Friday, October 5, 2012SpaceX Supply Run Set For SundayCommercial spacecraft and rocket developer SpaceX is getting set to launch its first, official resupply mission to the International Space Station Sunday, to deliver 1,000 pounds of supplies to the station's crew. The launch--the first actual supply run to the ISS by SpaceX--is expected to takeoff at 8:35PM EDT on Sunday, October 7th. The first mission comes as a result of the resounding success of the SpaceX docking mission in May, which made history as the first time a privately owned, commerc (More info...)
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Jonathan Taplin On Decoding A Presidential Election, via TwitterHow do you figure out, in real time, what the public thinks of something like Wednesday night's first Presidential debate? For USC's Annenberg Innovation Lab, you tap into the power of Twitter, and create a tool to try to figure out the real time sentiment of Twitter's users--and account for unique things in politics like the frequent use of sarcasm--to try to figure out what people think of the candidates. We caught up with Jonathan Taplin, director of the lab, to better understand how they've (More info...)
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Cornerstone OnDemand Adds Social Recruiting FeaturesSanta Monica-based human resources and talent management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand said today that it has launched a new set of social features for helping companies to recruit employees. The firm said the enhancements make it easier for organizations to tap into social networks to find candidates. Among the new features are ability to share jobs across different social networks, communities, and job boards; job matching technology; employee referrals and referral tracking; and mor (More info...)
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Edmunds.com Offers Up $25 In Gas For Bay Area Car BuyersEdmunds.com is looking to build up its Bay Area customer base, with an offer to give $25.00 towards the first tank of gas for new car buyers in the area, the company said this morning. Edmunds.com said new car buyers in the greater San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose can receive $25.00 for using the site to research their next new car purchase. The firm said the offer will be good until the end of October.
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Microsemi Names Marketing VPAliso Viejo-based Microsemi, the developer of semiconductor products, said this morning that it has named Amr El-Ashmawi as its Worldwide Vice President of Strategic Marketing. El-Ashmawi was previously at Altera. The firm said that El-Ashmawi will focus on the defense & security and industrial vertical market.
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MaintenanceNet Names Marketing VPCarlsbad-based MaintenanceNet, which develops software for managing service contracts, said yesterday that it has named Kelly Crothers as its Vice President of Marketing. Crothers has been at the firm since 2004, serving as Director of Marketing. She joined MaintenanceNet after serving at such companies as Kintera, Triniti Corp., and MarketSpring.
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