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Josh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products. He is currently a writer for TechCrunch. Previously, Constine was the Lead Writer of Inside Facebook, where he covered Facebook product changes, privacy, the Ads API, Page management, ecommerce, virtual currency, and music technology. Prior to writing for Inside Facebook, Constine graduated from Stanford University... ? Learn More Facebook’s acq-hiring like crazy and retaining plenty of top talent, but today marks another post-IPO departure as Director of Product Management Carl Sjogreen told friends that he’s heading out to take some family time and “plot my next adventure”. However, he tells me there’s “no concrete ideas yet”. Sjogreen’s exit follows director of corporate communications Barry Schnitt taking the top comms and public policy role at Pinterest, and CTO Bret Taylor leaving to found a new startup. Many suspected the social network’s IPO was designed to give liquidity to long-tim...

Billy Gallagher is a writer for TechCrunch. He is also the president and editor in chief of The Stanford Daily. Billy previously worked at The Stanford Daily for two volumes as a managing editor of news. He has also worked in sports and staff development at The Daily. In March of 2012 the Friends of The Stanford Daily awarded him... ? Learn More Facebook announced today that they have opened a London engineering office, adding to their Menlo Park, New York and Seattle engineering offices. The company has 22 open positions at the new office. Facebook says it has engineers scattered at its other numerous U.S. and foreign offices, but this is the first official international engineering office. Calling the city a “perfect fit” in a blog post earlier today, Facebook software engineer and London team leader Philip Su wrote, “Our team in London will start small, focusing on building a core of great engineers, and then grow over time and eventually focus on building products in key areas li...

Facebook engineer Carlos Bueno posted a note to the official Facebook Engineering page detailing exactly how one should prep for an interview there. He admits that an interview for a technical job is difficult for both the interviewer and candidate.  Skills on your resume are fair game. If you say you're an "expert in X," Facebook will try to schedule you with a proven expert in that subject, so be prepared. If you are not, leave it off your resume. The interviewers would rather have a short list of the things a candidate is awesome at than pages of everything you've ever done. Keep reading for an inside look at what Facebook technical interviewers are looking for. Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook. Follow Kevin Smith on Twitter. x To embed this post, copy the code below and paste into your website or blog. View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made a...

Louisville, KY (PRWEB) April 12, 2012 Louisville Marriott Downtown launches a Facebook sweepstakes, awarding one grand prize winner a Kentucky Bourbon Country distillery tour. The winner and up to five friends will enjoy a complimentary stay at the hotel, as well as transportation to and from the distilleries. Registrants can Like the Louisville Marriott Downtown Facebook page and enter their name in the giveaway until May 11. The Bourbon Country Tour Sweepstakes Includes: ????Two nights lodging in double occupancy rooms at the four-diamond Louisville Marriott Downtown ????Breakfast each morning for the entire group at BLU Italian Grille ????A daytime tour of two working Kentucky Bourbon Distilleries via a private coach Nearly all of the worlds bourbon is produced in Kentucky, said Paul Kiley, Director of Sales & Marketing at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. The Louisville Marriott Downtown is thrilled to showcase one of the states most definitive industr...

South San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 04, 2012 Treetopia, a leading online source for unique artificial Christmas trees, is bringing back a lesser-known Easter tradition - the Easter tree. Customers can choose from a selection of colorful artificial trees that they can decorate with Easter eggs and other ornaments. As a special gift, Treetopia is giving away an Easter tree to one lucky Facebook fan. Visitors can join the sweepstakes as soon as they Like the Treetopia Facebook page. They can then go to the Treetopia Facebook Contest page and click the Enter Now button. An entry is officially made in the participants names as soon as they fill in the short form that appears. The custom of decorating a tree for Easter comes from central Europe and was brought over to America in towns with large German populations. Some areas decorate trees freshly removed from winter with painted eggs to give them body and vibrancy before their leaves return in full bloom. Others replicate t...