…NewsBlur. Why did I choose NewsBlur? To be honest I don’t really know – it’s just that, after a little time of using it, NewBlur just felt right. A few of the options that emerged once Google announced the closure of Reader were claiming to reinvent the RSS reader, as if the whole thing wasRead… Read more »
Run that Town is an interesting game from the Australian Bureau of Statistics that uses real census data. It’s certainly a lovely looking thing. From the blurb: Use real Census data to discover who’s who in your area, and make decisions that will sway popular opinion in your favour. Choose from hundreds of projects forRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley Gartner just released their overview of the worldwide server market reporting that worldwide server shipments declined a surprising .7 percent year on year, while revenue declined 5 percent from the first quarter of 2012. Their report is available here. Key points: “The first quarter of 2013 was certainly not a strong periodRead… Read more »
Earlier this month, the Association of American Credit Unions revealed it can be set to go over the united states’s money management challenges being held at all three from the major political party conferences. If you might be also undergoing the identical circumstance and searching for some additional funds 12 month cash loans is reallyRead… Read more »
As the May 31 deadline for our Accelerator program approaches — in the spirit of Paul Graham and Y Combinator’s Request for Startups (RFS) — Code for America is introducing an RFS of its own. Over the years we’ve uncovered a list of civic technology problems we know need solving. We’re revealing this list inRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley We have previously written about the very virtuous activities of the Security Innovation Network (SINET). This widely known, highly respected collaborative group seeks to advance the state of innovation in the cyber security domain. Information on a coming event you will want to track is provided below. I hope to see youRead… Read more »
So I woke up this morning and as is often my habit I went down to my office for a quick look at my email, just to see if there was anything that needed my immediate attention. Lo and behold one of the members of my team had reached out to somebody, somebody that IRead… Read more »
Recently I was at a meeting with military folks transitioning to the civilian work world. Several asked for my card. Not one has contacted me in the weeks since. An old friend has been looking for work for a year. Many people who know him ask me about his progress. And then say ‘he neverRead… Read more »
ELGL has recently been turned on to Vizify.com a Portland, Oregon based start up company that has created a platform where you can sync all your social media accounts and transform them into a digital resume. Here’s what they have to say about their program: “A visual representation of you. Present yourself to people GooglingRead… Read more »
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Commission wants to turn tables on IP thieves by crippling PCs with extortion-style lock-outs – “Buried in a 100-page report issued last week by the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property was a recommendation to copy a tactic cyberRead… Read more »