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CompTIA Study Finds Tech Hubs Where You Wouldn’t Expect Them

Associations Now

Yes, you’re probably aware that San Francisco or Seattle are tech hotbeds, but what about Huntsville, Alabama, or Lansing, Michigan? Even though they cost more to live in, median salaries are also much higher than in smaller regions; San Francisco’s $110,000 median salary is $43,000 more than Lansing’s $67,000 median.

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Could Your Association Thrive in a Remote-First Culture?

Associations Now

In an age when centralization is running into a cost-of-living wall for many industries, embracing a remote-first culture could expand both your pool of talent and your base of operations. But what if this desire for a central location, both in terms of office and locale, comes at the cost of innovation?

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Drone Privacy Concerns Have Some Associations on Defensive

Associations Now

While drone technology holds much potential to enhance law enforcement, privacy concerns have dogged the devices. As a result, the issue has blown up in a number of areas of the country, most notably Seattle.) Bob McDonnell is proposing amendments allowing for exceptions. EPIC recently launched a petition asking the U.S.

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A Wiring Challenge: Municipal Broadband Pits Cities Against Telecom Giants

Associations Now

Seattle, for example, had to squash a contract with Gigabit Squared after the provider failed to hold up its end of the deal. And the city is already making a profit that’s paying back the costs of building the project in the first place, according to city officials. ” A mixed record. The Gig changed that.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.18.18

Reid All About it

I’ve been transcribing my March 2001 journal from when I traveled via Amtrak Coast Starlight sleeper car from LA to Seattle… Did you know the Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner go right along the California coast? How to Use Social Media and Event Technology to Grow your Event Community. Host: Unleashed Technologies.

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The Internet Gets Charitable

Beth Kanter

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle. “The consumer Internet,” the author wrote, “can be seen as the warm-up act for these technologies.” Flickr Photo by Mburpee. It is an exciting time.

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

Also look at learning preferences, technology adoption and topic interests. Technology is not synonymous for innovation; some associations are having breakthroughs by going back to old tech. Seattle Seahawks. Also keep in mind that you can innovate by using old technology, too. They don’t even need a computer.

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