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• Obama administration forges deal with tech companies over data requests

  Technology companies will be allowed to reveal more details about government data requests under a tentative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

• Report: Spy agencies collude to gather personal data from mobile apps

  Spy agencies including the U.S. National Security Agency have been working together to extract personal information, including location data and address books, from mobile apps as part of a globe-spanning effort to thwart terrorist plots, according to newly disclosed documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

• CIO to CEO: Career advice from Rob Fyfe

  ‘The CIO can be an incredibly powerful position’ – the relentless pressures of the job are also opportunities to forge a great career and help the organisation outrank the competition.

• What to look for when hiring social media tech talent in 2014

  Social media professionals need to have a specific set of communication and technical skills as well as varied experience if you expect them to be a strategic part of your business in 2014.

• Top 10 IT Resume Tips of 2013

  It's been another productive year for CIO's Resume Makeover series. You learned how to target your resume to better highlight your skills, cut out unnecessary descriptions, and list your work history and technical prowess in fewer than three pages.

• CIO-plus: ICT on a mission: Climb Mt Everest

  The year in numbers, the best tech products of 2013 and a LinkedIn profile that could land you your dream job – a roundup of news, reviews and trends for business technology leaders.

• LinkedIn: How to build a standout profile

  Avoid weightless descriptions like ‘responsible’, which is the most used buzzword in profiles of New Zealand members.They will not land you your dream job, says the social network.

• Apache frees Kafka messaging app from LinkedIn

  Internet services and other organizations hoping to plant a newsfeed on their Web sites, or aggregate their log files, could get a hand from a new pub/sub (publish-subscribe) messaging application called [<a href="http://kafka.apache.org">Kafka</a>, first developed by professional social networking service LinkedIn.

• US tech companies ask governments to reform surveillance practices

  Eight top tech companies in the U.S. have asked governments around the world to reform surveillance laws and practices, and asked the U.S. to take the lead.

• Only 30% of top CEOs use social networks

  Only 30% of the CEOs at the top companies traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange are active on social media sites, gathering spots for millions of potential customers.

• SlideShare revamps home page to make it more engaging

  SlideShare, a site for posting, sharing, viewing, rating and commenting primarily on business presentations, has given a makeover to its homepage.

• Passwords reset after 'Pony' botnet stole 2 million credentials

  Facebook, LinkedIn and other online services have been resetting accounts after 2 million login credentials, apparently stolen from users' computers, were discovered on a server in the Netherlands.

• 11 Tips for Creating a Buzz-Worthy LinkedIn Company Page

  Social media experts explain how to create a LinkedIn Company page that will attract followers, engage readers and generate business as well as buzz.

• Hackers reportedly stole 42 million customer records from online dating network Cupid Media

  Hackers reportedly stole 42 million customer records including email addresses and clear-text passwords from Cupid Media, a network of dating websites.

• LinkedIn gives businesses more ways to publish content with 'showcase' pages

  LinkedIn users will soon have access to a wider range of professionally curated content on the site through a new publishing tool available to businesses.