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	Spin-up on today's news The day's most popular industry news: Information Technology and Services See the Latest Headlines » Powered by + Information Technology and Services Facebook trapped in MySQL 'fate worse than death' - gigaom.com According to database pioneer Michael Stonebraker, Facebook is operating a huge, complex MySQL implementation equivalent to "a fate worse than death." It's actually a predicament all too common among web startups, for which the... 241 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share eBay Acquires Mobile Payments Company Zong For $240 Million In Cash - techcrunch.com eBay has acquired mobile payments company Zong for $240 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2011. 331 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share 20 Ways To Blow A Job Interview - businessinsider.com Business Insider's Managing Editor dishes on her worst interviews. 144 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Does Google+ Rapture Indicate “Pent-Up Demand” For Facebook Alternative? - searchengineland.com The early reviews of Google+ (including mine) have been almost uniformly positive -- if not glowing. It is a good product, if not entirely original, with... 58 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Amazon invests big in big data startup - gigaom.com Amazon.com is making what appears to be a big investment in analytic database startup ParAccel. ParAccel today announced the close of a Series E round led by Amazon, bringing the company's total funding to $73 million. The... 94 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share See the Latest Headlines » Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation