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Broward judges Twitter use ruffles Public Defender
The Twitter account of Broward Circuit Judge Matthew Destry seems to have ruffled the feathers of Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein. Destry's messages themselves are anything but controversial. He rarely posts more than once a day, and his posts appear to be going up during breaks in ...
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Xbox marks the spot for gamers other couch potatoes
The Xbox One is billed as a module that'll revolutionize home entertainment. In her analysis of the new Xbox system that ran this afternoon, my esteemed Seattle colleague Emily Parkhurst may have put it best. Video-game console? Parkhurst wrote. What video-game console? Very true, Microsoft Corp.s newest version of what was once a video-game console is, and Im borrowing from Parkhurst here, ...
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Lawmakers agree on $50 million for ETF
The governor's office and legislative leaders have agreed to supply the Texas Emerging Technology Fund with $50 million over two years to continue operations, State Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, told the Austin American-Statesman yesterday. Gov. Rick Perry originally requested $69.5 million for each of the next two years. Lawmakers still must decide whether to strip the states top three ...
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SolarWinds to buy Canadian company for $120M
SolarWinds Inc. has agreed to buy a Canadian software maker for $120 million. Austin-based SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) last week agreed to acquire N-able Technologies International Inc., which develops remote monitoring and management and service automation software for managed service providers, according to a Tuesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing doesnt ...
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5000 Friends of Santa Barbara View on Facebook
The Facebook page is incredibly active with additional comments, likes and custom content; so, if you’re not, be sure to follow the County’s fastest-growing social media page by clicking the like button below. And, to the person who ...
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Dycom shares jump 10 after revenue surges
Shares of Dycom Industries were up 9.6 percent in after-hours trading on Tuesday shortly after its announced its fiscal third quarter results, which included revenue of 47.8 percent. The Palm Beach Gardens-based telecommunications and construction contractor (NYSE: DY) had contract revenues of $437.4 million with net income of $7.2 million , or 21 cents per share, in the quarter ended April 27. ...
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Kids Stay on Facebook As an Obligation and Are Savvy About Privacy
Teens, Social Media and Privacy , shows that Facebook's popularity with teens has actualy grown by 1% since 2011 to a whopping 94% of all teen social media users. The next highest service is Twitter (26%) followed by Instagram, the photo-sharing mobile app that Facebook acquired last year. Tumblr, which was just acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 billion, came in 6th with 5% -- actually below ...
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Mr. Cook goes to Washington Apple bruised at Senate tax hearing
Apple CEO Tim Cook defends his company's tax strategies at a U.S. Senate hearing. Apple CEO Tim Cook survived his first congressional hearing Tuesday with his company's reputation for innovation intact. Today, however, the focus wasn't on a new technological breakthrough by Apple, it was on the creative ways the multinational corporation reduces its U.S. tax liability. Here are four ...
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Google Analytics Lets Analytics Premium Users Join Big Data in Google Cloud
Last week brought a barrage of announcements from Google I/O. Part of the late-day announcements, Google Analytics introduced a new feature that's quite a big deal to Premium Analytics users. Google is now giving Analytics Premium users the ability to ...
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bloodycyclists Driver admits hit-run on Twitter
The woman, whose name is 'Emma Way' on Twitter, has been contacted by police in the UK city of Norwich following the ill-advised tweet. "Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier – I have right of way he doesn’t even pay road tax #bloodycyclists"," she ...
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N. Va. biotech has always been weak. How that could change.
Biotech has never quite taken flight in Northern Virginia. Whether that's due to the lack of a big corporate anchor or blue-chip research university, the dearth of wet labs, the attraction of a stronger scene in Montgomery County or pure dumb happenstance is anyone's guess. But on this side of the D.C. suburbs, the life sciences are not thriving. The story of Virginia biotech right now ...
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NFL player makes fun of Tim Tebows virginity on Twitter
Tim Tebow 's virginity is a personal matter. The devout Christian football player has gone on record saying that he is saving himself for marriage. And there's nothing wrong with that. But ...
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Marmoset stolen in Spain identified on social media sites
Police in Spain said they arrested a man accused of possessing a stolen marmoset after he posted pictures of the pilfered primate online. Investigators in El Coronil, Seville province, said the marmoset, dubbed Paintbrush, was stolen months ago from the Guillena Zoo and was located in the possession of a man identified only as V.I.F.D. after he posted pictures of it on various social media ...
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ATT U-verse TV named countrys leading video company
AT&T U-verse TV has been named the leading video service in the country by Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan has named AT&T U-verse TV the market research companys 2013 Video Company of the Year. Frost selected AT&T U-verse as the leading provider due to excellence in customer value, innovation and growth. The company also won the award in 2009. Growing market share in a ...
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NetApp confirms it will cut 900 jobs worldwide
Data storage company NetApp confirmed in its earnings release Tuesday that it will be eliminating about 900 jobs globally. The company says its a part of a broader process of restructuring and realigning resources. Were still trying to determine whether the cuts will affect NetApps Wichita site, which had been in the process of adding about 400 jobs. A NetApp spokesman says the company is not ...
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New Hope for Better Internet Access in Africa
WASHINGTON -- A non-profit technology company based in Kenya has created a wireless internet router that it says will help people living in places where electricity is spotty and internet service is unreliable. Founded in early 2008, Ushahidi is known primarily for its open-source software applications, but is now launching its first piece of hardware, called the BRCK. One of the BRCK's ...
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Sprints new Clearwire bid could help KC local wireless official says
Curtis Holland Sprint Nextel Corp. raising its bid price for Clearwire Corp. at the last minute on Tuesday bodes well for Kansas City, a former president of the Mokan Wireless Association said. Dish Network Corp.s competing bids for Clearwire Corp. (Nasdaq: CLWR) and Sprint (NYSE: S) have some locals concerned that the wireless carriers Overland Park headquarters could be threatened, Overland ...
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Measuring Social Media ROI Companies Emphasize Voice Metrics
The influential economist Albert O. Hirschman argues that customers can have a disciplining effect on companies and markets through their exit and voice behaviors. Instead of simply "quitting" a product, Hirschman urged customers to voice their complaints so companies could improve and learn. Hirschman would be a happy camper these days because social media puts a megaphone on the ...
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UANI Calls on Facebook to Suspend Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s Account as Iranian Election Approaches
United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) launched its Social Media Campaign, by calling on Facebook, Inc. to suspend the account of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...
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Facebook shotgun photos leads to arrests of two Crazy White Boys deputies say
Detectives on the hunt for two fugitive gangsters earlier this month turned to Facebook for clues. That's where they say they hit the jackpot: Photos of Mario Daniel McDonald and Joseph Wayne Edwards each holding a shotgun. McDonald, 23, and Edwards, 27, are prohibited from possessing firearms because they are convicted felons, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said in a statement ...
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Texas Emerging Technology Fund slated to get $50M
The Texas Emerging Technology Fund is expected to be allocated $50 million for the next biennium. The Texas Emerging Technology Fund is expected to be replenished with $50 million for the next two years, based on a new budget deal, the Austin American Statesman reports. Although this falls below Gov. Rick Perrys request of $69.5 million for the ETF for the next two years, the amount is still a ...
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With Rich Pins Pinterest Begins Working Better With Brands
Pinterest has received its first significant update with how pinned images appear on the website. Called "Rich Pins", these images that are pinned contain a host of more information right from the originating image site, such as product purchase information or ingredient listings for recipes. Pinterest ...
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Newsles secret Names make news and get funding
Newsle co-founders Jonah Varon, left, and Axel Hansen, right, dropped out of Harvard to launch their news discovery startup in the Bay Area. Shown with them is full-stack engineer Chris Pol. Axel Hansen and Jonah Varon are building a startup based on who you know and who you want to know more about. The 22-year-olds landed $1.65 million in funding for Newsle this week from Advance Publications, ...
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110 Tower launches last phase of $15M renovation
The seventh and eighth floor renovation at 110 Tower in Fort Lauderdale marks the end of a $15 million renovation for the building. Demolition of the seventh and eight floors at 110 Tower in downtown Fort Lauderdale has begun, marking the last phase of a $15 million renovation. Once redeveloped, the floors will offer 40,000 square feet of office space with a two-story mezzanine design concept. ...
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Adults and drama turning teens from Facebook to Twitter
There are too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, say teens who are turning to Twitter as a social media destination. A new study published about online behavior said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Teens told researchers there were too many adults on Facebook and too much sharing of teenage angst and ...
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Stephen Court disaster: any lessons learned?
Over 700 buildings in Calcutta are not compliant with safety regulations with regard to the risk of fire, and the Stephen Court disaster was a tangible example of what can happen when a fire breaks out in an unsafe building. Following that disaster, the local government seems to be taking a harder line on fire safety.
At 2.30pm on the 23 March, 2010, a devastating fire, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, ripped through the iconic Stephen Court building in Calcutta, destroying a large part of the 150-year-old office and residential block and killing over 30 people. Read more
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