Top Harlem Shake Videos By Tech Companies
It's the new dance that's sweeping across the web - and it all started with a few college students posting a silly video. Now, media and tech companies are posting their own renditions. Today, tech companies need to go to crazy extremes to stay "hip" and recruit top talent. Chegg - Exec team http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INot8f9Xcy0 Chegg [Read More]
Would You Let Your Friends Make ALL Your Decisions For You?
Written by Randi Zuckerberg Posted on February 17, 2013 In Silicon Valley, the term “crowdsourcing” is all the rage. According to Wikipedia, crowdsourcing is "the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers." [Read More]
What’s In A Baby Naming App?
By Randi Zuckerberg Baby naming can be an overwhelming, but rewarding process. Whether it’s an all-consuming obsession or an easy gut feeling that “this is the one,” parents put a lot of pressure on themselves to choose the perfect name for their unborn child - above and beyond the pressure that over-excited family members, friends, [Read More]
My Friends Are Pretty Freaking Awesome
Posted on February 11, 2013 Written by Randi Living in Silicon Valley, I'm surrounded by exceptionally amazing people on a daily basis. But every once in a while, it's nice to sit back, reflect, and celebrate when I see my friends kicking some serious a** among the best of them. A few friends I'm seriously [Read More]
What Are Your Email Pet Peeves?
Posted On February 10, 2013 Bad email etiquette - we can’t escape it: grammar mistakes, ‘Replying All’ when unnecessary, unprofessional salutations, forwarding private conversations, subject lines that don’t make sense, cc vs. bcc, and the list goes on. What are your biggest email pet peeves? Tell us in the comments below! We’ll share your answers [Read More]
How I Used Facebook Ads To Feel Better After A Breakup
Guest Post By Teresa Valdez Klein Posted On February 10, 2013 When I went through my first big breakup my junior year of high school, I couldn’t get through a cat food commercial without bursting into tears. I felt so ashamed of myself for crying over someone who had moved right on to the next [Read More]
5 Ways To Get Smart About Wine
Posted On February 10, 2013 We love a good glass of wine, and thankfully Silicon Valley is just a stone's throw from one of the most incredible wine producing regions in the world. Since we aren't terribly smart about wine, though, we asked Jeff Gaffner, Winemaker at Ram's Gate Winery in Sonoma, for some tips [Read More]
Sharing Passwords With Your Significant Other
We Asked You! Posted On February 10, 2013 We asked you last week if you share passwords with your significant other. For those who do, which ones are you comfortable sharing? Your email? Phone passcode? Debit PIN? Facebook? If any are totally off-limits, why? Below are our favorite responses from our readers. We are married, [Read More]