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Re: Nine Tips To Building A Local Tech Culture

Spiral Antenna — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:34:22 -0000

Allong the lines of #2, education, I can't overemphasize the importance of embracing local university talent to establish a high tech culture. If your firm is large enough, establish a robust internship program to create a pipeline for local talent to be exposed to your technological environment. This will help generate buzz and excitement around developing a high tech hub.

Re: Why removing the tax breaks for non-profit hospitals could be dangerous

Spiral Antenna — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:55:59 -0000

As a physician in a community with a non-profit hospital, I can tell you the non-profit hospital is as concerned with their profit as any non-profit hospital. The only difference between a non-profit hospital and a for-profit hospital is that the former does not pay property tax nor income tax.
Take a look at the income and asset reporting of various non-profit hospitals by reviewing their IRS form 990 at www.guidestar.org. For example, one non-profit in Houston has over $1 billion in securities.

Re: 2009/01/20/google-print-ads-discontinued/

Spiral Antenna — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:33:07 -0000

Maybe it's the response or lack thereof on the part of the newspapers and Google.
I tried to set up a print campaign for 5 newspapers, and only 1 responded. Google never responded to my customer service requests.
http://blog.tovamedia.com/?p=3

Re: Facebook: No Sponsored Status Updates Allowed

Spiral Antenna — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:44:41 -0000

I'm not sure this is a case of Facebook not wanting to allow users to "pollute the whole ecosystem." Rather it may be a case of Facebook not wanting competition for revenue generated from their own Facebook ads.