Come "Beat the Heat" at The Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer's August Training Walk!
Come join The Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer's "Beat the Heat" Training Walk on August 28th! Read More
Don't Miss Out on The Biggest Savings of the Season!
What better time than today to join our vibrant network of practitioners, focused on sharing insights and best practices. PRSA members understand the realities of practicing public relations and offer solutions for all career levels. Read More
Only 11 Home sites Remain at Concord Mill
Jim Chapman Community in Concord Mill is sure to fill up fast as only 11 homes remain. Ideally ocated near the East-West connector, this is the only Jim Chapman Community that is not age restricted. Read More
2010 Fall Atlanta Home Show Offers Exciting Roster of Speakers Including HGTV Favorites
Joe Washington and Tonya M. Williams will join hundreds of local home improvement companies exhibiting the latest home products and services at the 2010 Fall Atlanta Home Show. The three-day Show will be held Sept. 24-26 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Read More
What's Your EQ?
Business success is about more than what you know — or who you know. To truly move ahead, raise your Emotional Intelligence. Invest in your Emotional Intelligence, and learn how to make it work for you at this month's Atlanta Women's Network luncheon. Read More
Nominations End Friday For Atlanta's Cox Conserves Heroes Program
Nominations are being accepted for Atlanta's 2010 Cox Conserves Heroes program through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 20. To nominate an individual, visit www.wsbtv.com/community. Read More
Meet the New CDC Director, Dr. Tom Frieden, at The Atlanta Press Club
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Thomas Frieden, will be the featured speaker at the Atlanta Press Club's Newsmaker Luncheon on Wednesday, August 25. Abbott is the presenting sponsor for this luncheon. Read More
Councilmember Kwanza Hall Joins 200 Building and Construction Professionals for A Day of Service at Genesis Shelter
Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall is partnering with the Building Owners and Managers Association of Atlanta (BOMA-Atlanta) and HomeAid of Atlanta from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Friday, August 20, 2010 to renovate Genesis Shelter, a non-profit shelter for newborn homeless babies and their families in Atlanta's historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. Read More
Chief Economist of Bank Hapoalim to Keynote Professional Seminar Aug 26
14th Annual Professional Seminar to highlight success of relationships between Israeli and US companies - "Staying Competitive: Attracting & Growing Israeli Companies in the Southeast" More Information Read More
Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck Today
August is chapter membership month. IABC | Atlanta offers great programming and the Southern Region conference is here in October. The conference launches with a fun Golden Flame awards gala and reception. Member pricing for these events is a steal, so now is the perfect time to join IABC! Read More
Using Measurement to Calculate the ROI of Your Communications - September Seminar 2010
Measuring the effectiveness of communication isn't enough anymore. Senior management is asking for more direct correlation of the money spent on communication with the business outcomes resulting from it - how it increases revenue or reduces expenses. This session will share many examples of how organizations have calculated the return on investment (ROI) for both internal and external communication. Read More
Using Market Research to Identify your Most Profitable Customers
Evan LaPointe, Search Discovery, talks about how to improve your research: what (measuring results and return), why (understanding cause and effect in your marketing), and how (focusing on your operations). Evan will also speak on Google Analytics. AMA Atlanta and AJC Digital Education. Read More
Join us Next Week at KSU for the Symposium on Habit-Based Marketing
The Coles College of Business is pleased to announce a daylong initiative to provide marketers and executives with the insights and tools they need to understand the rapidly changing world of marketing. Read More
Media Law in the Digital Age: The Rules Have changed, Have You?
The Berkman Center at Harvard Law and Kennesaw State bring some of nations's top Media Law Attorneys, Scholars and Journalists together for a conference on Media Law in the Digital Age. Read More
Percentage of all tablets sold during the third-quarter 2010 that were iPads: 93% (4.3 million).
Launch date of the iPad 2: March 2.
Number of pay-TV subscribers at the end of 2010: 704 million.
Number of mobile subscriptions globally at the end of 2010: 5 billion.
(ABI Research)
IBM Watson
Number of IBM Research scientists that worked on Watson: 25.
Number of years they worked on Watson: 4.
Number of pages of content to help Watson find the correct responses to complex Jepardy! clues: 200 million.
Amount of RAM: 15 terabytes.
(IBM)
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