2015 is set to be another big year for the tech industry. Gartner and IDC predict a bold future with a big emphasis on security & advances in 3D printing. 2015 is set to be another big year for the tech industry with more revolutionary technologies in the fields of business intelligence, the wave of…
According to Washington, DC’s Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), Victor L. Hoskins, DC is the number one tech hotspot in North America. The cities diverse international culture which offer world-class museums and monuments, unique neighborhoods, and gorgeous common spaces, all compliment the local exchange of business and social goods. As the world of technology expands it’s impact and…
1) Twitter Gets A Facelift…and it looks like Facebook (but maybe better?) Twitter is gradually rolling out a major redesign of user profiles, starting on Tuesday. The new look, which Twitter was testing in February, adds a lot more user information and several new features — and it looks quite similar to Facebook’s user. Read more on this…
South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual music, film, and interactive festival held in Austin, TX. This year’s festivities is well under way, running from March 7-16. The annual festival kicks off with it’s film and interactive portion first (last week), and then music closes out the show in the final week (this week). From…
Portrait of America The National Portrait Gallery presented ‘Portrait of America’. Headlining the lineup of President Day activities and exhibits, Artist David Datuna’s interactive flag sculpture used Google Glass technology to engage its audience. Prior to it’s open, visitors readied themselves to rush the museum in order to view this particular exhibit. Despite arriving later then scheduled to my own meet…
As Valentine’s Day approaches, many couples and singles are preparing for this day/weekend of commercialized love and romance. Many will be joining in on the festivities of this day in the traditional way; flowers, chocolate, mildly to overly expensive dinner and drinks, while some (me included) will be kicking it with House of Cards season…
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Following my first DC Tech Meetup (last weeks feature), I had a chance to compile a list of top demonstrators who are looking to shake up the DC Tech scene this year. CapitolHop – a local transit app, topped my list and this week I had a chance to follow up with the duo to get…
Read more CapitolHop Launches & Shakes Up DC Transit #TechTuesday
I attended my first ever @dctechmeetup event last week. In the past, the group hosted monthly meet ups but tonight marked the beginning of their new bi-monthly schedule. I was initially intrigued to attend this meet up, primarily because I’ve been wanting to get a pulse of what’s happening in the DC tech world, while…
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