Today marked the start of the 20th anniversary of the DEMO conference. The conference, which was held in the Hyatt Regency, lasts until Wednesday evening and over 60 companies will launch their companies here by presenting “demo’s” of their products and websites today.
In addition, the day featured a variety of panels, including: enterprise technologies, mobile [...]
Google is about to make a huge infrastructure change. Search results are going to be displayed in a whole new way than ever before. This new search algorithm is going to be called Google Caffeine, and rumors of it first surfaced on the website Mashable back in August 2009. However, it [...]
As the home to tech giants HP and Apple, Cupertino occupies a unique place among approximately 19,000 cities in America as a major employer for innovating companies. But Cupertino also challenges not unlike many other cities, specifically, how to offer more services with declining tax revenue.
There’s a new movement afoot that helps answer this question: [...]
At the recent Digital Media Conference yesterday in San Francisco, Twitter was used in an interesting way. Behind every panelist was a large screen in which the latest Twitter feeds referencing the conference with a hash tag of DMCW was referenced. As such, the speakers were held accountable for the comments they made and the [...]
In departure from the style of traditional encyclopedias, Wikipedia employs the open editing model called “wiki”. Wikipedia’s 13 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site. However, as of last week, Wikipedia’s top editors are contemplating a change to that general rule.
The third interview brings us to Mr. Mahesh Nihalani, a small business owner who has lived in Cupertino for nine years. Mahesh was voted Chamber Citizen of the Year in 2007 and Distinguished Citizen of the Year in 2009. He has also initiated and helped organize the annual Diwali Festival among other fundraisers.
My second interview was with Mr. Darcy Paul, a Patent Attorney who came to Cupertino in 2005. Darcy came in 2005 to take a job at a patent litigation firm. In 2007, Darcy was appointed to the Parks and Recreation commission and has now decided to run for City Council.
By Bryan Zhang, Contributor
With the Cupertino Council Elections coming up on the 3rd of November, campaigning by the candidates has gone in full swing. I had a chance to sit with several of the candidates at the newly opened Bonjour Crepe Co. on Stevens Creek and ask them a series of questions ranging from the [...]
It feels like it is 1999 again! The TechCrunch 50 event was held this week (September 14-15) at the San Francisco Design Center. It promised to be the biggest tech event of the year. Instead, it was a horrible flop. The VCs and even the pundits have become jaded and confused about determining what exactly is a good startup and what is a bad one. At this year’s TechCrunch50 2009, there were few surprises and many disappointments. The people, this time, have voted with their stomachs and pressure from hecklers rather than with their heads.
By Raj Abhyanker, Editor
Here are some interesting aggregate statistics about Cupertino, CA as of the year 2009. The city of Cupertino has about 54,000 residents. Approximately half or 27,200 are registered to vote. The city of Cupertino is rich with diversity, its residents coming from all parts of the globe. The two largest (and fastest [...]