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Companies that Screen Social Media Accounts Alienate Job Candidates

By Guest PostDecember 3, 2013Economy, Technologyadam meade, company, facebook account, hypothetical scenario, job applicant, job candidate, lori foster thompson, north Carolina, potential employee, privacy, professionalism, social media, state university, will stoughton

Research from North Carolina State University shows companies that screen the social media accounts of job applicants alienate potential employees – making it harder for them to attract top job candidates. In some cases, social media screening even increases the likelihood that job candidates may take legal action against the offending company.

“The recruiting and selection process is your first indication of how you’ll be treated by a prospective employer,” says Will Stoughton, a Ph.D. student at NC State and lead author of a paper describing the research. “If elite job prospects feel their privacy has been compromised, it puts the hiring company at a competitive disadvantage.” (more…)

Twerk, Snap, Shake: Yahoo Unveils 2013 Year In Review

By Guest PostDecember 3, 2013Technologytop yahoo searches, yahoo search queries, year in review

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE) — Yahoo today announced the 2013 Year In Review, a look at the daily search habits of millions of Yahoo users. And for the first time,Year In Review takes a peek at the top trends from Tumblr. This year’s top searches on Yahoo include high-profile trials, Obamacare, and the twerk seen ‘round the world. (more…)

IBM Awards Multi-Million Dollar Cloud Computing Platform to Seven Nova Scotia Schools

By Guest PostNovember 27, 2013Technologyacadia university, apache software foundation, atlantic canada, big data, cloud platform, computing platform, dalhousie university, dan fortin, Economy, ibm, ibm analytics, ibm flex system, ibm programs, ibm storwize hardware, information technology skills, michael shepherd, nova scotia, nova scotia business, shared university research, system, vcl, virtual computing lab, workforce

System to drive analytics curriculum, research and development

MARKHAM, ON & HALIFAX NS – 27 Nov 2013: IBM today announced it is contributing a multi-million dollar private cloud to a consortium of post-secondary institutions in Nova Scotia. The system, the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada, will form a shared computing platform enabling the schools to together create new curriculum and conduct research, all aimed at better equipping graduates with high-demand analytics skills to drive Nova Scotia’s economy.

The system, operational in early 2014, is being hosted at Dalhousie University but will also be accessible through a simple, single log-on process to faculty and students at Acadia University, Cape Breton University, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia Community College, Saint Mary’s University and St. Francis Xavier University. (more…)

Technology in the Classroom

By Guest PostNovember 26, 2013Education, Technologyalexander brown, anuradha sivaraman, class participation, classroom, common hashtag, increase, re tweeting, social media service, Technology, tweets, Twitter, twitter feed, university of delaware

UD faculty use Twitter to enhance classroom experience

The University of Delaware’s Alexander Brown, instructor of business administration, and Anuradha Sivaraman, assistant professor of business administration, believe that using Twitter for their courses helps keep the classroom discussions contemporary and increases class participation.

“It’s a good way to source material for classroom discussions,” Brown explains. “If you run a class where you want to engage students with current content and keep things contemporary, Twitter is the way to go.” (more…)

comScore MMX Ranks Top 50 U.S. Desktop Web Properties for October 2013

By Guest PostNovember 22, 2013Technologyamericans, Comscore, comscore mmx, data, debt ceiling deadline, desktop web properties, Google, local us market, Microsoft, online buying power, political news sites, Twitter, US, Yahoo

Halloween and October Festivities See Six Retail Subcategories in the Top 10
Political News Sites Continue Growth as Americans Keep Tabs on Government Shutdown

RESTON, VA, November 22, 2013 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly ranking of U.S. desktop web activity at the top online properties for October 2013 based on data from the comScore MMX service. Several retail subcategories were among the top-gaining in October as Halloween and other festivities took place. Americans also frequented Political News sites as major stories such as the U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling deadline made headlines. (more…)

IBM Study Finds More Than Half of Midmarket Companies Lack an Integrated Digital Strategy

By Guest PostNovember 21, 2013Technologyanalyzing data, big data analytics, c suite business, c suite leaders, cloud, coriell life sciences, digitization, Environment, ibm global financing, ibm study, individual dna, integrated digital strategy, john mason, micro strategies, midmarket, midmarket companies, mobile, return on investment, scott megill, smbs, Technology

Small and Midsize Businesses Outperform Competitors By Fusing the Physical with Big Data, Mobile and the Cloud

ARMONK, N.Y – 21 Nov 2013: An IBM global study of C-Suite leaders uncovers a surprising fact about small and midsize companies: they may not be as digitally savvy as they’d like.

The survey’s top findings include:

More than half of midmarket companies lack an integrated digital strategy.
65% of the midmarket C-Suite business executives recognized that the lack of a cohesive social media plan is the biggest barrier to doing more in the digital space.
More than half of respondents also cite the need to better understand how social media fits with other operational priorities, and how to measure its return on investment. (more…)

New Approach Advances Wireless Power Transfer for Vehicles

By Guest PostNovember 20, 2013Technologyhighway stations, mobile receiver, recharge electric vehicles, transfer of energy, transmitting power wirelessly, wireless energy transfer

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new technology and techniques for transmitting power wirelessly from a stationary source to a mobile receiver – moving engineers closer to their goal of creating highway “stations” that can recharge electric vehicles wirelessly as the vehicles drive by. (more…)

IBM Survey: Speed and Analytics Key Drivers in Mobile Adoption for Organizations

By Guest PostNovember 19, 2013Technologyanalytics, business, byod, ibm survey, infographic, innovation, integration, interaction, kevin custis, mobile adoption, mobile strategy leaders, organizations, security, social business, speed, upwardly mobile enterprise

Half of the Respondents Report a Greater Than 10 Percent Gain in Employee Productivity as a Result of Their Mobile Efforts

ARMONK, N.Y. – 19 Nov 2013: IBM today announced results of a new study revealing that 90 percent of global organizations surveyed are willing to sustain or increase their investments in mobile technologies over the next 12-18 months. One of the reasons for increased investments is the measurable impact on speed and productivity. For example, half of the respondents report a greater than 10 percent gain in employee productivity as a result of their mobile efforts. (more…)

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