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Interview with Albert Ko, DealPerk.com

socalTECH

Albert Ko: I started at Cornell University in the Class of 2006, with a degree in material science engineering and a masters in management engineering. Albert Ko: With social media right now, it's definitely scalable. So, I thought that I'd not only bring it to the neighborhood, but also put my own spin on it.

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Analysis: Trump’s First 100 Days Through the Tech Industry Lens

Xconomy

Donald Trump spent his 100th day in office in ways that would appeal to his working class base—holding a campaign-style rally in Harrisburg, PA, where he confirmed his campaign commitment to controlling immigration.

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Tech Transforms the Election Experience, From VR to Voter Registration

Xconomy

This is only one of the ways social media and other technologies are changing the experience of forming our views on election issues and choosing our candidates. 2 so the students can talk about them in class or with their parents. Voting opens for the school kids on Oct. 17 and closes Nov. 1, a week before the grownups vote.

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Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!

Tech Zulu Event

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

Both Sides of the Table

We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. It is the second largest city in the country with (18 million inhabitants) (vs.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. Downtown San Diego Condos. Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. areas are growing at a faster rate. Now, everyone has an app.".