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Microsoft Helps Imagine Cup Competitors Turn Golden Ideas into Golden Opportunities

By Guest PostJune 23, 2011Technologyasthma, azmo the dragon, bizspark, boon sheng ooi, chase sandmann, cy khormaee, digital spirometer, dream spark, gps technology, hotel palomar, imagine cup, imagine cup 2011 worldwide finals, malaria, malaysia, measure lung capacity, Microsoft, new york city, noela evans, one beep, radha basu, rice university students, san francisco, santa clara university, silicon valley, smart phone game, team dragon, team lifelens, team spirit, Technology, university of auckland, vinny lohan, windows phone, xilnex

*Some of the brightest young technologists in the nation visited San Francisco on Wednesday to share their ideas with venture capitalists, academics and media.*

SAN FRANCISCO – June 23, 2011 – A collection of students who want to change the world with technology pitched their ideas to Silicon Valley industry experts, academics, and media on Wednesday.

Several teams of students who will participate in the July Imagine Cup 2011 Worldwide Finals in New York City got to first showcase their projects to people who could help them refine their concepts, find markets for their ideas, and eventually find investors to provide the money they will need to turn their ideas turn into viable businesses. (more…)

Wild Pockets: Girl Geek Leads 3-D Gamer Revolution

By Guest PostJune 17, 2011Technology3 d game, art and technology, bizspark one startup, carnegie mellon university, Facebook, female ceo, game jams, high tech company, josh yelon, Microsoft, microsoft bizspark program, microsoft technology, mobile devices, open source gaming, san francisco, shanna tellerman, video game technology, visual studio, wild pockets, windows games, xbox, xbox 360

*Shanna Tellerman is on her game as CEO of BizSpark One startup Wild Pockets.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Wild Pockets, a BizSpark One startup, is building the future of open source gaming.

Shanna Tellerman had no intention of becoming the CEO of a high-tech company. In college, she was intent on pursuing a career in art. It wasn’t until she took a course that combined art and technology at Carnegie Mellon University that she had the idea that she could marry the two fields. While at Carnegie Mellon, Tellerman worked on a project that used video game technology as a training method for first responders in emergency situations. The result was a drag-and-drop user interface that let people set up almost any kind of firefighting scenario. Her solution was so easy to use that it quickly became popular with fire departments across the U.S. (more…)

comScore Veteran Amy Weinberger Appointed Vice President for Australia and New Zealand

By Guest PostNovember 12, 2010Technologyadobe, Amazon, amy weinberger, asia-pacific, australia, cisco, Comscore, digital media, fox interactive media, global technology, jupiter media metrix, new zealand, san francisco, sydney, will hodgman

*comScore Continues Emphasis on Expansion in Asia Pac*

Sydney, Australia, November 12, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the appointment of Amy Weinberger as vice president for Australia and New Zealand. Ms. Weinberger brings nearly 12 years of digital research industry experience to her new role, including 8 years of experience with comScore in its San Francisco office where she was responsible for developing relationships and delivering value to some of the leading global technology brands. Ms. Weinberger will be responsible for new and existing business in Australia and New Zealand and will be based in Sydney. (more…)

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Microsoft Helps Imagine Cup Competitors Turn Golden Ideas into Golden Opportunities

Wild Pockets: Girl Geek Leads 3-D Gamer Revolution

comScore Veteran Amy Weinberger Appointed Vice President for Australia and New Zealand