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Don’t want to see people tweeting about SXSW this year? Whether it’s because you’re sick of the chatter or jealous because work wouldn’t cough up enough to cover expenses, you can block any and all tweets.

It will be like it never even happened. No, this isn’t a George Bailey moment, it’s from the wizkids at social conference directory, Lanyrd. They developed the “Not At SXSW” browser extension which hides tweets from people you know are attending SXSW, along with any tweets mentioning SXSW.  The extension has you covered if you use Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Opera. This obviously does not apply to your mobile applications. Sorry, you’re on your own there. Honestly, if you’re that adamant on not seeing any SXSW tweets, you might just want to stay off twitter the first couple weeks of March.

When you install the browser you can choose from the options below (and “deselect” them if you want to see tweets again):

The Lanyrd folks say that the extension will “become inert after March 16, by which time everyone should have returned to normal.” As if we were ever normal to begin with.

p.s. Will you be at SXSW this year? Just jokes.

Social media user or tech aficionado and in need of a cool, new gig? Check out these five great openings in the social and tech worlds.

Twitter Corporate Communications Manager
Full-Time — San Francisco, CA

We are currently seeking a PR expert to manage public communications for a range of policy and corporate issues at Twitter. The ideal candidate has a successful record of creating and implementing PR plans and campaigns on topics including privacy, free expression,  user-generated content, transparency, government requests, and corporate affairs. The candidate would work proactively with our product, legal, policy teams to craft plans for reporters, news outlets and influencers.

This role requires the ability to explain many dimensions of Twitter’s strategic vision to the media. The ideal candidate will bring extensive know-how of media relations, journalism, policy issues and crisis communications, preferably from a high-growth, consumer-facing technology company.

Get the rest of the details here: https://twitter.com/jobs/positions?jvi=oky8VfwF,Job.

Techmeme Sunday Evening Editor
Online

Editor will work alongside Techmeme’s automation to direct and guide the selection of news during Sunday late afternoons and evenings (or daytime Monday hours in East Asia, Australia and New Zealand). A deep interest in technology news (including, but not limited to computer, internet, and mobile news), and an understanding of blogging, Twitter, and how the broader online news ecosystem functions. Candidates should have sound news judgment and be able to think fast. Also desirable, though not necessary: previous news editing experience and familiarity with media industry news.

Get the rest of the details here: http://techmeme.com/jobs.

Cheezburger Network Contract Copy-Writer
Ongoing hires – Seattle or Telecommute

Do you love the interweb?
Do you love the Cheezburger Network?
Do you know your memes?
Have you seen our LOLmart Shirt of Day site? (http://lolmart.com)
Do you think that you can do better?

The Cheezburger Network wants to hire some great copywriters to write creative copy for product descriptions, the LOLmart newsletter and more! The focus is on “creative” — we want awesome writeups full of memes and backstory, not just another way to phrase the size and thread count!

Experience in writing online copy (blog formats, taglines, email) a must.

Get the rest of the details here: http://jobs.cheezburger.com/apply/tnRttj/Contract-CopyWriter.html.

Pinterest iOS Engineer

You will be responsible for bringing Pinterest to the iPhone and iPad. We think of iOS as a core platform at Pinterest. You will work closely with a team of experienced engineers and product designers to bring your vision for Pinterest on iOS to reality. This role requires experience with iOS and a strong understanding (and appreciation) of touch and gestural interfaces. Ideal candidates will have applications they have built as personal or professional projects.

Get the rest of the details here: http://pinterest.com/about/careers/.

In case you missed previous FAVES jobs posts, check out: 10 jobs in #social and #tech you might want to know about and 3 communications and policy job openings at Facebook you might like.

photo credit: wili_hybrid via photopin cc

This really is the nicest place on the internet and not just because it’s named The Nicest Place on the Internet (thenicestplaceontheinter.net). Thanks to co-creators Lauren Perlow and Jeff Lam you can view hundreds of stranger-submitted virtual hug videos on demand to give you a little extra pep in your step.

Have you ever noticed when you are happy more people around seem happy? Happiness is contagious. When you visit The Nicest Place on the Internet you catch the best virus on the web. Pun intended.

If hugs from complete strangers aren’t your thing, create your own hug hub. “To create a personalized version, anyone can simply enter YouTube IDs for the videos they’d like to include. The website automatically formats those videos and sets them to music at a unique URL.”

Questions? Email them at hello@thenicestplaceontheinter.net.

If that’s not enough info for you, check out TNPOTI video:

(h/t to @Mashable for the hug hub update)

Turn your photos into breaking news screenshots with News Booth.

If only every moment of your life was important enough to be breaking news. Wait? What’s that? This just in… IT CAN. Have some fun with the new News Booth app and create your own news out of otherwise mundane photos.

Upload or take your own photo, choose from four different themes and add your own text—then save to your library or share online. That’s all it takes to get the news out about your new shoes or Pinterest-inspired meal.

It’s free in the App Store until February 25.

H/t @appadvice

Ready for your next meme?

Your turn, go.

If you’ve been curious about what sites benefit the most from Pinterest, we now have some insight.  RJ Metrics has the inside scoop…and boy does it look yummy. I mean it. If you’ve checked out any of the food-related boards, they make you hungry. I digress…

Their recent research looked at a database of nearly one million pins to identify the top-level domains most often “pinned.”

The most popular domain was Etsy.com, which powered just over 3% of pins.  Close behind was google.com, although almost all Google links point to Google Image Search, which is technically misattributed content from other 3rd party domains.  Flickr (2.5%), Tumblr (1.1%), and weheartit.com (1.0%) round out the top 5, after which no domain represents more 1% of pins.

Here’s the actual breakdown:

FUN FACT: More than 80% of pins are re-pins.

Questions about the research? Call them at 1-877-684-1394 or tweet them @RJMetrics.

What would you do for $5? What about a whole lotta $5? Fiverr is brilliant. It’s the world’s largest online marketplace for small services and it works. Before you dismiss it, read this. Or check out how this guy’s Christopher Walken impersonation party trick turned into $800-900 a month. I’m starting to sound like an infomercial. It’s my hard-to-control excitement when sharing my FAVES with you. So, go explore fiverr. Work in nonprofit or with a small budget? I’d add them to your tactical arsenal when you’re looking for ways to bring creativity in the mix.

Here are my FAVE FIVE FIVERRS:

1. I will record a short professional voiceover and send you an mp3 for $5
2. I will say anything you script with my hands as puppets for 30 seconds for $5
3. I will take a picture of myself dressed as a fairy holding a sign with your website, company, message… for $5
4. I will dance to 2 minutes of any song of your choice in a hot dog costume for $5
5. I will speed color your logo for $5

If you discovered fiverr from this post and have a success story, let me know!

The Ambidextrous Keyboard tray from hekseskudd provides a practical (read: candy hider) and useful storage space for your Apple wireless keyboard.

Each keyboard is made from solid black walnut, or hardwood lamination, designed for either desktop or laptop use, with handy storage compartments below the Apple wireless keyboard and magic trackpad. They say it’s completely non toxic, so when Baby K starts to gnaw on it I don’t have to freak out.

All that stuff is nice, but I also like that it has non-skid underside pads. I’m constantly moving my keyboard while typing. Woe is me.

Now, let’s get down to brass tacks–the hidden storage. Why is it that the idea of a hidden compartment so appealing? I began thinking of all the things I could put in there–even if it was completely unnecessary. While they recommend jellybeans, I might suggest: Swedish Fish, dried fruit (for you health buffs) or maybe some Mentos.

I think those are guitar picks in the middle. I wish I played the guitar.

As with most things custom made, they don’t come cheap. This little beauty will run you a cool $139.00.

I had to get my morning dose of Cheezeburger and came across this:

Dunk, I Dare You

I’m a huge basketball fan. My Dad was a basketball coach, my husband played through college (and still plays in “old men leagues”) and I even attempted to play in all my uncoordinated glory. Did you really need to know that? No. You may now go back to laughing.

From KYcat31.

Last week’s inaugural recap post was so successful I decided to do it again.

Listen, I know you’re busy. When I first started this blog I considered making the tagline, “Putting in the man hours so you don’t have to.” I enjoy doing this research and I want to make it as easy as possible for you to always be in-the-know on all things social. If you read nothing else this week, this run down will keep your social and tech IQ above the rest. Rest easy, busy one, I’ve got your back.

Go ahead and copy and paste your favorite links and send them to your boss, co-workers, peers. They’ll remember (in case they forgot) what a rockstar you are. (Or you can always forward a copy of this post.)

1. Pinterest is made up of mostly women, Google+ is mostly men. Pinterest just hit 11 million users
2. Apple finally responds to reports that a lot of iOS apps are accessing and storing user contact data without permission.
3. Rejoice! Facebook may release Timeline for brands sometime in February.
4. More Facebook. Facebook shares early Timeline success stories. Credits their Timeline and appswith Pinterest, Foodspotting growth among others.
5. And, one more Facebook. Facebook launched verified accounts and pseudonyms
6. iOS app fraud is apparently common knowledge among developers. “It’s remarkable how widely-known the phenomenon of fraudulent download bots was throughout iOS dev community.”
7. Yahoo!’s Content Optimization and Relevance Engine (C.O.R.E.) creates 13 million story combos a day.
8. Google to launch Drive, Dropbox competitor.
9. The 2012 Grammys were an unbelievable social TV success story, becoming the most “talked” about entertainment event to date.
10. Apple rumored to intro iPad 3 on March 7.
11. Kodak is phasing out digital cameras and digital frames
12. One more Pinterest… API coming soon.
13. Check out Microsoft. They launched msnNOW yesterday. It scans the web to show what’s trending. (h/t @pcmag http://bit.ly/A9e7XL)