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PredPol Honored to Present at NOBLE Conference
(from PredPol’s blog) PredPol’s Dr. Jeff Brantingham was honored to present on PredPol and predictive policing at the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) National Conference this week in Michigan. The 38th annual […]
Nominations open for 2014 community recognition awards
Every year, the Board of Directors of the Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce invites the community to nominate candidates for community recognition awards. Categories are: Man of the Year Woman of the Year Business […]
New Plantronics Device-as-a-Service offers pay-as-you go subscription
by Judi Hembrough Plantronics Device-as-a-Service offers pay-as-you go subscription for complete cloud Unified Communications solutions SMBs and mid-market businesses now have a convenient way to acquire Plantronics solutions along with Unified Communications (UC) cloud services. […]
Lesser-Known Google Search Tips and Tricks
by Andrew Broadbent Director of Search Marketing, Vab Media Harnessing the power of Google Google Certified teacher Carol Larow, conducted a presentation a few weeks ago at the Google For Education Summit held at Greenwich […]
Magic Leap in NY Times: Real-Life Illness in a Virtual World
by John Markoff New York Times [Editor’s note: For more about the connection between Magic Leap and Santa Cruz, read How Graeme Devine is going to put Santa Cruz on the map.] Magic Leap says […]
Gaijin Games Reborn
by Paige Welsh The change to Choice Provisions, and Mike Roush on the philosophy of life, happiness, and cannibalism A Case of Identity Crisis Choice Provisions, formerly known as the Santa Cruz game company Gaijin […]
Digital NEST in Watsonville cuts through digital divide
by Donna Jones Santa Cruz Sentinel [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published a related feature article, Digital NEST plans to eliminate the digital divide, in April 2014.] Nonprofit seeks to provide youth with space, […]
Tech startup Tuul hiring with $1.7 million in seed funding
by Jondi Gumz Santa Cruz Sentinel [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published a previous article about Tuul 0n July 5.] A pair of tech veterans living in Santa Cruz plan to make Santa Cruz […]
Seaside launches OpenCounter to help new businesses
by Larry Parsons Monterey Herald [Editor’s note: OpenCounter was built through a partnership between the City of Santa Cruz, CA and Code for America. Its growth has been supported by the John S. and James […]
J Guevara on the County Economic Vitality Strategy
by Alex Feldman Civinomics [Editor’s note: The deadline for feedback on the EVS has recently been extended to August 15, 2014.] The City of Santa Cruz’s Economic Development Manager J Guevara works closely with Santa […]