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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." One, "Math Now and Advanced Placement" involves better teacher training. government. Other parts of the ACI touch on this.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

reinvented, with more people online and trained. But Friendster’s computer systems couldn’t keep up with the explosive growth (reportedly due to the complexity of the security model set up to control connections, privacy and authenticity of users) so MySpace was hot on the heels and swept up the market in a very rapid ascent.