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Chili's Waitress Fired Over Facebook Post Insulting 'Stupid Cops'

Chili's Waitress Fired Over Facebook Post Insulting 'Stupid Cops'

If you're a teacher, and want to keep your job, don't insult your students on Facebook. If your boss is a Jewish community leader, and you want to keep your job, don't post photos on Facebook of yourself covered in swastikas. And if you're anyone who wants to keep your job, don't go on Facebook and insult a ...

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Amy's Baking Company Has Epic Facebook Fail

Amy's Baking Company Has Epic Facebook Fail

A Scottsdale, Ariz., pizzeria made TV history Friday, when Gordon Ramsay walked off an episode of "Kitchen Nightmares" for the first time. But that was just the start of the bad press for Amy's Baking Company, after the restaurant's social media accounts blew up with salty language that would make even Ramsay ...

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What An Instagram Co-Founder Did After Becoming Superrich

What An Instagram Co-Founder Did After Becoming Superrich

By Alyson Shontell On April 9, 2012, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger sold their 13-person startup, Instagram, to Facebook. Facebook purchased the photo filter app 18 months after its launch for $1 billion: $300 million in cash, the rest in Facebook stock. What has the year been like for Systrom since selling his ...

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Job Hunters: It's Time To Up Your Social Media Game

Job Hunters: It's Time To Up Your Social Media Game

Today's job seekers feel almost obligated to use LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter lest they be viewed as Luddites. But they're also hearing that social media may not be as effective as has been hyped. What social media strategies actually work in landing a job? ...

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Mark Zuckerberg Slashes His Salary To $1 But ...

Mark Zuckerberg Slashes His Salary To $1 But ...

It's perhaps the ultimate status symbol in Silicon Valley: You're so rich, so successful, you voluntarily slash your salary to nothing. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook billionaire, just joined that club. SEC filings show that in 2013, he will earn just $1, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Starting ...

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Keep up with the latest career news and jobs listings -- while getting the chance to win a brand new Kindle -- by signing up for our Facebook contest. To enter, visit our Facebook page, "like" us, and sign up for our newsletter. It's that easy! Don't forget to tell your friends for even more chances to win. ...

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The Most Popular CEO In America Is ... Who??

The Most Popular CEO In America Is ... Who??

His popular image is antisocial, cold, calculating, and charmless. He's faced scores of lawsuits, accusing him of poaching ideas and tricking investors. In a 2010 Oscar-winning movie, he was the inspiration for an entirely new kind of nebbishy villain. But in addition to being the richest American under 30, Mark ...

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Sheryl Sandberg And Marissa Mayer: How They Differ

Sheryl Sandberg And Marissa Mayer: How They Differ

The last half century has seen many feminist icons, from the disaffected 1960s housewife (Betty Friedan) to the ferocious lawyer-warrior (Catherine MacKinnon) and the short-skirted, brilliant journalist (Gloria Steinem). But it's telling of our times that the two most high-profile and provocative megaphones for ...

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Is Twitter Killing The Resume?

Is Twitter Killing The Resume?

The death of paper resumes has been predicted ever since the advent of email. And now some tech-savvy employers are even refusing to look at traditional resumes or conduct in-person interviews, instead relying on applicants' postings on Twitter in the pursuit of top talent. Known in some circles as ...

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