Facebook hires: data editor, UX researcher, creative strategist, country manager, more + MORE

With the new Timeline, Facebook users can share richer stories about the books, movies, TV shows and music in their lives.
The social network is beginning to get to the vision it set out at the expansion of Open Graph in 2011. Users don’t have to Like a book, they can read it. Similarly, they can watch a movie or listen to an artist…

Remember how we said that hashtags are becoming more mainstream? Today Vine introduced trending hashtags to its Explore section, making it easier for members to discover more content.
“Since launch, there have been a ton of awesome, creative posts that don’t always make it to the popular sections,” wrote Colin Kroll, Vine co-founder and CTO…

Four months after hitting five million users, social media management company HootSuite has surpassed six million users, putting it on a pace to gain more than three million users a year, even without further acceleration.
That’s impressive growth, and it’s along the lines of other top software-as-a-service players who are household names in Silicon Valley and beyond…

The results are in for Filipino accelerator IdeaSpace’s startup competition, and the top ten picks have a heavy focus on social projects.
A glance at the list reveals a strong emphasis on environmental and health-related projects, especially those that will likely benefit the developing nation’s poorer regions…

When creating a Twitter profile, there are enough bio do’s and don’ts to make your head spin. It’s amazing, really – especially considering how limited the space is. But the brevity of it is what makes it SO important to get right. Every word will stand out – so will every typo…

Facebook is testing new language to encourage page owners to buy Promoted Posts. Instead of “promote,” some users are seeing a “boost post” or “advertise post” button on their page content.
This seems to be purely a language change. No functionality is different. Facebook could be testing other versions of the button, but so far we’ve only seen “boost,” “advertise” and “promote…

BladeKey aims to silence the jingle-jangle of your keychain
The organization tool tucks away keys Swiss Army knife-style, eliminating the need for a keyring and saving your leg from painful pokesBladeKey is currently collecting funds on Kickstarter with a campaign that has exceeded its initial goal more than six times over with four days left…

A report from VentureBeat yesterday, citing multiple sources, claimed that Google and the City of Austin would be announcing the launch of the Google Fiber gigabit Internet service in the Texan city on Tuesday. This then appeared to be confirmed by the publishing of a blog post on the Fiber site.
As Engadget reported, a post entitled ‘Google Fiber’s next stop: Austin, Texas’ was live on the Fiber site at 3am EDT today…

Just two days after launching a major new product, Home, Facebook has made a major public effort to quell concerns that the uber-app is a net with which to scoop up more data about its users.
The company livestreamed an in-house interview with privacy head Erin Egan and followed it with a written FAQ about Home penned by Egan and her colleague Michael Richter and published on the company’s press page…

Facebook addresses privacy questions about Home – Facebook today shared its answers to common privacy questions users might have about Home, the social network’s latest development for Android. Home is optional software that makes Facebook features more integrated into a user’s device…

Facebook removed 34 job listings from its careers page this week, likely after filling roles in the areas of marketing, sales, UX research and others.
Also noteworthy this week, Instagram hired Emily White as director of operations. White was formerly Facebook director of mobile partnerships.
Prior listings removed from Facebook’s careers page:

Revenue Forecasting Analyst (Menlo Park)
Payroll Manager (Menlo Park)
Commercial Counsel – Inbound (Menlo Park)
Data Editor (Menlo Park)
Product Manager, Growth/Engagement/Mobile (Menlo Park)
Product Manager, Platform (Menlo Park)
Software Engineer, Security Tools (London – Menlo Park)
Associate Quantitative Researcher (Menlo Park)
UX Researcher (Seattle)
UX Researcher (Menlo Park)
Systems Administrator, Security (Menlo Park)
Business Strategist, Creative Solutions (Menlo Park)
Creative Strategist (Menlo Park)
Internet Marketing Manager (Menlo Park)
Internet Marketing Analyst (Menlo Park)
Head of Global Small Business Marketing Communications (Menlo Park)
Head of Operations, Global Marketing Solutions (Hyderabad)
Analyst, User Operations, Korean (Dublin)
Senior Data Reporting Analyst, User Operations (Dublin)
Account Manager, Finance (New York)
Account Manager, Mobile (New York)
Account Manager, Travel (Menlo Park)
Strategic Partner Development – Entertainment/Music (Mexico City – Miami)
Media Solutions (Tokyo)
Team Lead, Media Solutions (Mumbai)
SMB Analyst, Pages (Austin, TX) (Austin)
SMB Regional Manager, EMEA (Dublin)
Agency Client Partner (London)
Country Manager, France (Paris)
Account Manager Japan (Tokyo)
Client Partner Gaming (Singapore)
Client Partner Japan (Tokyo)
Client Partner, Entertainment (New York)
Manager, Product Analytics (Menlo Park)

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Facebook added 29 new positions to its careers page this week, including a number of openings on the communications, user operations, marketing and sales teams.
New listings added to Facebook’s careers page:

Solutions Engineer (London)
Corporate FP&A Manager (Menlo Park)
Manager, Internal Communications (Menlo Park)
Manager, Privacy and Public Policy (Menlo Park)
Localization Project Manager (Menlo Park)
Information Operations Engineer, Security (Menlo Park)
Security Response Lead (Mumbai) (Mumbai)
Executive Technical Sourcer – Contractor (Menlo Park)
Technical Recruiter (Menlo Park)
Communication Designer- University (Menlo Park)
Manager, Network Services, Deployment and Support (Menlo Park)
Data Analyst, ASO (Menlo Park)
Associate Product Marketing Manager (Menlo Park)
Product Marketing Manager, Ads & Interfaces (Menlo Park)
Measurement Partnership Manager (Menlo Park)
Head of Marketing Communications (Paris)
Analyst, User Operations (Austin)
Data Reporting Analyst, User Operations (Dublin)
Data Specialist, Reporting (Menlo Park)
Report System Developer, User Operations (Menlo Park)
Account Manager, Auto (Los Angeles)
Account Specialist, Strategic Client Services (Dublin)
Business Account Manager, Global Accounts (London)
Latin America Sales Trainer (São Paulo)
Manager, Global Sales Outsourcing (Singapore) (Singapore)
Relationship Manager (Seoul)
Account Manager, Global Marketing Solutions (Washington)
Growth Marketing Analyst (Menlo Park)
Forensic Ads Analyst, Monetization (Singapore)

Who else is hiring? The Inside Network Job Board presents a survey of current openings at leading companies in the industry…