What do you think about the potential AT&T/T-Mobile USA deal?
It’s will be awhile for the deal announced Sunday between AT&T and T-Mobile is complete — if it’s even allowed to be completed. AT&T said it would agree to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion in...
View ArticleOrange County Library wins Library of the Future award
Orange County Library snags the Library of the Future Award from the American Library Association. The annual award goes to a library that “demonstrates innovative planning and development of patron...
View ArticleKansas City, Kansas wins Google’s ultra high-speed network
Kansas City, Kansas caught Google’s eye and its ultra high-speed network, the company announced this morning. Central Florida did not. Kansas City officials have already signed a development agreement....
View ArticleGear up for BarCamp Orlando this Saturday
BarCamp Orlando is this Saturday at Wall Street Plaza off Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. Gregg Pollack, one of the organizers behind the day-long free event, gave me this primer. What is...
View ArticleFlorida colleges rank among the top of social media schools
Six Florida schools — including Rollins College and Full Sail University — ranked among the top 100 social media colleges, according to studentadvisor.com. University of Miami ranked the highest for...
View ArticleMore than 300 turn out for BarCamp Orlando
More than 300 people turned out to listen to brief talks at BarCamp Orlando — not knowing how the day-long event would shake out. That’s the beauty of BarCamp. The free event is designed that way....
View ArticleHomeland Security tweets terror alerts
Homeland Security is taking its terror alerts to some social networks. Officials appear to poised to dump the color codes warnings for an easier system. Starting later this month, there will be two...
View ArticleUCF student member of team that turns smartphone into microscope
A university of Central Florida student is among a group of students who have figured out how to turn a smartphone into a virtual microscope that can detect malaria. “It sounds crazy, I know,” said...
View ArticleBright House starts blog
Bright House Networks launched its blog today — a move for the corporate communications office to have “free flow” of information between them and customers. You can find it at...
View ArticleLeaving the Orlando Sentinel
I have some news. I’m leaving the Orlando Sentinel. This decision comes with mixed emotions. I have loved being a reporter, but I can’t turn down a great opportunity to move more into the developing...
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