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http://www.readwriteweb.com/ After the Associated Press published an article on March 20th about employers asking job candidates for Facebook and social media passwords, the response was, to say the least, overwhelming. In the month since, there have been thousands of tweets and social media status updates, more than 2,000 blog posts, and hundreds of news articles on the "trend." Legislation was proposed in at least three states, and by April 9th, Maryland had hastily passed a bill. Even the federal government got involved, with Congressional committees planning hearings on the issue.

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Isn’t it delightful how geek culture works? During my Christmas shopping last year, I stumbled into a favorite little pop culture shop in Little Collins Street in Melbourne which is well known for its comprehensive stocking of all things Lovecraftian. I was looking for some stocking fillers for the kids; instead I walked out with [...] The combination of a cloud service and verification that does not involve sharing data has allowed one company to provide a true bumper-to-bumper insurance policy, reports Victor Cruz. One legacy of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars has arrived on the southern border of the United States. The Department of Homeland Security recently completed tests of a powerful camera, one that cut its teeth in the war zones, that captures video of entire miles of border in a single frame.
Dad, It has been twelve days since you died. And tonight, it really hit me. I cried for an hour straight. http://wouldhavesaid.com/

The Things You Would Have Said

The Stir by CafeMom - Blogging About What's On Moms' Minds

Sending Mom a Mother's Day e-card can be cool. Sending her a Mother's Day e-card with a personal message from a star like Will Ferrell , Kim Kardashian , Sarah Silverman , Zach Galifiankis , or Jack Black ? Uh, about a thousand times cooler! Especially when Sarah, Kim, Will, Zach, or Jack are also sending her an important message about her health. In the new series of e-cards, celebs implore moms to get screened for women's cancers . While it sounds like a heavy topic to bring up on a holiday, the nonprofit behind the e-cards, The Noreen Fraser Foundation , keeps things light. http://thestir.cafemom.com/
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This is a different take on Responsive Web design. This article discusses how we can better embrace what the Web is about by ignoring the big elephant in the room; that is, how we can rely on media queries and breakpoints without any concern for devices. 2 Let’s start our journey by looking at the online tools such as Responsive Design Testing , Responsive.is , Responsinator and BriCSS . http://www.smashingmagazine.com/

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