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Submission + - Twitter's Tangled Mess - Vine Launches on Android

Submitted by Dawn Kawamoto
Dawn Kawamoto writes: Twitter's free social media video app Vine is now on Android. But while the app rocked on the iOS platform, especially among teens, it's move to Android has...dare I say...been a bit of a tangled mess. It launched on Google play without the capability for the two apps to sync, nor does it have such features as front-facing camera, search, mentions and hashtags. Another biggie is it doesn't yet allow users to post their six-second videos to Facebook. Vine says it's working on these features and all should be good soon. For now, however, a swing on the vine may not be a robust experience...

Submission + - Stop Your Crying! So What if Yahoo's New Paternity Leave is Less than Moms

Submitted by Dawn Kawamoto
Dawn Kawamoto writes: Yahoo rolled out an expanded maternity/paternity policy that doubled the family leave for moms to 16 weeks. But new dads at Yahoo get only 8 weeks. It turns out that Yahoo is not the only Fortune 500 company to short-shrift news dads. But, really, do new dads think it's worth crying over? Hmmm...changing diapers or cleaning up code — both are messy, but one smells less.

Submission + - LucasArts Employees Hold Wake & Eulogy, while Darth Vader Disney Still Roams

Submitted by Dawn Kawamoto
Dawn Kawamoto writes: LucasArts employees held a wake Friday night, days after Darth Vader Disney slayed their studio. Taking the high road, two LucasArts employees put together a eulogy that offers a retro on the culture, memories and accomplishments of the team. While the eulogy is definitely a noble gesture and a reflection of the high-quality caliber of LucasArts employees, most of us who've witnessed a blood bath at the workplace aren't as charitable — especially since Darth Vader Disney is expected to strike again in the next two weeks at its studio and consumer product divisions.

Submission + - H-1B Cap Reached Today - Didn't Get In? Too Bad

Submitted by Dawn Kawamoto
Dawn Kawamoto writes: Employers stampeding into the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service to get their H-1B petitions filed before the cap is reached are getting the door slammed in their face today. The cap was hit in near record time of 5 days, compared to the 10 weeks it took last year to have more than enough petitions to fulfill the combined cap of 85,000 statutory and advanced degree H-1B petitions. While U.S. tech workers scream that they're losing out on jobs as H-1B workers are hired, employers are countering that the talent pool is lacking and they need to increase the cap. Of course, Congress is wrangling in on this one as to whether it's time to raise the bar.

Comment Journalist Hit in HP Spygate Chimes In On Harvard (Score 1) 113

by Dawn Kawamoto (#43160537) Attached to: Harvard Secretly Searched Deans' Email
Hey, I couldn't help but comment when I saw this Harvard Dean post - especially since it drew a comparison to the HP pre-texting spygate scandal. I was one of the reporters HP targeted in this scandal, when I worked at CNET. They hired private investigators who hacked into my *PERSONAL* cell and home phone records to see who I was speaking with. That's a big difference than what Harvard did. Unfortunately, employers are allowed to rifle through your company email - because it *is* their property you are using. Now that I work at Dice, where we ask readers to feel free to send us tips on company layoffs and hirings, I'll say the same thing here as I do there: "please, please, please, use your personal email address and *not* your traceable company email." Take care, Dawn Kawamoto, Dice Associate Editor

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