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Fifty years of the internet

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The ARPANET, as it was called back then, was designed by government, industry and academia so scientists and academics could access each other’s computing resources and trade large research files, saving time, money and travel costs. We are currently still suffering from those shifts.

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With Greathouse Comes Great Responsibility

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The following guest post is from some of my former UC Santa Barbara students. Design together, the course that introduced the idea for brightblu, they were concurrently taking three other classes: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Art of the CEO. Fall quarter of Sr. Fall quarter of Sr. Along with taking Sr.

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Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2011

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times and my email newsletter subscribers more than doubled. Worst T-shirt Designs Ever. I will also increase the amount of video content, including snippets from talks given by my UC Santa Barbara classroom guest speakers. If you have not already signed up to my email newsletter, you can do so HERE.

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Avoid Death By PowerPoint – Create Slides That Don’t Suck

InfoChachkie

For instance, I might show a logo of Computer Motion, GoToMeeting, Citrix, UC Santa Barbara and Rincon Venture Partners on my first slide as a means of depicting my past and current professional affiliations. What's Your Story? Stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup CEOs Lessons From Ben Affleck

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I recently had a chance to observe an intimate conversation between Leonard Maltin and Ben Affleck at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, where Mr. Affleck was honored with the festival's "Modern Master" award. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! 120-Minutes With Mr. Affleck.

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Interview with SendMeHome

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Santa Barbara-based SendMeHome (www.sendmehome.com) is looking to solve that problem, with a free service to print out labels which attach to your item, and where you can register items in case they are lost. Andrew Lee: The front page is designed for people returning items, and is easy to use. All you need is an email address.

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Selling Online In 2016 For The First Time – What Works When You Have A Blank Slate?

InfoChachkie

As a UC Santa Barbara alum, do you have any advice for my UCSB students who desire to break into the fashion industry? There are so many different routes a person can take to enter the industry, such as design, buying, production, marketing, eCommerce and styling to name a few. Three, do not launch the week of Black Friday!

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