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Jun. 05.

Google moving to paid ‘listings’

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Google is moving to present paid ‘listings’ where it used to offer pure search results?  “Let’s just admit that Google is evil now,” writes Business Insider editor Owen Thomas in his delicious rant:

“It may be healthy for Google to get over the whole “don’t be evil” thing. It’s not like anyone was buying it.

Even Googlers.  Especially Googlers. (more…)

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May. 24.

Congrats, Zuck: Now You’ve Joined The Ranks of These Silicon Valley Power Couples

The past few days have been big days for romance here in the Silicon Valley.

Almost immediately after the Facebook IPO, billionaire Mark Zuckerberg married his long-time girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. Sure, he may have waited until the day after the IPO in order to protect his money from California’s communal property law, but nobody can say the backyard ceremony wasn’t sweet and sentimental.

Hot off the heels of Zuck’s nuptials, there was yet another Facebook wedding; long-time employees Christina Holsberry and Paul Janzer tied the knot in front of several other Facebook-ers. Check out the list below for three more of Silicon Valley’s power couples.

1. David Goldberg and Sheryl Sandberg – SurveyMonkey + Facebook 

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This duo may give Zuck and his bride a run for their money. David is currently the CEO at SurveyMonkey, after working at high-level positions at Yahoo! and Benchmark Capital. Sheryl should need no introduction – she is the COO at Facebook and has been named of the 100 most influential people of 2012 by TIME magazine. The couple has been married for nine years. (more…)

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May. 13.

The Daily Byte: Wannabe… a killer summer intern?

Incubators help companies get movin’.  PRE-incubators help people get movin’.  Or something like that.  Curious to learn more? Pre-incubator WeWork labs is hosing a launch party Monday night: http://weworklabs-sflaunch.eventbrite.com/

  • May 14, 6 – 9 p.m., San Francisco

 

Not all internships are equal.  Be sure to make the most of yours.  Hear a panel from Pinterest, Facebook, Google and BlackRock about how to make the most of your internship.  [FREE LUNCH]

  • Wednesday, May 16, noon in Gates Library Rm. 211.  RSVP here

 

Technology in Education: the Churchill Club is hosting an open forum next week: http://transition.churchillclub.org/eventDetail.jsp?EVT_ID=947

  • Thursday, May 17, buffet at 6 p.m., program at 7 p.m., $75


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