Articles by Dice Staff

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  The Best Jobs Are Unadvertised. Here's How to Find Them

  We all know it – looking for a job is rough. Hopelessly sending out resume after resume, usually getting no response at all. And if you're hoping to break out of your current field or find a high…
• Google's Sparrow Acquisition Spurs Talk of Gmail Redesign

  Google's acquisition of Sparrow last week means Gmail should offer a new design soon. This time, I hope Google will redesign every part of its email service, and on all platforms, including. Sour…
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  Halo Nation Worries About 343's Approach to Halo 4

  Since Microsoft put out the word that Halo 4 will hit the consoles on Nov. 6, an interesting buzz has occupied fans as they while away the months. It’s all about Bungie. Bungie, of course, is the…
• Amazon Offering SSD-Backed Instances for Developers

  Amazon is offering SSD-backed virtual servers to its cloud-computing clients, potentially speeding up the latter’s data-intensive applications. Solid-state drives, which lack the moving mechanica…
• Apple Expanding North Carolina Data Center Facility: Report

  [caption id="attachment_2686" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Aerial view of Apple's North Carolina data center facility.[/caption] Apple apparently can’t get enough of North Carolina, at least…
• Pentagon Reveals A Comprehensive Approach to the Cloud

  The Defense Department's new top-to-bottom cloud strategy is intended to lead to a DoD-wide environment and leverage a range of commercial services, as well. Said department CIO Teresa M. Takai:…
• Google I/O Android Sessions Now on YouTube

  Google I/O was a smashing success, and not only because of Jelly Bean's announcement and the unveiling of three new Android-powered devices. If you weren't there, you can still benefit from all o…
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  Community Managers and the Art of Jedi Mind Tricks

  “Sometimes you can’t always give them what they want,” says Izzy Neis, VP of User Engagement for Fight My Monster, an online game for kids. It’s the role of the community manager to play Jedi min…
• Four Crowdsourced App-Testing Services to Check Out

  Good ratings in Google Play and the Amazon App store are the lifeblood of a successful app. Top-rated apps in Google Play are frequently featured on the front page. One way you get such prominenc…
• Open Compute Project Driving Open-Source Hardware Development

  [caption id="attachment_2622" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Facebook's Oregon data center, built according to the principles outlined in the Open Compute Project.[/caption] The open-source har…