by Stephen McDill Published: May 17,2013
Tags: Google Play, Instagram, ITunes, Kevin Systrom, LadyBugg Bakery, Melissa Vincent, Mike Krieger, photography, small businesses, Thimblepress
Instagram, a smartphone application that allows users to shoot, edit and publish photos online, was bought last spring by Facebook for $1 billion, and its no small wonder the social media giant was eager to gobble up the technology startup and its dozen employees. Founded by Stanford University alums Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the [...] [...]
by Ross Reily Published: June 11,2012
Tags: Apple, Facebook, Google, iMessage, iOS 6, iPad, iPhone, ITunes, Korean, MacBook Pro, Mandarin Chinese, Microsoft Corp., Mountain Lion, San Francisco, Scott Forstall, Siri, Spanish, Windows
SAN FRANCISCO — Fresh off a disappointing initial public offering, Facebook is getting a big boost from Apple, which is building the social network deep into its iPhone and iPad software. With the next version of Apple Inc.’s software, users will be able to update their Facebook status by talking to their phones. Users will [...] [...]
Jackson soprano vocalist Mary Margaret May is back with another release of classical and inspirational songs. I Asked the Lord (available on iTunes, Pandora and Amazon.com) is the third album from May, who got her start singing in church and at Jackson Preparatory School. She earned a bachelor’s in vocal performance from Mississippi College where [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: March 19,2012
Tags: American Songwriter, Birmingham, Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children, Chip Jones, Facebook, Gautier Police Department, ITunes, Jason Turner, jasonturnerband.com, Jimmy Buffett, Key West Florida, Kickstarter, Lucky Town Brewing, Mailboat Records, Matt Hoggatt, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, PledgeMusic, Tallahassee, Twitter, YouTube
Thirty-four-year-old Matt Hoggatt has been a Jimmy Buffett fan since childhood. Thanks to his use of social media, Hoggatt is awfully close to becoming a regular touring partner with the music legend. Hoggatt, a detective with the Gautier Police Department, won a contest held by “American Songwriter” magazine for his song, “Dear Jimmy Buffett.” Thrilled, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 5,2011
Tags: Abdulfattah Jandali, Alan Deutschman, Ames Research Center, Apple, Apple I, Apple II, Bill Gates, Buddhism, California, Clara Jobs, Creative Strategies, George Lucas, Hewlett-Packard, Homebrew Computer Club, Internet, iPhone, iPod, ITunes, John Sculley, Larry Ellison', Lisa, Los Altos California, Mac, Microsoft Corp., Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mona Simpson, Napster, NASA, New Age philosophy, Next, Oracle Corp., Paul Jobs, PBS, PC, Pepsi, Pixar, Portland Oregon, Reed College, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sillicon Valley, Stanford, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Steven Paul Jobs, Syria, Tim Cook, Time magazine, Triumph of the Nerds, Walt Disney Co., Windows, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
CUPERTINO, Calif. — In dark suit and bowtie, he is a computing-era carnival barker — eyebrows bouncing, hands gesturing, smile seductive and coy and a bit annoying. It’s as if he’s on his first date with an entire generation of consumers. And, in a way, he is. It is Jan. 24, 1984, and a young [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 5,2011
Tags: Abdulfattah Jandali, Alan Deutschman, Ames Research Center, Apple, Apple I, Apple II, Bill Gates, Buddhism, California, Clara Jobs, Creative Strategies, George Lucas, Hewlett-Packard, Homebrew Computer Club, Internet, iPhone, iPod, ITunes, John Sculley, Larry Ellison', Lisa, Los Altos California, Mac, Microsoft Corp., Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mona Simpson, Napster, NASA, New Age philosophy, Next, Oracle Corp., Paul Jobs, PBS, PC, Pepsi, Pixar, Portland Oregon, Reed College, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sillicon Valley, Stanford, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Steven Paul Jobs, Syria, Tim Cook, Time magazine, Triumph of the Nerds, Walt Disney Co., Windows, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
NAME: Steven Paul Jobs BORN: Feb. 24, 1955, in San Francisco DIED: Wednesday at 56. Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. EDUCATION: Graduated from high school in 1972 and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Oregon, but dropped out after six months. FAMILY: Wife, Laurene Powell; their three children, Reed Paul, Erin Sienna [...] [...]
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