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The 2017 Silicon Bayou 100: Group 10

Since 2004 Stephen has been working his way up the ranks of the Louisiana Technology Park, where he is now the Executive Director. Outside of LA Tech Park, Stephen is involved in the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, RIO, and the broader entrepreneurial world around the Silicon Bayou. On LinkedIn. Read …

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LinkedIn

Why should business tout ‘hidden gem’ Philadelphia? Recruitment & retainment.

If Philadelphia wants to draw more young talent and retain its existing workforce of millennials, technology industry leaders need to better market the companies and what they – and the region – have to offer its recruits and current staff, according to a talent recruitment expert from LinkedIn. "Philadelphia … Read …

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LinkedIn

Tech Moves: Head of Amazon Prime departs after two decades; Azuqua hires Appuri CEO; and more

The addition was announced by Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price in a LinkedIn post. Peck was most recently a software development manager overseeing technology behind Starbucks' payments system and formerly spent six years as a senior manager on retailer Nordstrom's technology team. Before … Read More

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Instagram

This is why Kourtney Kardashian deleted her Instagram yesterday

Something strange is going on with Kourtney Kardashian's social media. On Monday, March 5th, Kourtney deleted her Instagram account and everyone kind of freaked. But luckily, to fans' delight, her account wasn't gone for long. Kourtney reinstated her Instagram today, March 6th, and posted a photo of … Read More

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Instagram

How teens use fake Instagram accounts to relieve the pressure of perfection

Fake Instagram accounts, often referred to as “finstas” or “spam accounts”, have become the norm for many teens – but their reasoning for creating these is not as sinister as you think. I've spoken with 50 Australian families – including 118 children aged 1-18 – about technology use, and am …

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Instagram

4 new features (possibly) headed to Instagram

Instagram has been adding features at a relentless pace the last couple of years, but it doesn't appear to be stopping any time soon. Recent explorations into the app's code suggest Instagram is toying with several new features. There's no timeline on when most of them would arrive, but they're …

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Whatsapp

It’s 2018, and BlackBerry just sued Facebook

As a cybersecurity and embedded software leader, BlackBerry's view is that Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp could make great partners in our drive toward a securely connected future, and we continue to hold this door open to them. However, we have a strong claim that Facebook has infringed on … Read More

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Whatsapp

BlackBerry sues Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp for patent infringement

TORONTO — BlackBerry Ltd. is taking Facebook Inc. and its WhatsApp and Instagram subsidiaries to court in California, alleging they've infringed on several U.S. patents owned by the Canadian company. Among other things, the Waterloo, Ont.-based company alleges that seven of its U.S. patents … Read More

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Whatsapp

WhatsApp is making yet another change – but this is one that could leaving you smiling

Usually when a social media company makes changes to its operating systems it can infuriate customers. Recently Snapchat has seen users flock away from the platform after it made alterations to how it works. But messaging service Whatsapp seems to have hit onto a popular idea, the Birmingham … Read More

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Twitter

Furious: Twitter users have furiously responded to RuPaul’s comments about excluding cis and …

And taking to Twitter on March 5 to reaffirm his position, RuPaul added more fuel to the fire by tweeting: 'You can take performance enhancing drugs and still be an athlete, just not in the Olympics.' Drag Race, currently in its 10th season, is known as the 'Olympics of drag' …

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