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Northeast Community College To Offer CPR/AED On-line And Skills Session

April 14, 2014

NORFOLK – The Allied Health Division at Northeast Community College will offer: Heart Code – Healthcare Provider CPR/AED On-line Skills Session (HLTH 0200/14S & 70414) meets Wednesday, April...

Facebook Cash Can Fuel Oculus VR Growth, CEO Says

Facebook Cash Can Fuel Oculus VR Growth, CEO Says

April 10, 2014

By Mike Denison Capital News Service (MCT) COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Tech innovator Brendan Iribe has a penchant for ambitious goals. His first company aimed to make software better than what Microsoft...

Tablets, Apps For Children Are On The Rise

Tablets, Apps For Children Are On The Rise

April 10, 2014

By Ryan Faughnder Los Angeles Times (MCT) Nick Stepka knew what gift would make his daughter’s third birthday a hit, and it wasn’t a toy or doll. He gave her a tablet — not a sleek new...

Bitcoin Gets Easier For Consumers To Buy, Spend

Bitcoin Gets Easier For Consumers To Buy, Spend

April 10, 2014

By Heather Somerville San Jose Mercury News (MCT) It’s getting easier for consumers to buy and spend bitcoin, the cybercurrency that has captured much of the tech world. With each passing...

Twitter CEO Is Visiting China But Still Has No Plans To Launch There

Twitter CEO Is Visiting China But Still Has No Plans To Launch There

March 27, 2014

By Jessica Guynn Los Angeles Times (MCT) SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Dick Costolo is on his first trip to China. Costolo is spending three days meeting with Shanghai government...

Hacking Incidents Prompt Universities To Rethink Balance Of Openness, Security

Hacking Incidents Prompt Universities To Rethink Balance Of Openness, Security

March 27, 2014

By Scott Dance The Baltimore Sun (MCT) In the two weeks between recent revelations that hackers stole data on students, alumni and faculty from the University of Maryland-College Park and the...

Web Winners: Tips For The Job Interview

Web Winners: Tips For The Job Interview

March 27, 2014

By Reid Kanaley The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) Job interviewers are looking for something. But what? And how do you answer those intentionally tricky questions? Here are ways to navigate the...

RadioShack’s Online Presence Isn’t Clicking With Customers

RadioShack’s Online Presence Isn’t Clicking With Customers

March 27, 2014

By Maria Halkias The Dallas Morning News (MCT) RadioShack rarely talks about its online business. While e-commerce has exploded in the past decade, the Fort Worth, Texas-based consumer electronics...

Vermont Lawmaker and Farmer Pushes for GMO Labels

Vermont Lawmaker and Farmer Pushes for GMO Labels

March 13, 2014

MCT NEWSFEATURES By Chris Adams McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) HINESBURG, Vt. — David Zuckerman, an organic farmer and state senator, is a key advocate for ensuring that foods containing...

Amazon.com Raises Price for Prime Service

Amazon.com Raises Price for Prime Service

March 13, 2014

By Jay Greene The Seattle Times (MCT) SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. followed through on plans announced in January to increase the fee customers pay for its Prime subscription service, raising the...

February Employment Numbers Surprise With 175,000 Jobs Added

March 10, 2014

By Kevin G. Hall McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON — A better-than-expected February jobs report Friday from the Labor Department renewed expectations of economic acceleration in...

90 Employers To Take Part In Northeast Community College Job Fair

90 Employers To Take Part In Northeast Community College Job Fair

March 8, 2014

NORFOLK – The Spring Job Fair at Northeast Community College in Norfolk will be the largest ever.  Representatives from 90 companies, agencies and organizations will take part in the event on Wednesday,...

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