Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Big Data - How eBay uses big data to understand activity on its site including 250 million search queries a day. http://ping.fm/ssDpR

Smartphones - iPhone outsells everyone in last quarter of 2011 but Samsung is number 1 for the entire year. http://ping.fm/cNtne

Saturday, January 28, 2012

How much does an entry level Engineer at Facebook make? http://ping.fm/eB5LK #tech #STEM #Engineering #Math #Science

Immigrants are the lifeblood of our future strength and economic power. #immigration #DREAM #USA http://ping.fm/Qpkut

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Global Competition - Being average used to be ok. Not anymore and it's only going to get harder. http://ping.fm/LTnxA

Google - Company streamlines privacy rules. Easier for user? Great business move? Creepy? All of the above? http://ping.fm/YWUAH

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

How would you like to have a $98Billion dollar problem? http://ping.fm/XJkFD #Apple #tech #mobility #smartphone

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Healthcare tech - Finding medical info online is a challenge for consumers. Entrepreneurs are stepping up. http://ping.fm/B7NT2

Healthcare Tech - Medical information is online but diffult to find. Entrepreneurs are starting to step in. http://ping.fm/gAWFK

Tablets - Merry Christmas. OK, the season is over but it proved to be a windfall for people getting these device. http://ping.fm/dZZpF

Tablets - Merry Christmas. OK, the season is over but it proved to be a windfall for people getting these device. http://ping.fm/ARLMV

Global Internet - Government are again pushing for "improved" control of the net. Translation: "we want the power to regulate content". http://ping.fm/cTy1R

Monday, January 23, 2012

Apple - Fascinating story why they make iPhones in China. Yes cost, but also availability and scalability of talent. http://ping.fm/PeKQA

Blackberry - Co-CEOs of RIM, maker of BB, step down. Too little too late? http://ping.fm/bAPIS

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Android growth continues. How is Google planning to monetize this growth? #Android #Google http://ping.fm/JZUAi

Friday, January 20, 2012

Kodak - Company files for bankruptcy, undone by digital shift. The irony? Digital cameras came from their labs. http://ping.fm/7GGc2

Google - Company sales, profits, fall short. Europe downturn, mobile advertising blamed. Trouble ahead? http://ping.fm/cdyt3

Thursday, January 19, 2012

The US is falling behind in Math and Science. Not good. #math #education http://ping.fm/2hB5e

SOPA - The blackout (see http://ping.fm/LbTsf) causes several legislators to abandon the bill. http://ping.fm/eWDw1

SOPA - The blackout (see http://ping.fm/hsBoW) causes seevral legislators to abandon the bill. http://ping.fm/UfGq6

SOPA - Online anti-piracy bill is now famous but here's a detailed review. Just have that cup of coffee handy. http://ping.fm/2nUoX

SOPA - Online anti-pirating bill is now famous but here's a detailed review. Just have that cup of coffee handy. http://ping.fm/Ru8OT

Apple - Company unveils tools to build digital textbooks. Will it boost demand for tablets and re-imagine textbooks? http://ping.fm/fRiTR

Yahoo - The end of an era. Company co-founder Jerry Yang resigns. Will others follow him? http://ping.fm/UuEuy

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Consider getting an MBA to round out your business skills and open more opportunities. http://ping.fm/UssB0 #MBA #NSHMBA #education

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Smartphones - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak thinks Android's voice recognition is better than iPhone's. http://ping.fm/pBd8Q

Collaboration - It's all the rage but is it truly as effective as the lone genius? Research seems to suggest otherwise. http://ping.fm/r4wym

Friday, January 13, 2012

US Tech - Report sees threats to US' competitiveness, from decline in research dollars to decline in STEM students. http://ping.fm/kCm6g

Enterprise IT - SAP to report "best ever year and quarter" financial results. http://ping.fm/1UaMi

Thursday, January 12, 2012

How much did social media influence your Christmas Shopping? http://ping.fm/qynii #facebook #tech #internet #latism

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Social search - Google will include results from Google+ but not other social media. What happened to "Don't be evil?". http://ping.fm/EuRMi

Girls & Math - Steering them from STEM due to stereotypes? Girls were great math performers in my grade school days. http://ping.fm/ocMRP

Monday, January 9, 2012

Outsourcing - So you've finally outsourced everything. Now what? 7 signs you may have overdone it. http://ping.fm/Vsu1h

Programming - From machine language to Java, the discipline continues to evolve. Check out 10 experimental languages. http://ping.fm/KjVA8

Friday, January 6, 2012

WalMart - Retail giant bolsters its social and mobile media capabilities through another acquisition. http://ping.fm/WgAkX

China - Country's intellectual property laws not keeping up. Non-Chinese companies playing at a disadvantage. http://ping.fm/j2F9V

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Who do you think are the four horsemen of tech? http://ping.fm/A8LWd #ibm #apple #amazon #google

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Yahoo - Search giant names Scott Thompson, current President of PayPal, as new CEO. Will his bonus be paid via PayPal? http://ping.fm/ij5Cw

Browsers - Google's Chrome gains big on Internet Explorer and Firefox market share. Will they overtake in 2012? http://ping.fm/Ogx6X

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Big Data - Big year for trend including embedding of analytics across industries. Data warehousing? That is SO 90's! http://ping.fm/LtBr7

H1-B Visas - Program isn't well structured but it's really a problem of onerous requirements for importing top talent. http://ping.fm/EBY6R