Four Fundamental Ways To Think About Social Media
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) —
What do you say to a group of Georgetown masters’ students studying the future of communications and media? That’s what I had to figure out last week when I spoke at the Gnovis Digital Cultures conference last week (Gnovis is their journal).
Frankly, I never know what to say in such ... Read more »
Where are all the tech people on the Washington Life Young and the Guest List?
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) —
Mayor Vincent Gray was there. So was Rep. Darrell Issa. And entrepreneur and investor Steve Case. No, not some event in Washington, DC, but rather the South-by-Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas this past week, talking about all things DC and startup.
There’s a lot of talk about a new wave ... Read more »
Complicated is Sexy: Microsoft Office Versus Google Docs In Situations Where Tiny Details Matter a Lot
Mark Drapeau (New York, NY) –
When I’m visiting New York, I have a bit of a routine I like to perform on weekends. I crave books, and I crave pizza. As it happens, two of my favorite places for doing these two things are around the corner from each other in NoLita: Rubirosa Pizza on ... Read more »
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Microsoft Scientist Predicts Oscar Winners Using Big Data
Mark Drapeau (New York, NY) —
Last year, David Rothschild of ...
Microsoft Highlights Its Corporate Citizenship and Positive Role in the Economy in a Pair of Washington DC Events
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) —
Two events held last week in the...
Everything’s Bigger in Texas: State Adopts Office 365 as Part of a State-Wide IT Modernization Strategy for More Than 100k Employees
Michael Donlan (Bellevue, WA) –
The Texas Department of Information...
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Where do Google Glasses and other wearable technology fall along the privacy spectrum?
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) —
Google Glasses may be the nerd’s equivalent to the Tesla Roadster or the Birkin Bag — expensive, hard to get, extremely rare in the wild — but that doesn’t mean everyone yearns to own a pair, or even see them in their immediate vicinity.
In an interesting preemptive strike, a Seattle ...
Code.org Uses Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Many More to Encourage More Coding by Kids
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) —
Code.org has a great new video out about creativity, collaboration, and education, specifically about coding — what it is, how it works, and why it’s important and exciting.
The video’s language and feel is “adult,” yet simple enough for, say, middle schoolers to understand and possibly get excited about. Appearances by ...
From the Editor: The Unique and Disparate Nature of the DC Tech Community
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) —
Recently, I had coffee with a long-time fixture of the Federal tech community. I’ve known this person off-and-on for a while but we’ve never done a one-on-one to get to know each other and compare notes.
It was enlightening for me. As we went back and forth talking about different things ...
12 Supermodels Loving Microsoft Stuff at New York Fashion Week
Mark Drapeau (New York, NY) —
People in the know know that when Fashion Week models are off-duty, they spend their downtime in the Models Lounge. Yes, there’s a secret models’ lounge, underneath a well-known restaurant in lower Manhattan. You have to be on the list, of course: It’s only for female models from top ...
Offender 360: Illinois Reforms State Criminal Justice System With Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
Microsoft Corp. (Redmond, WA) —
Today the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) and Microsoft Corp. announced the successful implementation of the Offender-360 project, a cloud-based criminal justice information system built on Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. The solution directly supports legislation signed by Gov. Pat Quinn that aims to improve Illinois public ...
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Acceleration Nation: Is Washington DC The Next Great Startup Hub?
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White House Correspondents Dinner: Why Do Geeks Hate Nerdprom?
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Living Science: Why Social Networks For Scientists Don't Work (Yet)
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TEALS Initiative To Create Adjunct Computer Science Teachers In The District Of Columbia
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TEALS Is A New Initiative Creating High School Adjunct Computer Science Teachers
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