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Four Execs Abruptly Leave Twitter In Sunday Night Shakeup

The executives were reportedly “not people in whom Jack [Dorsey] has the highest faith.”

Four major executives abruptly left Twitter in a surprising Sunday night shakeup. The social media giant’s heads of product, media, engineering, and Vine are no longer with the company, according to Re/code and the New York Times. The move is a massive and unexpected shakeup for the social media company that was once the darling of the tech world but lately has found its stock price plummeting and its position in the world of online media on unstable footing as social media companies like Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook increasingly encroach onto Twitter’s role as media messenger.

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9 Ways Your References Can Help You Land Your Next Job

Are your references selling your best attributes—or selling you out? Here’s how to make them more effective for you.

You’re going for a new job, so you’ve dusted off your resume, written a great cover letter, and pulled out your list of references. But before you send your prospective new employer to your go-to list of cheerleaders, ask yourself one question: Am I sure my references are helping me?

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The Working Parent’s Snow Day Survival Guide

Don’t panic when school is closed. Here’s how to minimize the damage and recapture some of the fun.

When you’re a kid, snow days are awesome. As a working parent, though, that dreaded robo-call or email from the school district can set off a panic. School is delayed or closed. How are you supposed to get your job done and deal with the kids’ disrupted schedule?

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What Facebook Found Out By Studying The Parents On Its Site

“Meet the Parents” is Facebook’s foray into studying the needs and wants of parents across the globe.

“If it doesn’t change your life, you’re doing it wrong.” So said one mom, who we’ll call Alex, at the beginning of her parenting journey. She now has three—ranging in age from 21 to 13—and maintains that life looks very different than it did before she had kids. But a lot about parenting is different now.

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Are Kids Of Working Moms Better Prepared For Their Future Careers?

Your mommy guilt might be misplaced: A new book shows that working mothers raise great kids.

Juggling work and family obligations makes working mothers feel that they’re always dropping the ball somewhere. When you’re at work, you’re missing time away from your kids. When you’re at home, you’re missing out on networking events that could advance your career. But a recent book by Pamela Lenehan, My Mother, My Mentor: What Grown Children of Working Mothers Want You to Know, spells out the many benefits children receive from mothers who work outside the home.

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