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Energy independence is an international initiative of which every major industrialized nation is a part.  The hunt for renewable and reliable energy sources is of incredible interest to the tech sector, especially as it relates to building batteries that more efficiently retain a charge and generate electricity.  There are a wide range of alternative energy sources being explored, from wind power and solar to generating electricity through biofuels.  Working at the forefront of the international effort to increase awareness and utilization of biomass for power generation is Kevin Lindegaard. Read more »

An alternative to an expensive, high quality, high definition television – for those who have the space – is a digital video projector.  Digital video projectors have progressed to the point that one may get true high definition resolution and even 3-D visuals when connected to compatible equipment (like a 3-D Blu-Ray player).  For those who want to be able to create a true home theater experience and who might want to share their DVD or Blu-Ray collection with others in a larger visual format than even today’s HDTVs, the digital video projector is for you!  One of the premium digital projectors on the market today is the ViewSonic Pro8500. Read more »

Given how vast the tech sector is, it is very easy for workers at all levels to find themselves suddenly working in an area in which their expertise is limited.  Keeping up with the tech sector can require quite a bit of continual training and often workers who are focused on their work-related tasks do not have the time to learn about the very latest practices or developments in the tech sectors.  That is why many companies utilize professional trainers who both update workers on current events and instruct workers on how to utilize programs with which they have limited prior experience.  One of the best trainers in the business is Jennifer Page! Read more »

When one thinks of online social networks, the names that tend to be on the tip of the tongue are Facebook, Twitter, the emerging Google+ and (usually in the past tense) MySpace.  Very few people remember or consider LinkedIn a social network.  While LinkedIn’s slogan is “The World’s Largest Professional Network,” few consider it a social network. Most LinkedIn users utilize the site as a place to learn about potential employees or employers and to have a centralized place for one’s resume on the Internet.  LinkedIn, however, is working hard to change that; it wants to be a social network that users use for all manner of social networking activities. Read more »

When the Apple iPhone 4S was released, there was much ado made over Siri, the talking virtual butler program that was integrated into the new iPhone.  Siri receives input through verbal commands and inquiries and responds in a pleasant, feminine voice.  While Apple has been lauded for the technology (and criticized for its flaws), it is not the only company diligently working on voice recognition and vocal delivery software.  In fact, compared to LumenVox – a company working in the vocal engine software industry for over a decade – Apple is a relative newcomer!  Currently pushing the envelope of all that LumenVox creates is Nigel Quinnin. Read more »

Strategic partnerships are, largely, built upon the needs of groups, companies, or individuals at the time the partnership is made.  As is frequent in the business world and tech sector, times change and the needs of companies in both fields are dramatically altered.  As a result, strategic alliances between tech companies and prominent businesses are occasionally dissolved.  One of the latest partnerships to call it quits is the alliance between Microsoft and NBC which resulted in the MSNBC news channel and website. Read more »

Finding staff for a tech sector start-up can be a challenge beyond what one might otherwise expect.  After all, human resources specialists have to woo highly-skilled workers from whatever company at which they are currently employed to a project that, odds are, is a virtual unknown to the worker.  Equally important, the human resources specialist for a start-up company is assembling a team that will define the initial corporate culture of the new business.  That is a lot of pressure and responsibility and it takes an extraordinary recruiter to pull off effectively staffing a start-up.  Farri Ouraie is that type of human resources specialist! Read more »

Unlike some of the clone sites of Pinterest that sprouted up when Pinterest’s meteoric rise to popularity began, most notably Shopalong, Pinterest has been stumbling through monetizing the site.  While the executives at Pinterest are not at all resistant to the idea of monetizing, like Facebook’s founders were when they were simply focused on creating something new and cool, Pinterest has been slower than some similar sites to figure out how to make money off its own popularity.  For the last month, though, Pinterest has taken steps to stop others from making money off the site, even as it figures out how to better generate revenue itself.  Some of the ways Pinterest is working, under the guise of stopping spam, to prevent other individuals and sites from utilizing Pinterest include: Read more »

In the business world, the tech sector especially, venture capital is essential for early growth.  Almost no company starts out instantly profitable and as a result, they need seed money.  Even social networks require initial startup funds for servers, domain names and money to pay their programmers. Without an immediate revenue stream, young entrepreneurs rely upon investors and venture capitalists who see the potential in their idea and believe in the abilities of those applying for funds to execute that vision.  Helping consumers get the most out of their money, reducing personal debt and financing promising new endeavors are the cornerstones of John Tran’s venture capital enterprises! Read more »

Summer seems to be doing good things for some troubled, but popular, Internet businesses.  Facebook, whose stock had been dropping pretty steadily since its IPO, not only leveled off, but has begun a rebound.  In the streaming media market, Netflix, whose stock has had an almost year-long decline, bottomed out on June 1 at $60.70/share.  Since then, however, Netflix investors have had a lot to cheer about and their investment has been bouncing back in the right direction. Read more »