Articles by Dice Staff

• Chicago Pulse: TripAdvisor Acquires Local Site 'Where I've Been'

  Travel Site Is Acquired: Chicago-based Where I've Been, a travel website and social platform, has been acquired by TripAdvisor. Where I've Been's entire product team will join their new parent. T…
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  Update: Does Tech's Labor Market Have a Structural Problem?

  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCP6qDG51dQ&w=560&h=349] A mismatch between professionals' skills and employers' needs may be keeping joblessness high in the tech sector... The video game…
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  FOWA: Helping Users Discover Apps Outside the App Store

  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGPROYyAVF4&w=560&h=349] When it comes to mobile apps, it seems that Apple and its iTunes have a lock. Yes, Android has its marketplace, but it isn’t gener…
• Deep Thoughts on Women in Silicon Valley

  In a must-read profile of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, New Yorker writer Ken Auletta dives deep into the prospects for female executives in Silicon Valley and technology in general. Is there bla…
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  Google Drops Banhammer on .CO.CC Subdomains

  All 11 million websites ending with the .co.cc sub-domain has been removed from Google's search index. In other words, Google will no longer index these websites and list any of them in its searc…
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  The REAL 10 Best Space Movies of All Time

  To mark the final flight of the Space Shuttle, CNN posted its list of the best space movies ever made. Having seen Star Wars 32 times, Close Encounters 16 times, and being able to recite most of…
• Amazing Perks at the 100 Best Companies for IT Workers

  Computerworld’s annual survey of the 100 best places to work for IT professionals is back, whittling 500 nominated companies down to 100. A total of 29,308 IT employees responded to a detailed co…
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  FOWA: Pokki Helps You Bring the Web App Experience to the Desktop

  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_IewVxGoy0&w=560&h=349] How do you launch applications? Do you have buttons at the bottom of your screen, desktop icons, or are you typing the names of ap…
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  Will Tax Breaks for Tech Companies Really Help San Francisco?

  Silicon Valley companies have developed a culture of benefits that extend into free meals, laundry, Red Bull and even beer. It works in Silicon Valley, where sprawling campuses have few local ame…
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  ISPs Agree to Plan Fighting Copyright Infringement

  Bad news for U.S. Internet users: Major ISPs agreed to the copyright infringement plan. Somewhat better news: You'll have six lives before they bag you for doing "nasty" things like torrents or o…