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‘Socially Inept,’ a comedy startup founded by Microsoft employees, roasts tech bros

‘Socially Inept,’ a comedy startup founded by Microsoft employees, roasts tech bros

Posted on by Kate Clark

Everyone gets a kick out of mocking the quintessential San Francisco techie, Patagonia vest and all. ‘Socially Inept,’ a new traveling comedy cohort, is making a business out of it. The group has been roasting the tech scene in hubs across the U.S., including Seattle, where the company is based, as well as Los Angeles, Read more about ‘Socially Inept,’ a comedy startup founded by Microsoft employees, roasts tech bros[…]

Fitbit’s newest fitness tracker is just for employees and health insurance members

Fitbit’s newest fitness tracker is just for employees and health insurance members

Posted on by Jon Russell

Fitbit has a new fitness tracker, but it’s one that you can’t buy in stores. The company quietly uncorked the Inspire on Friday, releasing its first product that is available only to corporate employees and health insurance members. The idea is to offer a fully subsidized wearable that helps the company dig deeper into the Read more about Fitbit’s newest fitness tracker is just for employees and health insurance members[…]

Convo now lets you see which employees got the memo

Convo now lets you see which employees got the memo

Posted on by Greg Kumparak

Convo, a tool perhaps best described as a real-time company message board, picked up a new trick this week: automated acknowledgements. It’s a pretty common thing in the corporate world: you need to send something out to all of the employees at your company, but you also need to know exactly who has seen it Read more about Convo now lets you see which employees got the memo[…]

At Blind, a security lapse revealed private complaints from Silicon Valley employees

At Blind, a security lapse revealed private complaints from Silicon Valley employees

Posted on by Zack Whittaker

Thousands of people trusted Blind, an app-based “anonymous social network,” as a safe way to reveal malfeasance, wrongdoing and improper conduct at their companies. But Blind left one of its database servers exposed without a password for more than a month, making it possible for anyone who knew where to look to access each user’s Read more about At Blind, a security lapse revealed private complaints from Silicon Valley employees[…]

Intelligo does constant background checks on your trusted employees

Intelligo does constant background checks on your trusted employees

Posted on by John Biggs

As a former Arby’s sandwich artist I understand the value of a background check. Had I not been investigated back at age 16 no one at the restaurant would have known I was a lapsed Boy Scout and read Stephen King novels. But what would have happened had I taken up a life of petty Read more about Intelligo does constant background checks on your trusted employees[…]