Texas to create faster, more affordable university

By On August 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Gov. Rick Perry, along with higher education chairs Sen. Judith Zaffirini and Rep. Dan Branch, announced the creation of WGU Texas, a nonprofit university.

WGU Texas is a subsidiary of Western Governors University, [...]

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JetBlue selling pass for unlimited travel to Austin, other locations

By On July 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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JetBlue Airways is selling a three-month, unlimited-travel pass to Austin and other locations nationwide, plus Bermuda.

The air transporter (Nasdaq: JBLU) is offering the “BluePass” from two base cities nationwide for between $1,300 [...]

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Mural at former Tower Records gets a facelift (photos)

By On July 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Thanks to the support of Austin business owners and developers, local artist Federico Archuleta touched up his murals of iconic musicians at the intersection of 24th and Guadalupe streets.

He started painting the [...]

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Central Health considers property tax hike, budget options

By On July 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Central Health’s board late Wednesday discussed a preliminary 2012 budget and requested more information before deciding whether to raise the tax rate by up to 8 percent.

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Catapult Systems wins Microsoft accolades

By On July 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Austin-based Catapult Systems was awarded the 2011 “Microsoft Worldwide Digital Marketing Partner of the Year” during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

The Microsoft information technology consulting firm is ranked in the top 5 [...]

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Public records sought on Formula One money

By On July 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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A group that earlier sued the state over economic incentive funds to Formula One planners is now requesting public records regarding the dealings.

A court this week dismissed the lawsuit that attempted to [...]

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Public records on F1 sought from comptroller

By On July 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The attorney for the plaintiffs in the withdrawn lawsuit against Comptroller Susan Combs filed a request for public information on Wednesday to seek further information on her dealings with Formula One race organizers.

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How to Analyze Your PPC Ad Positions

By On July 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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On the surface, your average ad position is one of the most straightforward metrics you’ll find in Google AdWords. But trusting it too much can give you some pretty misleading information.

How is it Calculated?

The metric displayed in Ad… [...]

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SXSW Streaming Audio Feature – DIY Diplomacy: Designing Collaborative Gov

By On July 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The Department of State is applying open government principles to move from an information hoarding environment to an information sharing culture. In this session, panelists discuss the behavioral change desired and the social media, crowdsourcing [...]

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Gamers to Spend $112 Billion by 2015

By On July 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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The extreme growth of the game industry is set to continue over the next few years. Gartner Inc, a leading information technology research firm, recently released research indicating that gamers will be spending upwards of [...]

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