Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

White House halts $20B in tech programs. http://ping.fm/UsSJi

Friday, June 25, 2010

Internet and the brain - Is the Internet rewiring our brain and disrupting our concentration? http://ping.fm/mpUzy

Mobile commerce - As shopping with wireless devices grows, eBay seems well positioned. http://ping.fm/X143G

Apple - Company should expand beyond AT&T or risk having performance identified with that of its current partner. http://ping.fm/HKne6

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Technology has changed how news is reported -- and read http://ping.fm/e3FFs

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Entrepreneurship - Five important negotiation financing tips for start-ups. http://ping.fm/FSWMq

Texting while driving - Apparently adults out text teens while driving. http://ping.fm/eSa96

Mobile devices - Droid and Samsung have new phones that may rival iPhone 4. http://ping.fm/fjSlA

Monday, June 21, 2010

Google - 10 fun facts: LEGOs, rented goats, snacks and dinosaurs. http://ping.fm/340is

Wireless data - Goodbye unlimited plans hello tiered pricing? AT&T already did so. Verizon hints it will do the same. http://ping.fm/bDZke

Online Privacy - Venture money starting to flow towards companies that protect online privacy. http://ping.fm/9MKPr

Sunday, June 20, 2010

YouTube Adds Simple Video Editing Tool. http://ping.fm/bwwwi #youtube

Cuba Reports Little Internet And Telecom Progress. http://ping.fm/uOkqK #cuba #freedom

Saturday, June 19, 2010

From NPR...Can the Chinese move from copying great products 2 creating them? The Chinese are thinking big with this park! http://ping.fm/TEpQ6

Friday, June 18, 2010

Cloud Computing - Established vendors fighting it out, start-ups innovating, services evolving. http://ping.fm/tyZaX

Social Media - Individuals accused of violating non-compete agreement because of connections via LinkedIn. http://ping.fm/i8ezz

High Speed Internet - Could new FCC rules prove costly in money and lost jobs? http://ping.fm/NXA1l

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Real Time Search - Google’s Amit Singhal explains real time search. http://ping.fm/MaUnR

WiFi & Coffee - Starbucks will provide free WiFi in their stores, part of their Digital Ventures efforts. http://ping.fm/TF9Fy

Workplace Privacy - More companies increasing monitoring of employees through technology. http://ping.fm/CUHYv

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

If u were a billionaire would u donate 1/2 ur wealth? Gates/Buffett lobby billionaires to give 1/2 their wealth http://ping.fm/3UXj7

Twitter - Company's service suffering from high demand...driven by World Cup fever. http://ping.fm/p62wK

M&A - Tech companies buying brands at low prices. Will this growth strategy pay off? http://ping.fm/yRUu3

iPhone 4 - AT&T and Apple, overwhelmed with pre-orders for new device. http://ping.fm/KMBqV

Microsoft CEO Ballmer on xbox, Free MS Office, cloud, google and other topics. http://ping.fm/OxgFI #Microsoft

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Mobile devices - RIM, maker of BlackBerry, is said to be testing a new tablet. http://ping.fm/S0S1x

CIO path - Some non-traditional paths to the CIO office. http://ping.fm/WkfW4

Oracle - Software and hardware giant aggressively pushing upgrade to version 12.1 of its E-Business Suite. http://ping.fm/9yxrj

Monday, June 14, 2010

Microsoft Kinect arrives Nov 4, the battle begins...
http://ping.fm/nXtb4

Is the Demise of Microsoft exaggerated? http://ping.fm/uuiQu

Juicy story: Apple's secrecy irks US Congress http://ping.fm/q6FvF #Apple

Tech CEOs... Fiorina, Whitman $teamroll Opposition in California Primaries.. http://ping.fm/nMEgd

IT Careers - How to avoid burnout. http://ping.fm/ntpMY

Google - Search engine's indexing now takes seconds instead of weeks. http://ping.fm/rVbWF

Mobile ads - Apple investigated by FTC for possible anti-competitive practices in its new iAd platform. http://ping.fm/jSTEZ

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Price for lunch w Warren Buffett tops $2 million. Some good rice & beans! http://ping.fm/D2fkr

Apple Hits 10,000 iPad Apps — Store Doubled In The Past Six Weeks http://ping.fm/y6Ucl #iPad #Apple

Friday, June 11, 2010

Flickr Hooks Up With Facebook for Photo Sharing Love; http://ping.fm/MnjUA

H1-B Visas - Staffing companies focused on recruiting H1-B visa holders are suing US for changes in the law. http://ping.fm/g68f9

iPad - FBI opens investigation into AT&T breach that exposed some email addresses for iPad users. http://ping.fm/Wci4T

Google & World Cup - Google maps South Africa's sights and provides 3-D images of soccer tournament's stadiums. http://ping.fm/y2sOp

Thursday, June 10, 2010

We must 'arm' cyberspace battlefront.. a threat to our prosperity & national security http://ping.fm/aFp0r #cyberwar #security

Steve Jobs - The master presenter was also masterful in handling and recovering from the iPhone 4 introduction glitch. http://ping.fm/nv6KW

3D - AT&T signs agreement with Disney to transmit 2010 World Cup games in 3D. http://ping.fm/jir06

Technology and our brains - Are our gadgets and our "always connected" mentality rewiring our brains? http://ping.fm/v4mT5

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Health Care - Dell is targeting health care sector using its Perot Systems acquisition as the cornerstone. http://ping.fm/g8PuY

Cloud Computing - Microsoft CIO explains the company's strategy and how it will change their business model. http://ping.fm/C4Tfq

Data privacy - Personal responsibility is still, and will continue to be, a key part of protecting our privacy. http://ping.fm/cDey5

Facebook Comes to Yahoo, But Yahoo Not Going Away http://ping.fm/uOja2

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Great video from Dan Burrus on global competitiveness future of education and techs impact on education http://ping.fm/DPGpS #education #tech

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Microsoft CEO Ballmer on Google: http://ping.fm/GkEAl #D8 #Microsoft #Google

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Microsoft Canceling Bing Cashback Effort to Buy Users From Google: Microsoft June 4 said it is canceling its two-y... http://bit.ly/d31R5g #eweek #MSFT #Google

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Qualcomm's next generation ereader cool.... http://ping.fm/6mzv6 #wsj

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

We are in some exponential times!! Cisco: Internet Traffic to Quadruple by 2014: http://bit.ly/cgml2P

D8: Steve Jobs on the iPhone's Origin http://ping.fm/d2ZYF #iPhone