's interaction with strangers on the web, with 72% concerned.
Notes that 69% of parents feel that their teenager's online activity my harm future schooling or jobs. Especially with younger teenagers, parents are concerned with their children's online reputation - 69% with 63% "very concerned." The study fails to address any intervention or action that parents take based upon their worry.
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Source is Pew Research Center.

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"The Way The Most Successful People Turn Obstacles Into Assets Works Everywhere"
"Serial entrepreneurs  those individuals who have successfully started multiple companies, have mastered managing the unknown."

Mines the time warn method of solving problems using a linear and unchanging template: planning, optimizing and executing.
Notes that a flaw in the method sets entrepreneurs up for failure in the current economy that changes in a flash. One must immediately begin adapting, never ceasing. The new evolving approach is organic and changes given circumstances and employs small steps: plan and invent, experiment and test, and learn and apply. Once the entrepreneur completes the process, she immediately returns to planning and inventing, forming a cycle of learning, change, and progress.
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Source is Forbes.

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"Top 25 Companies for Career Opportunities"
"Employees have reported how their companies rate for career opportunities – find out which 25 companies provide the best career opportunities."

Mines the top companies based on the criteria of career advancement opportunities, providing a unique perspective from surveys of the employees themselves, making the information useful for those looking to establish a career with a future.
Notes that the top 5 companies in order are Worldwide Express, Bain & Company, Facebook, Booz & Company, and Boston Consulting Group Associate. The information has been collected by GlassDoor, and they provide more extensive information on each of the 25 companies their website.
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Source is GlassDoor.

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"10 Tech Skills That Will Instantly Net You A $100,000+ Salary"
"And you are going to be surprised, because it's not all about the latest, greatest new thing. Sometimes an older technology is still in demand, with companies competing heavily for people who can still do the task."

Mines the technical skills needed to succeed in the current business environment, and while many are familiar and expected, others are somewhat surprising.
Notes that among the skills are Unified Modeling Language (UML) which translates complicated software programming into readable diagrams and text, and the Java Platform which allows websites and programs to run Java EE (J2EE).
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• Source is Business Insider.
  
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"Social Media Recruitment Soars as Companies Hunt Talent Through Networks"
"Companies have been investing greater time and effort than ever in making the rapidly evolving communications platform of social media a part of their recruitment strategy."

 Mines the current trends in the recruitment techniques of companies, including social media networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and others, and tracks how social media became a powerful tool for employers.
Notes that salaries for IT connected industries have been rising for the last few years, and the social media are partially responsible because they bring the best candidates forward easily.
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• Source is OnRec. 
  
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"19 Social Media Slip-Ups That Will Get You Fired"
"Depending on when you started your job, social media may or may not have been a part of everyday life. But it sure is now. In a recent Jobvite study, 92% of recruiters said they are using or plan to use social media in their hiring process."

 Mines the stupid things that we sometimes say online when someone important might be watching, not foreseeing potential ramifications as employers are using social media more to evaluate employees.
Notes that among the ones that will get you fired are talking about getting drunk, complaining about having a hangover, discussing bad things you've done in the past, bringing up your sex life, or mentioning plans for revenge. 
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• Source is Mashable.
  
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Are social media making the resume obsolete?
"Could the days of trying to cram all your professional accomplishments onto a single sheet of paper be a thing of the past?
Some job experts say we're already there. With news that Facebook might be joining the ranks of online-employment brokers, it's looking more and more like the old-fashioned resume might be growing obsolete."

Mines the current status of job applications and the resume, hopeful that the resume may soon become obsolete, and interrogates Facebook, LinkedIn and similar services which allow you to in-put your resume information into their format and text boxes.
Notes that many cutting edge companies are turning to this format.
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• Source is CNN.
  
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