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  Friday, March 08, 2013
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Between The Lines Columnist Facebook News Feed: 5 Coolest Changes
By Debra Donston-Miller
Brighter, less cluttered and mobile-ready, Facebook's revamped News Feed has some positive improvements for users.

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Windows 8 Device Choices Baffle Buyers
Microsoft has long relied on hardware partners to build Windows PCs. But the mishmash of Windows 8 devices has left customers stumped.

IBM CEO Rometty Shares Vision Of Big Data Era
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty says big data and predictive decisions will reshape organizations, and computers that learn, like Watson, will be tech's next big wave.

Password Police Cite Evernote Mistakes
Evernote used the wrong security method to store passwords, cryptography experts say. Unfortunately, it's a common error.

Bill Gates To SXSWedu: Education Change Is Hard
Gates urges conference participants to apply their "commitment and creativity" to make sure education technologies such as analytics live up to promise.

Will VMware Stay Public Cloud Course? Bluelock Bets Yes
Bluelock opens VMware-compatible public cloud data center, as questions swirl on whether VMware will stay the course with vCloud or shift to OpenStack.

Carfax Selects MongoDB To Drive 11 Billion Records
Vehicle-history service switches to open source, NoSQL database with an eye to exploring its massive data set in new ways.

China 'Time Bomb' Attack Defused
Targeted attack against Chinese and Japanese journalists used Mandiant's ATP1 report as a lure.

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"We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness." -- Frederick William Robertson

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• Research: 2013 Enterprise Social Networking Survey
• New Rules For A New Decade
• Facebook's New Look Pays Homage To Google+
• Data Protection Management For Enterprises And Service Providers
• Don't Miss Interop Las Vegas

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Facebook's New Look Pays Homage To Google+
Facebook's redesigned News Feed reminds many of Google+. For users, the revamp provides more control -- and some changes on the ad front.

Facebook's Futuristic Data Center: Inside Tour
Facebook's cutting-edge data center in the high desert of Oregon represents the future. Take a look at the technologies and choices that make it tick.

IT Talent Shortage Or Purple Squirrel Hunt?
Employers press for H-1B increases, while job hunters say searches seem designed to rule out U.S. workers. Is there really an IT talent shortage??

8 LinkedIn Etiquette Mistakes
LinkedIn is not just another social network like Twitter where anything goes. Avoid these "don'ts" and avoid becoming a LinkedIn pariah.

10 Best Android Apps Of 2012
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Facebook's Futuristic Data Center: Inside Tour
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Bob Metcalfe Plans Ethernet's 40th
The 'Father of Ethernet' comes back to PARC, the scene of the crime, to talk about Ethernet's future -- including a 40th birthday bash in May.   Watch

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