Marketplace Tech for Thursday, May 1, 2014
May 1, 2014

Marketplace Tech for Thursday, May 1, 2014

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We look at how LinkedIn has managed expectations as it weathered the broader tech downturn and why it seems to fly under the radar when compared to other firms in its sector, namely Twitter and Facebook. Plus, we hear about New York’s Hacker School and one student – Rose Ames – who took a grant from Google to attend.

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Google heads to Hacker School

May 1, 2014
Female programmers at Hacker School receive $5,000 from Google.

We look at how LinkedIn has managed expectations as it weathered the broader tech downturn and why it seems to fly under the radar when compared to other firms in its sector, namely Twitter and Facebook. Plus, we hear about New York’s Hacker School and one student – Rose Ames – who took a grant from Google to attend.

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