viernes, 25 de mayo de 2012

It's Official: Google Is Now a Hardware Company


 


It's Official: Google Is Now a Hardware Company
Last August, Google (GOOG) Chief Executive Officer Larry Page fulfilled a pledge made to one of his senior executives, a square-jawed former attorney named Dennis Woodside. Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook had been trying to poach Woodside to make him Apple’s head of sales; Google had persuaded him to stay, in part by promising him a bigger job, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, but who asked not to be named because the discussions were private. Now it was time to make good.

Woodside says he was speaking with board member K. Ram Shriram when Page asked him to run Motorola Mobility, the company Google had just announced it was acquiring for $12.5 billion. “He said, ‘I know you’ve been looking for a challenge,’ ” Woodside recalls. “ ‘I want you to run Motorola. I think you’d be great at it. Can you let me know by tonight?’ ”
Woodside agreed and is now the leader of one of the most storied names in technology. Motorola, founded 84 years ago, invented the cell phone in the 1980s, made it ubiquitous in the ’90s with the StarTAC, and with the RAZR ushered in the era of stylish devices. Then it lost its way in the age of the iPhone.
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miércoles, 16 de mayo de 2012

Get a FREE Business Website for One Year!



Calling All District 4 Business Owners…
Get a FREE Business Website for One Year!
                                                
City of Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez, in partnership with Google, Intuit, and Miami Dade College InterAmerican Campus, invites you to attend a FREE seminar offering:

-         Free business website
-         Free domain name
-         Free web hosting
-         Free online tools and training

This seminar is part of the “Florida Get Your Business Online” initiative – an easy, fast, and free way for Florida businesses to get online. For the next year, participating Florida businesses can go to www.floridagetonline.com to get a free website as well as free tools, training, and resources to help their business succeed online.

When:           Friday, June 22, 2012
Where:          Miami Dade College - InterAmerican Campus
  627 SW 27th Avenue, Room 1215
  Miami, FL 33135
What:            Free Seminar - Two Sessions
Time:             9:00am until 11:00am & 1:00pm until 3:00pm

You must pre-register for this FREE seminar as space is limited.

For more information, or to register, please contact ncueto@miamigov.com or call Nicole Cueto at 305-250-5420.