Tech Week in Review 7-8-2011
The Google Plus 50 Chris Brogan, author and speaker on social media applications for business, has had a lot to say about Google+ since its launch. One of this more thought-provoking posts on the subject, The Google Plus 50, caught the minds of many techies this week. It’s not a list of 50 people to [...]
Read MoreObama Visits Facebook for Live Online Town Hall
Today, President Barack Obama will be at Facebook HQ to hold another live streamed Town Hall meeting via Facebook Live. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will moderate the event as Obama answers questions previously submitted via the web. “The president is looking forward to visiting Facebook and speaking directly to the American people about his plan [...]
Read MoreObama to Discuss STEM Education Friday at Intel
President Obama’s West Coast tech tour will include a trip to Intel’s headquarters in Oregon to tour the company’s headquarters with its CEO Paul Otellini. According to the Associated Press, the Intel tour will showcase the company’s efforts to spur innovation and prepare workers for jobs in high-tech industries, and Obama will speak about the [...]
Read MoreStop the Madness! Facebook is NOT Shutting Down
A rumor is circulating across the web that Facebook is shutting down on March 15th. Apparently, Mark Zuckerberg “wants his old life back,” and desires to “put an end to all the madness.” Mashable was able to get in contact with the Facebook Director of Corporate Communications: We have official confirmation from Facebook Director of [...]
Read MoreMayor Cory Booker Uses Twitter to Handle Snowpocalypse Cleanup
There’s been a lot of discussion this year on how African Americans are using social networking, most notably Twitter. Celebrity digital deaths and Twitter beefs aside, we use it to discuss topics relevant to the community, one such discussion is currently being led by @rolandmartin on the use of the N-word. We use it for [...]
Read MoreSteve Jobs Person of the Year According to Financial Times
While Time magazine named Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg person of the year, Financial Times opts for Apple CEO Steve Jobs. It’s easy to see how both leaders could be considered for such a title. Both run high-profile companies who set the standards in their respective industries. It’s hard to argue against FT’s logic: Apple had [...]
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