In Silicon Valley, Innovators Choose Power And Persuasion Over Privacy

We at Ongig found it very interesting that in the same week Fast Company listed Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple as the four most innovative companies, two of those listed made front page headlines relating to privacy concerns. There is no doubt that these four companies have literally changed the way people live their lives on a daily basis. They have not just transformed the tech industry, but changed the way humans interact with their friends, how they make purchases, find information, etc.

Big Brother Google?

The Wall Street Journal made a troubling discovery that Google had hacked together a way to bypass the security measures built into Apple’s Safari browser, allowing them to track user actions for people who had explicitly restricted such tracking within their browser. Continue reading →

Which Of These 12 Big Lies Have You Caught On A Résumé?

Somewhere between 12% and 42% of résumés contain a lie, according to such sources as Morgan & Banks, ResumeDoctor and ADP.

ADP once did 2.6 Million background checks and found that 44% lied about work histories, 41% lied about education and 23% falsified credentials or licenses. Continue reading →

Game Developer Double Fine Nears 50,000 Investors And $1.75 Million…For No Equity!

By the time you read this, game developer Double Fine Productions in San Francisco will likely have passed the 50,000 investor mark on Kickstarter for funding its next point and click adventure game.

Stats are amazing:

27,000+ people put in $15+ for $400,000+
17,000+ people put in $30+ for $520,000+

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The Short Story Of How I Raised My Salary 62.5% (In 2 months!)

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[This is a guest-post from Brian Kerr]

It was the start of October and I was stuck commuting to work in traffic for 1 hour both ways. Oh yes, and I was working 8am to 6pm…this meant I woke up at 6am and got home at 7pm if I was lucky.

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The 12 Most Awesomely-Creative Resumes Ever? (Including One She Wears)

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Here are 12 super-creative resumes we found at deviantART and a couple other places.

1) Writer’s Resume

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My 5 Steps For Making The Most Of A Hot Hiring Climate

Two weeks ago, I found myself leaving a CTO role at a small startup and back on the job market during a unique up-cycle of tech hiring. My past job hunts came during economic down-cycles or in locations outside of the Bay Area – so this was something new.

There is an opportunity to express my sense for adventure while finding my next position.

In down-cycles and smaller job markets it can be pretty easy to decide what to do next: “Hey, I got a job offer. I’ll take it!” In a booming tech economy, there’s an opportunity to something new and a lot of potential career paths to take. More opportunity…and more potential for “analysis paralysis.” Continue reading →

The Corny New Twitter Recruiting Video Is Top 5 Viewed In Just 5 Days

The new “At Twitter, The Future Is You!” recruiting video (embed below) from Twitter has quickly ranked among the top 5 most popular recruitment videos we’ve seen on YouTube.

Here are some YouTube stats on the Twitter video:

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The 5 Questions You Should Ask About Your Next (Or Current) Gig

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A smart CTO type told me he’s thinking about his next move the other day. I encouraged him to think about these 5 question-topics as he evaluates his next job (it’s inspired by “The 5 C’s” we like to talk about).

This guy roasting chestnuts last year in Switzerland made me think for a moment about a job change.

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San Francisco’s Best Startup Coffee Shops

If you are starting a business in San Francisco, you tend to frequent the many coffee shops that the city has to offer.

While visiting the variety of shops, your motivation may be just as diverse as the selection of coffee shops themselves.

You may be looking for a place to meet a new contact, a place to fuel up, or simply a quiet place to get some work done. Continue reading →

5 Lessons I Learned From Networking With These 8th Graders

I was privileged to participate in a Citizen Schools event in which 8th graders from Oakland, California got to practice their networking skills with a handful of “adults” with jobs like me.

The whole idea was to get these kids to practice networking skills: handing out their resumes, talking about their career aspirations. Awesome!