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We all know the economy is in shambles and there are massive layoffs across most industries, including technology - but there are still new hires happening in tech and new media! Who's getting hired? That's what we're tracking at our blog Jobwire - the stories of lucky people with exciting new jobs.

Who's getting those jobs? What kinds of positions are being filled and in what sectors? Check out our first set of charts below from last week's aggregate activity on Jobwire to find out the answer to those questions. One interesting tidbit? Software developers are getting hired by social networking companies. If you got a job or your company made a hire in tech or new media this week - send us a note about it at jobwire@readwriteweb.com. Read on for details on how last week looked.

Twitter just announced on the company blog that the company has acquired the assets of Portland, Oregon based Values of n and brought its well-known engineer founder Rael Dornfest on to the Twitter staff. Dornfest's latest project at Values of n was an anthropomorphized personal assistant service called Sandy.

We're covering the deal in more depth on our new blog about tech company hires Jobwire. Please see our coverage there for more details about what's sure to be a very interesting move.