This week’s round-up seems to focus on the small world of the tech industry.

Facebook is in the news for privacy concerns, and is said to be hiring former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Google is introducing a new social tool, +1, just on the heels of its settlement of a privacy charge brought by the FTC. And, finally, the Wisconsin Labor & Employment Law Blog reports on the small world of skilled technology employees: the FTC has filed high-profile antitrust complaints against companies like Lucasfilm and Adobe Systems for allegedly anti-competitive employment practices.

It’s a small world after all!

Technology in the Workplace

Technology and the Law More Generally

Technology in the News

  • Cellphone Radiation May Alter Your Brain. Let’s Talk. (NY Times)
  • Smartphone Market Expected to Soar in 2011 (Bits)
  • Crowdsourcing a Better World (Opinionator)
  • Two Twitter Founders Trade Places (Bits)
  • Online Mapping Shows Potential to Transform Relief Efforts (NY Times)
  • Ethical Quandary for Social Sites (NY Times)
  • Paul Baran, Internet Pioneer, Dies at 84 (NY Times)