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May 14

Google Lets You ‘Breakout’ of Image Search with Retro Atari Easter Egg by Matt Peckham

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You know those dreams you sometimes have where reality morphs into an old-school arcade game? The ones where the clouds turn into giant two-steppings bugs that descend in heartbeat rhythm while you rollerblade back and forth, firing long, spongy cloud-dissipating tracers into the sky with an over-the-shoulder Nerf cannon? Google’s lastest Easter egg isn’t that, …

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Dec 19

GSA delivers huge IT opportunity to 43 small businesses. Big End of the Year Win for MicroTech.

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IT product contract should grab millions in new business Just in time for Christmas, another huge government contract has come down the pike. This time, it is a blanket-purchase agreement for commodity IT products. The General Services Administration has named 43 companies as winners of the contract, which will be used to buy tablets, mobile products, …

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Dec 19

9 Worst Productivity Suckers by Dawn Rasmussen

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By virtue of technology, we are increasingly becoming a more efficient society and civilization. In our hands, we carry tools that can book our travel, look up a restaurant, review conference agendas, and a bazillion other functions. Sure, it has helped us be more efficient in a lot of different ways, but with the increased demands …

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Nov 14

Google Transparency Report Released its Annual Report.

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Google released its annual transparency report yesterday and surprise, surprise… government surveillance is on the rise in the United States by 46 percent compared to previous reporting periods. And where do these user data requests come from? These requests are usually from government agencies that are looking for information on Google users that may be involved …

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Nov 12

Could AT&T Network Investments Benefit our Community? Yes. It will Spur New Jobs Growth and Opportunity.

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The recent announcement by AT&T of its plan to invest an additional $14 billion to expand wired and wireless networks is a boon for Latino Internet users.  With updated networks utilizing advanced Internet Protocol (IP)-based wireline and wireless technologies like high-speed 4G LTE, Latino consumers and businesses will realize greater education, health and professional development …

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Jul 26

LISTA Guest Blogger: Charlie Neugebauer Same But Different Engage Hispanics

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So we ask ourselves should the creative be aligned with the general market or should it be unique and culturally relevant? Of course, it should be both. All brand communication at its core needs a consistent voice whatever the audience, otherwise the brand becomes diluted and schizophrenic. And, certainly, it needs to be relevant to …

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Apr 26

Why Google & Facebook Fail At Mobile By Nick Bilton, The New York Times

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Like countless industry leaders before them, are Google and Facebook growing fat, happy, and complacent? Citing their lack of mobile focus as evidence, so suggests Nick Bilton. “This month, when Google showcased a new design for Google Plus, the company’s social network, it was as if mobile phones and tablets were still a glimmer in …

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Apr 23

5 Things Aspiring CIOs Need to Know By Adam Stone (IBM)

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UNDERWRITTEN BY By Adam Stone It seems straightforward enough. Work hard, rack up achievements. Move steadily upward. Enjoy the view from the corner office. As many information technology leaders have learned, things are never quite so simple. Beyond mere hard work and talent, rising executives must have certain kinds of savvy. They need to know …

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Apr 09

Qwest leader Mueller resigns from CenturyLink board. By Andy Vuong, The Denver Post

The man who sold Denver-based Qwest to a smaller telecommunications company is stepping down from the buyer’s board of directors a year early. Ed Mueller, who served as Qwest’s chairman and chief executive from 2007 to 2011, will resign from CenturyLink’s board when the company holds its annual shareholders meeting May 23, according to a …

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Apr 09

Spectrum Reallocation: How Will the National Broadband Plan’s Goals Be Realized? By DeVan Hankerson, Broadband and Social Justice

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As the dialogue on spectrum reallocation problems and solutions continues, Congress has stepped in and experts have continued to weigh in. Major players on the broadcast and wireless side of the spectrum allocation aisle frame the issue as costs or benefits to industry and not in terms representing the crisis as a threat to the …

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