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Why Facebook’s New Millionaires May Be Headed For Divorce

HuffingtonPost.com | Natasha Burton | Posted 06.02.2012

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The idea that Facebook "causes" divorce has been widely reported, with fear-mongering research decrying that 20 percent of splits in the United States...

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The Great Shift: Techies Make Mass Exodus Away From Silicon Valley

Reuters | Peter Henderson | Posted 06.01.2012

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By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The YouTube video, featuring a young blonde sitting in a strikingly modern San Francisco h...

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NYC The Next Silicon Valley?

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 05.28.2012

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NEW YORK — Just as a trench dug in the 1800s created a shortcut to the nation's interior and helped make New York a global trading hub, the city...

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Women in Business: Q&A with Victoria Ransom, CEO of WIldfire

Laura Dunn | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Social Media, Wildfire, Women in Business, Victoria Ransom, Business, Silicon Valley, Women in the Workplace, Business News
Laura Dunn

Pick someone that can complement you, not your friend from business school who has the same skills as you. Make very clear from the start who is going to do what and ensure you have the same vision for the company culture.

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Google vs. Hollywood: The Worst of Enemies, The Best of Friends (Potentially)

Robert Simpson | Posted 05.22.2012

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Robert Simpson

The battle raging between the big Hollywood film studios and the giant of Silicon Valley is probably the most pointless and futile conflict being rage...

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The Next Silicon Valley(s)

2012-02-16-archdailyreal.jpg | Posted 05.19.2012

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By Vanessa Quirk (click here for original article) AOL Offices in Palo Alto by Studio O+A © Jasper Sanidad HP, Apple, Google – they all ...

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What Is it Like Being a Single Girl in Silicon Valley?

Quora | Posted 05.18.2012

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Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By an anonymous user of Quora I have been single in Palo Alto for the last 2 years. For me, being singl...

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This City's Not Letting Any More Payday Lenders Set Up Shop

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.18.2012

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Not all residents of the wealthy Silicon Valley are flush with cash. Turns out payday lending -- a type of short-term, high-interest loan that can...

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California Is Leading: Will the Nation Follow?

Claire Tomkins | Posted 05.17.2012

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Claire Tomkins

America needs to lead. We use the most energy. We use the most resources. And we generate more trash than anyone else on the planet. It's not that we don't know how to do it. We do already. Here in California.

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Silicon Valley Offers Humanities PhDs Some Solid Advice

Ruth Starkman | Posted 05.17.2012

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Ruth Starkman

This year's second annual Bibliotech conference at Stanford University offered solid advice. Here are some soundbites from Silicon Valley industry experts.

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Facebook's First Backers Feel The Love As IPO Approaches

Reuters | Posted 05.14.2012

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(By Sarah McBride - Reuters) - For the handful of venture capitalists who backed Facebook (FB.O) in its early days, a huge financial payoff is not the...

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Technovation Challenge's Emilie Robert Wong Encourages Girls To "Hammer Up!"

Women 2.0 | Posted 05.10.2012

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Women 2.0

Since winning the first Technovation Challenge, Emilie Robert Wong has developed three more apps (two for Michelle Obama's Healthy Kids initiative and...

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The Rebirth of American Manufacturing

Yul Kwon | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Technology Clusters, Intel, Steel, Pbs, Innovation, Pittsburgh, America Revealed, Manufacturing Jobs, Made in America, American Manufacturing, Nucor Corporation, Engineers, Silicon Valley, Detroit, Business News
Yul Kwon

Like a lot of people, I had come to accept the conventional wisdom that America doesn't make anything anymore. What I discovered is that the prevailing narrative of decline and decay is overly simplistic and, in some ways, flat-out wrong.

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Shakin' It Up: Artify It Introduces a New Way to Experience Art

Eddie Fernandez | Posted 04.26.2012

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Eddie Fernandez

Artify It's mix of technology and new business models provides a creative new spin for the industry. But is the art world ready for this transformation?

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Sage Group CEO Says: Women Execs, Keep a Foot in the Door

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 04.26.2012

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Dr. Sasha Galbraith

"If there's one thing I would say to women who are stepping out of the workforce, it's 'Keep a toe in. Just keep a toe in,'" advised Cara France, who should know. She's CEO of a firm that provides high-level marketing and business consultants.

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Women and Driving: Rise of the Women Racing Engineers! (Part II)

Julia Landauer | Posted 04.25.2012

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Julia Landauer

Once you recognize your passion, grab it by the horns and make it happen. There's no reason that women shouldn't do what they love, and what they're good at, because it's currently in a male-dominated field.

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Lean and Hungry -- Startup Community Talks Hollywood

Gina Hall | Posted 04.25.2012

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Gina Hall

In an era when social gaming is a $6 billion dollar industry, celebrities are starting to take notice. The future of Hollywood is technology driven.

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MPAA Chief: Hollywood Must Befriend Silicon Valley

AP | CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 04.25.2012

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chris Dodd, the head of the Motion Picture Association of America, said Tuesday that Hollywood and Silicon Valley must work togethe...

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How Chicago Is Becoming More Viable for Startups

Richard Komaiko | Posted 04.23.2012

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Richard Komaiko

What brought our startup back to Chicago? Talent. That's right -- we had to leave Silicon Valley and come to Chicago to find talent. Popular wisdom says that the talent is all out in the Valley, but my experience suggests otherwise.

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Why We Chose Silicon Alley Over the Valley

Emmanuel Schalit | Posted 04.18.2012

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Emmanuel Schalit

When our start-up, Dashlane, started working on building our product in Paris, we knew that our success or failure would be decided in the United Stat...

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The Next Wave of Successful Social Entrepreneurs

Thane Kreiner | Posted 04.18.2012

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Thane Kreiner

Building relationships, developing others, and exhibiting integrity are perhaps more vital to success given the complex ecosystems in which social entrepreneurs operate.

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Touring Silicon Valley's Computer History Museum

Matt Gibson | Posted 04.16.2012

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Matt Gibson

The CHM, in Mountain View, California, is a beautifully curated facility with artifacts tracing the history of the devices that have made Silicon Valley famous.

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Take That, Silicon Valley!

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 04.13.2012

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Another win for Silicon Alley. Women are twice as likely to start new companies in New York than they are in Silicon Valley, America's largest startup...

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Silicon Valley's New Rock Stars

Reuters | Gerry Shih | Posted 04.14.2012

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By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Five years ago, Justin Edmund arrived at Carnegie Mellon University, a floppy-haired freshman, ...

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Lawmakers Push To Keep Silicon Valley From Going Underwater -- Literally

AP | By LISA LEFF | Posted 04.12.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Business leaders and Sen. Dianne Feinstein launched a $1 billion, 10-year fundraising goal on Thursday that is aimed at preventing so...

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