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Google Ramps Hiring In Irvine

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Search engine giant Google appears to be ramping its hiring efforts in Irvine, according to representatives of the company. Google said in January that it was expecting 2011 to be its biggest hiring year ever. A quick look at the positions at the location include Software Engineers, Product Managers, Technical Leads, and more.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful book “ Googled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. Yes, Google won. ”).

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Google Retires Reader Launches Google Keep To Take On Evernote

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Google announced it will retire its Reader service July 1 to the disappointment of many, and many were out already looking for the best alternative. However, Google had something else in mind, launching a service that might even be better than Google Reader. Google Keep solves that problem. Why Google Keep.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. I wanted several of the software engineers to join me at our next startup but their employment was tied to BuildOnline. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil. Irony, hey?).

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MakerSquare Opens Coding School In LA

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The two said that MakerSquare will launch its first class on June 29th.

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Bridging The Gap Between Students And Startups, With TechLA

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We often run into students who say: I have an internship opportunity with Google, Microsoft, or IBM--why should I look at a startup? intern business marketing software engineering industry tech startup technology summer jobs internship school ucla students steven dietz steve' I think schools here could do a better job.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

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For starters, as Josh Kopelman outlined in this excellent post on their Dorm Room Fund , many great innovations including Microsoft, Google & Facebook started in a dorm room. Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers – We know that SF is Mecca for software engineers. I thought it was an amazing idea.

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