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Google, American Library Association Team on Coding Initiative

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ALA is working with the tech giant to make resources available to librarians in an effort to make exploring code as easy for kids as exploring a book at the library. Libraries have always been important places to learn, especially for kids—and they’ve never been exclusively about books.

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BizBash uses Chatbot AI Technology to Enhance Events

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Chatbots have become one of the hottest new trends for events and are a great solution when looking for ways to reach your attendee’s easily, answer their questions about your event, and engage with them on-site. The chatbot pulls from a library of information the event organizer has provided and supplies an answer to the user’s question.

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BizBash uses Chatbot AI Technology to Enhance Events

Expo Logic

Chatbots have become one of the hottest new trends for events and are a great solution when looking for ways to reach your attendee’s easily, answer their questions about your event, and engage with them on-site. The chatbot pulls from a library of information the event organizer has provided and supplies an answer to the user’s question.

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Social Media Roundup: The Glasslash Begins

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Bad news for people interested in Google Glass: The backlash is here. The device, which has had more than two years in the public eye (specifically, the right eye), is starting to feel the kind of backlash that a lot of technology eventually does. It’s OK, guys: We’ll always have the 2013 ASAE Technology Conference. (ht

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After Court Ruling, Groups Keep Pressure on NSA Phone Surveillance Program

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The Newest NSA Critics While the American Library Association (ALA) has not been known in recent years for its advocacy, according to The Hill , a $1 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is changing that. Constitution.

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Despite Winter Wallop, Shows Must Go On

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And while Boston may have had it the worst so far, other places like Chicago, Nashville, and Upstate New York have been dealing with ice, snow, and dangerously cold temperatures. The American Library Association also dealt with bad weather during its Midwinter Meeting a few weeks ago in Chicago.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.6.19

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The Harvard Business Review describes how the New York Public Library involved employees from 93 branches in innovation communities —could be a good model for chapters. Her herb-heavy crumb coating was fantastic—it’s my new Milanese recipe. Organizers: ASAE Technology Section Council and Association Forum.

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