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While MySpace got to critical mass first and Facebook became the poster child for the social-network generation, LinkedIn has always been the tortoise in this race. I think of it as the anti-social network. Although every savvy white-collar worker in the U.S. has a LinkedIn account - basically just a page that lists résumé and contact info - most users don't really know what it's good for or what one can "do" there...
Peter Cai came down three floors of stairs to sit on my floor. He was responding to my Facebook message, a plea sent after I spent much time searching for who might be able to help me with my first Math 21a problem set. Peter was the lucky one who was both in the class and my freshman dorm, Weld. Here, we first...
...Peter’s response to that unsolicited—and I’m sure, a bit weird—Facebook message foretold the person I would come to know. He came down to my room almost immediately and helped me figure it out. He patiently and humbly explained the material...
...only framed picture in this world of Facebook photos is a picture of myself, Peter, Christine, and Tom at last year’s Bacchanalia. It was a gift for my birthday from Peter and Christine. The note that accompanied it is taped on my wall above my desk. Their notes to me from birthdays, holidays, and other special occasions often got me through difficult times. Or, at least, times I thought were difficult. Many worries now seem less important when faced with the loss of Peter...
...they really want to follow the Wall Street herd even if recruiters do eventually come knocking. At Stanford, where 37% of business school students who graduated last year took finance-related jobs, many students are looking closely at non-finance companies recruiting on campus for the first time, including Facebook, Disney, and Sony. Resnick, Hori and leaders of other schools likewise report rising student interest in alternatives to finance, particularly in areas like social enterprise, energy, and health care...