Yesterday, we reported on a new antitrust investigation targeting Silicon Valley tech companies regarding possible agreements to not hire away each other's talent. Now, the San Jose Mercury News is reporting that a former Google recruiter is fessing up to having a 'Do Not Touch' list of companies they were not to go after for talent. Two companies on the list? Genentech and Yahoo! Yahoo!, on the other hand, has no such list according to a former recruiter for the company.

Keyword modification is a useful concept if you plan to make the maximum use of your keyword management for SEO. The key to modifying your keywords properly is to take your primary keyword and use it in its multiple variations. For instance, if your primary keyword is "ski vacation", there are a number of ways that you can utilize this phrase other than using that specific phrase as it is. You can pluralize it (ski vacations), turn it into a verb (ski vacationing,

Facebook has launched new Payment Terms to cover purchases made on the social network. Purchases are made to purchase items in the Facebook Gift Shop as well as advertising on Facebook. The Facebook site itself, of course, is free. The major change in the Payment Terms is the consolidation of payments for Facebook Gift Shop and advertising. Previously, there were two separate methods. Meanwhile, Facebook is beginning to phase out regional networks .

Welcome to number 25 in our RepriseMe profiles featuring the men and women who put the bomp in Reprise Media 's proverbial  bomp bomp bomp . In this case we are talking Emil Panzarino from keepin' it real Crooklyn. Ever since Emil was dropped into our midst Bear Grylls style from a moving helicopter he has proven himself as  a master of stats and of our wiki. What else has he mastered?

In April, Digg pulled out of its advertising contract with Microsoft . There was speculation at the time that Digg would launch its own advertising platform. This week the social bookmarking site announced that rumor will indeed come to fruition. Digg Ads will launch as a pilot program in a few months. Ads will be in the form of content you would normally see on Digg, but clearly labeled as "sponsored.

by Claudine Zap Let's just say the timing was perfect. A man in Kauai, Hawaii enjoying a picnic on the beach noticed a nenue fish awkwardly swimming close to shore . The local did what must come naturally in Hawaii: He marched into waist-high water and caught the 10-inch reef fish by hand. The fisherman did note his catch had an "abnormally large stomach" when he threw the nenue into his cooler.

Currently, the Senate is writing major health care legislation that has the potential to affect millions of Americans who currently lack coverage, as well as businesses and families who are getting hit with rising costs. That's why YouTube Senator of the Week Chris Dodd (D-CT) wants to hear your ideas on health care reform: is your current coverage is working for you or do you have a better solution in mind? As a Senior Member of the Senate's Health, Education,

Earlier this week we launched Bing , the new decision engine designed to help you make more informed decisions. Today, were excited to share that Bing 411 (1-800-BING-411 or 1-800-246-4411), with voice search powered by Tellme, has also arrived! More than simple local business search, Bing 411 makes it easier to get on-the-go information: driving directions, traffic reports, sports scores, stock quotes, weather reports,

I don't know if Google is trying to distract you from Bing's launch or if it's just that they're just this huge of a company (or more likely both), but they've released a ton of updates on many of their products this week. Today alone, there are 11 updates. Normally, I like to try and give each one a single post, but I don't have that kind of time! So,

Classic Space Borg Cube, a Creative Commons licensed image by T.Oechsner Reading articles like the latest from Time Magazine you get one impression: Resistance is futile . Either you join the Twitter collective or you get assimilated by force. Of course I'm referring to the fictional Star Trek universe I'm a big fan of since my early youth.