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Tech Cares Winners Donate $4000 for Social Good
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 24, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County announces who will receive Tech Cares donations from HACK UCSC 2016 Although […]
12 finalists announced for THRIVE Accelerator
(Contributed) March 24, 2016 — Salinas, CA Select startups join the THRIVE Accelerator to hone their businesses, compete for investment, and win a prominent role at the Forbes AgTech Summit in July 2016. Twelve of […]
Meetup Brings Ag and Tech Together
By David Castellon The Californian March 17, 2016 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Attendees of the Agtech Meetup talk last Tuesday night at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. The event brought people in the […]
From Idea to Deployment: herScript Hackathon, April 23
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 17, 2016 — Watsonville, CA herScript Hackathon Sunday, April 23, 2016, 10am-8pm (doors open at 9:30am) Digital NEST in Watsonville, CA For youth aged […]
HeavyConnect Builds Technology Out of Farming
By Stephanie Thara Western Growers Association March 17, 2016 — Salinas, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat profiled HeavyConnect in Ten Hot Companies to Watch in the Monterey Bay Region’s Growing Ag Tech Hub […]
UCSC launches new MOOC: C++ for C Programmers
By UCSC Public Affairs March 17, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UCSC Emeritus Professor of Computer Science Ira Pohl has developed an online course that will provide training for experienced C programmers who […]
Kickstarter is a great platform for reaching men 18-34 years old
(FortyThree PR blog) March 17, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA What did FortyThree PR learn when they surveyed 500 individuals who have backed at least one crowdfunding project? Consumer tech companies considering crowdfunding should host […]
Are you in the 82%? Come to April 22 Micro-Business Summit
By Sara Isenberg Publisher, Founder, Editor -in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 17, 2016 — Aptos, CA “This conference is intended to help those just starting out become the next Odwalla or Santa Cruz Skateboards, […]
How to Boost Your SEO with 6 Quick Headline Hacks
By Cat Johnson The Freelance Cat March 17, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above, source: The Freelance Cat) Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can be a wormhole. The further you go down it, the more […]
Why we created the Lookerbot for Slack
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 17, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker just announced Lookerbot, the first enterprise data platform to integrate with Slack. Lookerbot makes enterprise collaboration more […]