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Facebook Developer HACK meet in Bangalore
HYDERABAD, AUG 18:
Are you an app (application) developer? Then, here’s a Facebook rendezvous for you. Facebook has announced a global roadmap of Facebook Developer HACK meet.
The day-long event will give app developers an opportunity to interact with their peers in their respective cities and also to interact with Facebook engineers. The engineers would clear doubts and give answers to the queries of developers.
“HACK participants are welcome to arrive with teams already formed, or can plan on meeting other developers discussing ideas. You’ll hear from Facebook engineers who will walk you through developing great apps that are social by design,” Facebook has said, while announcing the city-wise event plan on the developer interface.
The social networking site will give prizes for apps with the best Facebook integrations.
The roll-out plan of Developer HACK meet will be held in Bangalore on September 17, Austin on August 23, Mexico City on August 27 and Buenos Aires on August 29.
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HYDERABAD, AUG 18:
Are you an app (application) developer? Then, here’s a Facebook rendezvous for you. Facebook has announced a global roadmap of Facebook Developer HACK meet.
The day-long event will give app developers an opportunity to interact with their peers in their respective cities and also to interact with Facebook engineers. The engineers would clear doubts and give answers to the queries of developers.
“HACK participants are welcome to arrive with teams already formed, or can plan on meeting other developers discussing ideas. You’ll hear from Facebook engineers who will walk you through developing great apps that are social by design,” Facebook has said, while announcing the city-wise event plan on the developer interface.
The social networking site will give prizes for apps with the best Facebook integrations.
The roll-out plan of Developer HACK meet will be held in Bangalore on September 17, Austin on August 23, Mexico City on August 27 and Buenos Aires on August 29.
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How a Facebook post can hurt your career
BANGALORE: A single unsavoury picture, post or comment on social media can rob you of your dream job. These are increasingly used as a talent sourcing and reference check-point. Irresponsible Facebooking, tweeting or any compromise of social media hygiene could lead to summary rejection.
There are already many cases where offer letters have been withdrawn, or employees have been fired after social media revealed unpleasant details about them.
Pavan Duggal, cyber law expert, said, "Enterprises are increasingly relying on social-media profiles of potential employees to determine their employability. If your social-media profile has an element that will show you in a negative light, then there are chances that your employment would be in jeopardy. Employers today are using social media and other real-time search engines to find out what others are talking about their employees and new hires."
A fortnight ago, a young technology professional had to return his offer letter from a leading tech firm three days before joining, thanks to his social-media behaviour . The HR head of the company happened to see on Facebook an "objectionable picture'' of this candidate with his roommate with a "gay language" caption.
A product company hired 29-year-old Rahul Keshav (name changed) as a project head. An excited Rahul started tweeting about his career move, the nature of the new job — all of which was supposed to be confidential. The next day, his new employer fired him for having compromised the confidentiality clause.
Elango R, chief human resources officer , MphasiS, said, "One's social-media behaviour has the potential to make or mar her personal and professional brand. One cannot be seen as an indiscreet individual on social networks. Behaving irresponsibly on public platforms can mean trouble."
There are instances of HR heads asking for clarifications or explanations from their new recruits on the latter's "unhealthy" or "questionable" social media posts. "It could be a negative tweet on a former or current employer, a biased comment about women, a socially, religiously or politically provocative comment or picture.
Social media today are an additional window for reference checks," said BS Murthy, CEO, Leadership Capital. Saurabh Govil, senior vice-president (human resources), Wipro Technologies, said, "Looking at social media as an additional reference checkpoint is seen as a progressive trend globally, though we are yet to start it."
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BANGALORE: A single unsavoury picture, post or comment on social media can rob you of your dream job. These are increasingly used as a talent sourcing and reference check-point. Irresponsible Facebooking, tweeting or any compromise of social media hygiene could lead to summary rejection.
There are already many cases where offer letters have been withdrawn, or employees have been fired after social media revealed unpleasant details about them.
Pavan Duggal, cyber law expert, said, "Enterprises are increasingly relying on social-media profiles of potential employees to determine their employability. If your social-media profile has an element that will show you in a negative light, then there are chances that your employment would be in jeopardy. Employers today are using social media and other real-time search engines to find out what others are talking about their employees and new hires."
A fortnight ago, a young technology professional had to return his offer letter from a leading tech firm three days before joining, thanks to his social-media behaviour . The HR head of the company happened to see on Facebook an "objectionable picture'' of this candidate with his roommate with a "gay language" caption.
A product company hired 29-year-old Rahul Keshav (name changed) as a project head. An excited Rahul started tweeting about his career move, the nature of the new job — all of which was supposed to be confidential. The next day, his new employer fired him for having compromised the confidentiality clause.
Elango R, chief human resources officer , MphasiS, said, "One's social-media behaviour has the potential to make or mar her personal and professional brand. One cannot be seen as an indiscreet individual on social networks. Behaving irresponsibly on public platforms can mean trouble."
There are instances of HR heads asking for clarifications or explanations from their new recruits on the latter's "unhealthy" or "questionable" social media posts. "It could be a negative tweet on a former or current employer, a biased comment about women, a socially, religiously or politically provocative comment or picture.
Social media today are an additional window for reference checks," said BS Murthy, CEO, Leadership Capital. Saurabh Govil, senior vice-president (human resources), Wipro Technologies, said, "Looking at social media as an additional reference checkpoint is seen as a progressive trend globally, though we are yet to start it."
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Amitabh Bachchan draws over 1 million likes on Facebook debut
After having been connected with his fans through the online medium via his blog and Twitter, Amitabh Bachchan has made himself available on social networking site Facebook too.
Within just an hour of the activation, the page received 784,417 likes.
"Yipee! I am on FaceBook! My ID: FaceBook.com/AmitabhBachchan," the 69-year-old tweeted.
"And!! It has already crossed a million and I am humbled. Keep it coming, Baby," he tweeted.
Amitabh's fan-page became visible on Tuesday morning when the megastar also published a video taken from his home Jalsa.
"Hello everybody! This is Amitabh Bachchan and I just want all of you to know that now I am on Facebook and this is a welcome device. The way the digital world is going is just unbelievable. And I thought that I would use Facebook to connect with all my well wishers yet again. You have been with me on Blog and Twitter and here is another medium that is now going to connect us even further.
"Year-after-year, month-after-month, day-after-day, we are coming closer to each other. Lovely to have you here and we shall be seeing each other and you will get to know more about me and my daily activities where I go, what I do though this wonderful medium. Thanks for being with me on Facebook. Thank you," the mega star says on the video.
After having been connected with his fans through the online medium via his blog and Twitter, Amitabh Bachchan has made himself available on social networking site Facebook too.
Within just an hour of the activation, the page received 784,417 likes.
"Yipee! I am on FaceBook! My ID: FaceBook.com/AmitabhBachchan," the 69-year-old tweeted.
"And!! It has already crossed a million and I am humbled. Keep it coming, Baby," he tweeted.
Amitabh's fan-page became visible on Tuesday morning when the megastar also published a video taken from his home Jalsa.
"Hello everybody! This is Amitabh Bachchan and I just want all of you to know that now I am on Facebook and this is a welcome device. The way the digital world is going is just unbelievable. And I thought that I would use Facebook to connect with all my well wishers yet again. You have been with me on Blog and Twitter and here is another medium that is now going to connect us even further.
"Year-after-year, month-after-month, day-after-day, we are coming closer to each other. Lovely to have you here and we shall be seeing each other and you will get to know more about me and my daily activities where I go, what I do though this wonderful medium. Thanks for being with me on Facebook. Thank you," the mega star says on the video.
