Fw: CloudFloor could be a security blanket for the cloud

Cloud security layer - one to store away.


From: Catherine <catherine.edwards5@yahoo.co.uk>;
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Subject: CloudFloor could be a security blanket for the cloud
Sent: Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:02:22 AM

CloudFloor could be a security blanket for the cloud
GIGAOM — TECH NEWS, ANALYSIS AND TRENDS | 2 JULY 2011
http://pulse.me/s/u8EJ


CloudFloor, which launched at Structure 2011 last month, has raised $3.1 million from undisclosed investors to build out its ... Read more

Fw: Article: HOW TO: Land a Job at Airbnb

Good insight and pointers regarding hiring and culture. I liked their 5 pillar... Could work well for us.


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Subject: Article: HOW TO: Land a Job at Airbnb
Sent: Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:21:24 AM


HOW TO: Land a Job at Airbnb
http://mashable.com/2011/07/03/airbnb-job/

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Fw: Article: Bing Gordon: Every Startup CEO Should Understand Gamification


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Sent: Fri, Jul 1, 2011 11:36:49 PM


Bing Gordon: Every Startup CEO Should Understand Gamification
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/30/bing-gordon-every-startup-ceo-should-understand-gamification/

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data in sight – making the transparent visual.

Ever wondered what would happen if we put amazing designers and phenomenal programmers together for a weekend to work on the best data APIs?  That’s right. Incredible interactive visualizations!

Welcome to data in sight: making the transparent visual, a hands-on data visualization competition held June 24th through 26th, 2011, at the Adobe Systems, Inc. offices in San Francisco’s SoMa District.

To inspire you, we’re flying in some of the best interaction designers in the world to speak.  Check their portfolios:

  • Benjamin Wiederkehr, Director of Interactive Things, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Thomas Castro, LUST, The Hague, The Netherlands
  • Joris Maltha, Catalogtree, Arnheim, The Netherlands

You can also play with kick ass libraries and tools like:

We’re excited to see what you create.  Please blow our minds.

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Who should come? Open to coders, programmers, developers, designers, scientists, members of the media—anyone who believes that data is divine and has ideas for bringing it to life.

Competition details: The competition will be using open data. Data sets will be provided. Do you have an interesting data set of your own you’d like to contribute? As long as it is open, you can add it to the mix! For more details see the data page. Code produced during the competition will be open source.

 

The sort of thing we should be doing/partnering on...