Economists, trade groups predict scenarios for ’14
January 3, 2014
After a challenging year when Puerto Rico’s economy remained in contraction, members of the different key industries, trade associations and economists weigh in on what 2014 will bring to the island.
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‘Practical Techie:’ Tuning in to web is good for business
December 11, 2013
Good business people should always have an ear to the ground. Figuratively speaking, of course. In our day and information age, entrepreneurs must be tuned in to the Internet and its plethora of digital social platforms. An ear to the web, so to speak.
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‘EveryoneOn’ digital literacy campaign on in Puerto Rico
November 13, 2013
The Puerto Rico Broadband Taskforce announced Tuesday the local launch of “EveryoneOn,” a national public service campaign aimed at promoting digital literacy skills and the importance of being connected online as a means of social, educational and economical development.
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‘Practical Techie:’ A brave new digital world
November 6, 2013
The Internet and its gigantic offspring — the Web — is always in flux as new technologies emerge from around the world.
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Practical Techie: Tech in Cuba ‘ready to go supernova’
September 24, 2013
No one knows when or how it will happen, but it when it does, U.S.-based companies that do tech commerce in the Caribbean will be ready.
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‘Practical Techie:’ To give or not to give?
September 4, 2013
A merchant must decide nowadays whether providing customers free access to the Web is good for business. Very much so, since connectivity is the backbone of the Internet. Let's look at it this way, our lives revolve around three digital windows: cellphone, computer and TV screens.
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Practical Techie: New commercial domains will light the cybersky
July 30, 2013
The year 2013 will go down in Web history as the time when new top-level generic domain names came to be. Finally. And exactly 30 years after the Domain Name System was introduced into to what was then the brand new commercial Internet.
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OneLink to present sweeping service, lineup changes
July 29, 2013
OneLink Communications is about three weeks away from introducing a significantly different television lineup, faster Internet speeds, and adjusted rates for its services offered in the San Juan metropolitan area, as outlined in an extensive notice mailed to its customer over the past few days.
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‘Practical Techie:’ The magical science of portals
July 22, 2013
Like the Stargate science fiction TV series, a web portal is like a magic entryway into a world of interesting information and events. Like any magical doorway, the design morphs and alters according to usage.
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‘Practical Techie:’ A polished biz site without the hassles
July 2, 2013
If your business hasn't one yet...it should by now. A website, I mean. The size of the business doesn't matter anymore. Every small biz or any multinational corporation deserves a radiant spot in the World Wide Web. Rather, it needs to have a very rewarding presence online.
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Puerto Rico gov’t launches ‘TweetMyJobs’ platform
June 14, 2013
As part of its job-promotion efforts, Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla announced Thursday the launch of "Tweet My Jobs," a technology that facilitates the recruiting process for open job positions.
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Popular Community Bank launches iPad ‘app’
June 14, 2013
Popular Community Bank, a subsidiary of Popular Inc., has expanded its “anywhere, anytime banking” program with the launch of its new application optimized for the iPad, available at the Apple iTunes store.
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Gov’t to unveil practical, hacker-developed ‘apps’
June 7, 2013
Solutions to address challenges such as providing secure access to government databases, managing the mass transit system routes and developing an app to facilitate hydrants location for the Fire Department to use in case of emergency, were just some of the many applications that came out of the 1st Puerto Rico Tech Summit held Thursday.
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Puerto Rico tech execs mark 1st anniversary of ‘World IPv6 Day’
June 6, 2013
Network engineers from Puerto Rico’s broadband providers met for several days this week at the Telegrafo facilities in Santurce for the “2013 IPv6 Summit for Broadband Network Operators,” to begin preparations for Puerto Rico’s transition to IPv6 – the next generation Internet Protocol.
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Study: Puerto Rico Internet users growing, more ‘mobile’
May 17, 2013
Internet engagement continues growing in "leaps and bounds" in Puerto Rico, reaching 57 percent of use among island residents 12 and older, representing a little more than 1.8 million users, according to the results of the 2013 “SME Digital & Mobile Behavioral Study,” commissioned and revealed by the Sales and Marketing Executives Association Thursday.
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