As unemployment grows, MainStreet looked at where in the U.S. there are actually new job opportunities. Ranked #51 is Michigan. #1? North Dakota.
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![AOL Research Closes](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/aoprivacy1002.jpg?w=100&h=103&crop=1)
AOL Research Closes
According to Greg Linden, founder of Findory and search industry professional, the AOL subdivision for releasing the user search histories has folded.
![AOL Just Wanted to Help Out The Elbow-Patch Jacket Set](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/aoprivacy100.jpg?w=100&h=103&crop=1)
AOL Just Wanted to Help Out The Elbow-Patch Jacket Set
The AOL user search queries data leaked on the internet were apparently posted by a technician who uploaded the data without vetting it through in-house privacy department, company spokesman Andrew Weinstein told WP.
![AOL Apologizes For Splooging Your Searches](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/aoprivacy1501.jpg?w=150&h=154&crop=1)
AOL Apologizes For Splooging Your Searches
A boon for search engine researches quickly tumbled into a privacy snafu as AOL released search query results for 650,000+ users. AOL expression contrition and dismay in the quotes provided by spokesman Andrew Weinstein who said:
![AOL User 231392 Illuminated](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/aoprivacy150.jpg?w=150&h=154&crop=1)
AOL User 231392 Illuminated
Here’s another AOL user who should definitely be manacled to a rusty pole and beaten with barb wire. Dirty thoughts! Dirty! Dirty!
![Portait of AOL Search as a Young, Strange, Man](../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/portrait.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1)
Portait of AOL Search as a Young, Strange, Man
This research paper, authored by the same people listed as authors in the AOL data’s README, reveals what AOL had hoped for people to do with the data.