Mark Anderson’s FiReGlobal Conference
30 September 2009From NPR and KPLU Radio:
What’s the best way to attract more high-tech companies to the Northwest? That’s one of the key questions being raised at next month’s FiReGlobal conference in Seattle. Strategic News Service publisher (and KPLU commentator) Mark Anderson is hosting the technology conference. He spoke with KPLU’s Dave Meyer.
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The Future From Down Under
25 August 2009From NPR & KPLU Radio:
KPLU’s technology commentator, Mark Anderson [of Strategic News Service], has just returned from Down Under, where he took part in the Australian American Leadership Dialogue, and met with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Mark tells KPLU’s Dave Meyer that Australia’s economy is healthy, and the country is about to pull ahead of [...]
NPR: KPLU Radio: Air, Water and FiRe
30 May 2009From NPR and KPLU Radio:
Every spring, KPLU technology commentator Mark Anderson (of Strategic News Service) hosts the Future in Review (FiRe) conference in San Diego. The Economist calls it “the best technology conference in the world,” and it’s attended by executives and scientists from the computing and telecommunications industries. Mark has just returned from San [...]
Washington’s smug tech industry needs kick in butt
14 May 2009From Techflash:
University of Washington computer science professor Ed Lazowska is known as a straight talking rabble-rouser who doesn’t pull many punches. And he certainly lived up to that reputation today at the OVP Venture Partners Technology Summit, criticizing everything from the state’s inability to adopt a broadband policy to a culture of mediocrity at the [...]
An Open Letter to the Board of Directors
5 May 2009From NPR and KPLU Radio:
Corporate CEOs are getting a lot of the blame for the economic meltdown. But what about the people who hire and fire them? Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson shares his Open Letter to the Board of Directors with KPLU’s Dave Meyer.
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The Internet In Your Pocket
26 March 2009From KPLU and NPR:
Are you using a cell phone to check your email or update your Facebook page? If so, you’re part of a fast growing trend. KPLU’s Dave Meyer talks to our high-tech commentator, Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson.
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Mark Anderson: Layoffs don’t help the economy
1 February 2009From NPR and KPLU Radio:
The recession continues to take its toll on jobs. This week began with news of more than 75-thousand layoffs at companies such as Home Depot, Caterpillar and Texas Instruments. Then Boeing and Starbucks announced plans for nearly 17-thousand layoffs. Last week, Microsoft announced its first-ever major layoffs.
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Mark Anderson from SNS speaks with Aaron Booker of Varvid.com
17 January 2009From the Varvid website:
Mark Anderson from SNS speaks with Aaron Booker of Varvid.com from Aaron Booker on Vimeo.
The Inspiration behind Netbooks
11 December 2008Mark Anderson outlines the origins of the Netbook for BusinessWeek journalist Steve Hamm:
“Suddenly, Netbooks are all the rage. Turns out the UMPC (ultramobile) form factors were a bit too small and too expensive to make a mass market, but the Netbook is JUST RIGHT.”
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KPLU: Mark Anderson’s Market Forecast
2 December 2008From KPLU and NPR: ”Is the economy falling off a cliff? Mark Anderson forecasts economic trends in his Strategic News Service newsletter. He tells KPLU’s Dave Meyer his crystal ball may be cloudy, but we should see some positive signs in the first half of 2009.”
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