Deployment of Exabyte-Backed Big Data Components

Co-authors: Arjun Mohnot, Jenchang Ho, Anthony Quigley, Xing Lin, Anil Alluri, Michael Kuchenbecker   LinkedIn operates one of the world’s largest Apache Hadoop big data clusters. These clusters are the backbone for storing and processing extensive data volumes, empowering us to deliver essential features and services to members, such as personalized recommendations, enhanced search functionality, and…

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YouTube begins public testing of ‘Playables’ gaming effort

Following YouTube’s pushes into music, television, gaming livestreams, and podcasts, the service has now begun public testing of its “Playables” initiative, which adds games to YouTube. Update: YouTube Playables are now more widely available, particularly for those with a Premium subscription. The existence of Playables on YouTube was first reported earlier this year as “a…

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Living in the Future | Meta

Bill Gates once said people “overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in 10 years.” Individual breakthroughs tend to accumulate in a non-linear way until suddenly, the future comes into focus. As the old saying goes, it happens two ways: gradually and then suddenly. And as we close…

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Twitter Tactics for Copywriters: Growing Your Professional Brand | by Postlyy | Dec, 2023

In the digital age, Twitter has emerged as a powerful platform for professionals across industries to build their brand and network with like-minded individuals. For copywriters, it’s an invaluable tool to showcase their skills, engage with potential clients, and stay updated with the latest trends. But how can you leverage Twitter to its full potential?…

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A Guide to Recruiting Gen Z

3. Offer competitive compensation and benefits Compensation isn’t always the most important consideration when evaluating job opportunities, but it does matter. Gen Z workers are the most likely to feel underpaid: Over half (57%) think they earn less than they deserve. Competitive compensation can help you attract the youngest generation of workers — so long…

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Practical Magic: Improving Productivity and Happiness for Software Development Teams

Co-authors: Max Kanat-Alexander and Grant Jenks Today we are open-sourcing the LinkedIn Developer Productivity & Happiness Framework (DPH Framework) – a collection of documents that describe the systems, processes, metrics, and feedback systems we use to understand our developers and their needs internally at LinkedIn.  Now more than ever, developers are navigating so much change and…

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