Hack Week is one of the ways we actively promote innovation through experimentation around the company. This week, a wide range of folks here are taking time away from their day-to-day work to collaborate and develop ideas that they are passionate abou…
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Hack Week @ Twitter
Posted by twittereng on January 25th, 2012
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Tags: Comfortable With Uncertainty, Creative Muscles, Hack, Innovation, Inspiration, January 24, New Feature, Taking Time 
Comments OffNew Cards App Delivers “Vintage Innovation”
Posted by Apple Hot News on November 2nd, 2011
Vogue’s “Need It Now” column features the new Cards from Apple, which lets users create and mail beautifully crafted cards personalized with their own text and photos from their iPhone or iPod touch. Each card is just $2.99 when sent within the U…
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Posted in Email, Tech Companies Tags: Apple, Cards, Genius, Honest To Goodness, Innovation, iphone, Mail, Paper Greeting Card, Photos, Pleasure, Vogue Comments OffMicrosoft Recognized as the No. 1 Global Workplace by the Great Places to Work Institute
Posted by Jeffrey Meisner on October 27th, 2011
I have been at Microsoft now since mid-1989. In that time, I have had the opportunity to do a variety of jobs; experience successes and failures, work with truly amazing people, and watch this company emerge as a force for good in the corporate environ…
Posted in Email, Tech Companies Tags: Apps, Challenges, Corporate Environment, developers, Entertainment Arena, Global Workplace, Great Places To Work Institute, Hallmark, Innovation, Investments, Microsoft, Nbsp, New Opportunities, Operating System, Opportunity, Pc Games, Platforms, Successes And Failures, Which Allows Users, Windows 8, Xbox Comments OffAT&T Mobility CEO Highlights Innovation and Collaboration in Mobile Industry
Posted by AT&T AT&T Wireless RSS Feeds on October 11th, 2011
Ralph de la Vega, President and Chief Executive Officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, highlighted the importance of innovation and collaboration to the mobile industry Tuesday in a keynote address to the CTIA Enterprise & Applications Conference.
Posted in Email, Mobile Networks Tags: Amp, Applications Conference, AT&T Wireless, Ceo, Chief Executive Officer, Collaboration, Consumer Markets, De La Vega, Enterprise Applications, Innovation, Keynote Address, Mobile De, Mobile Industry, Ralph De La Vega Comments OffThe Magic Behind the Curtain: Celebrating Microsoft Research’s 20th Anniversary
Posted by Jeffrey Meisner on September 27th, 2011
September 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of Microsoft Research (MSR). To celebrate the occasion, MSR is hosting a day of conversations at many Microsoft research labs around the globe to discuss the key technology trends—like natural user interf…
Posted in Email, Tech Companies Tags: 20th Anniversary, Aachen Germany, Academic Community, Academic Model, Basic And Applied Research, Better Time, Bill Gates, Bing, Business Groups, Cambridge Mass, Innovation, Key Technology, Microsoft Products, Microsoft Research, Microsoft Research Labs, Microsoft Researchers, Nathan Myhrvold, Product Development Efforts, Redmond Wash, Rick Rashid, Rsquo, Scientific Knowledge, Software Engineers Comments OffApple Again Tops ACSI Customer Satisfaction Survey
Posted by Apple Hot News on September 20th, 2011
Apple has topped the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) in the personal computer category for an eighth consecutive year, achieving a score of 87 points. This is Apple’s highest score ever on the index and nine points ahead of second place H…
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Posted in Email, Tech Companies Tags: American Customer Satisfaction Index, Apple, Computer Category, Customer Satisfaction Index, Customer Satisfaction Index Acsi, Customer Satisfaction Survey, Customer Survey, Eighth Consecutive Year, Highest Score, Hp, Innovation, Leading Edge, New Directions, Personal Computer, Press Release, Product Diversification, Tops, Winning Combination Comments OffMore wood behind fewer arrows
Posted by A Googler on July 20th, 2011
Last week we explained that we’re prioritizing our product efforts. As part of that process, we’ve decided to wind down Google Labs. While we’ve learned a huge amount by launching very early prototypes in Labs, we believe that greater focus is cr…
Posted in Email, Google, Tech Companies Tags: Arrows, Field Trial, Google, Google Labs, Infrastructure, Innovation, Launch, Product Areas, Product Efforts, Prototypes, Svp Comments OffAssociation for Computing Machinery CEO John White: Finding Tomorrow’s Tech Superstars at Imagine Cup
Posted by Jeffrey Meisner on July 11th, 2011
Just in case you missed it, the Imagine Cup 2011 Worldwide Finals are now under way in New York City.
Recently, the Official Microsoft Blog had the chance to catch up with Dr. John White, Executive Director and CEO of the New York City-based Associatio…
Posted in Email, Tech Companies Tags: Association For Computing Machinery, Ceo John, Competitions, Computer Science Degrees, Computer Science Graduates, Computer Science Students, Computing Companies, Dispa, Disparity, Dr John, Dr White, Executive Director, Imagine Cup, Information Technology, Innovation, Internships, Microsoft News Center, Recruiters, Student Participants, Student Technology, Superstars, Technology Sector, Winning Team Comments OffFirefox in the Enterprise
Posted by jsullivan on June 28th, 2011
Mozilla is committed to providing the best Web experience for people everywhere, for whom the Web has become such an important part of their daily lives. Providing updates to Firefox more frequently allows us to secure users against emerging threats and provide the platform for innovation that today’s rich and compelling Web experiences demand. The… Read more
Posted in Browsers, Email Tags: Apps, Best Web, Challenges, Dialog, enterprise, Firefox, Innovation, Interested Parties, Mozilla Community, Open Source Software, Product Roadmap, Security Fixes, Web Community, Web Experience, Web Experiences Comments OffIt’s Teacher Appreciation Month – THANK YOU, teachers!
Posted by Jeffrey Meisner on May 1st, 2011
Today marks the start of Teacher Appreciation Month in the U.S. and here at Microsoft, we’re pausing to celebrate the great work of teachers around the world.
Somewhere today, a person is teaching a future leader to read. Another person is puttin…
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