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CTO Mixer Cruise w/ Google's Denny Vrandecic Speaking about Wikidata and more

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019 -- CTO Mixer Cruise w/ Google's Denny Vrandecic.On Tuesday, February 19th @ 6pm, LA CTO Mixers will set sail with Google's Denny Vrandecic who will be giving a presentation on Wikidata and beyond, followed by a demo by John Herzog on the use of screen readers. See [link] (more)

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Clicker.com Debuts Big Screen Site

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Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the online video programming guide firm run by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone, debuted a "big screen" version of its site today at the Google I/O conference. Tags: clicker google html5 video programming site. The firm said the new site is designed to support using the web on 50-inch displays.

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ESET: Fake Apps On Google Play Aimed at Pokemon GO

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San Diego-based security software developer ESET is warning users that it has located a number of fake apps on Google Play, which specifically target Pokemon GO users. ESET said the apps deliberately threw users' phones into a lock screen, and clicked on porn ads in the background in the meantime. READ MORE>>.

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How Google's Old Offices Are Becoming A Tech Hub, with ROC's Walter Grieves

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In a sign of the growth of the Silicon Beach technology world, last year, Google moved its headquarters out of a space on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica, and into a new fancy headquarters space in Venice. Today, we just had a screening for the Tech Coast Angels, they're screening companies and having lunch here.

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Chartbeat is to Blogs as Google Analytics is to Print Newspapers

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What do Google Analytics and print newspapers have in common? I’ve been using Chartbeat for over a month now to track performance of my blog and I find myself looking at Google Analytics much less these days. In fact, I’m surprised by how antiquated Google Analytics feels. asked Tyler Crowley how they used it.

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Google Eyes TV As A Platform

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Search engine giant Google is entering the television guide and consumer electronics market today, saying at the Google I/O conference that it is working with Sony, Logitech, and others on embedding technology to search for and view both web and television shows within devices. Tags: google television guide.

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Feet First Entertainment Launches New Virtual Event For Remote Employees

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According to the company--which normally runs in-person, corporate team building events--its new "Cyber Sleuths" virtual game uses video and web-conferencing platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Team, Google Hangouts learn the tools to succeed working remotely for the first time. READ MORE>>.