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New York Tech Booms, Even As City's Jobless Rate Rises

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: New York Business, New York Tech, Etsy, Small Business, Rachel Sterne, Startup, Mayor Bloomberg, Internet Week New York, New York Startups, Small Business News and Trends, Startups, New York, Dumbo, Tumblr, Small Business News

NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday the launch of a website mapping Internet startups in New York City that are hiring. Speaking ...

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WATCH: New York Throws A 'Hackathon' To Improve NYC.gov

Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Rachel Sterne, Nyc Hackathon, Ny News, Daily News, NY Around Town, nyc.gov, Hack, Hackathon, Nyc Digital, New York News

Hackers and computer wiz's gathered at General Assembly over the weekend for Reinvent NYC.gov, NYC's first "hackathon." In a 36-hour coding spree,...

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A Digital Strategy For Philadelphia's Catholic Church

Thomas A. Shakely | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Digital Media, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Rachel Sterne, Philadelphia Priests, Catholic Bishops, Chief-Digital-Officer, Catholic Church Digital Strategy, Catholic Church Online, Churches Online, Religion News
Thomas A. Shakely

An initiative that employed cutting-edge solutions in exploring timeless spiritual issues would energize a new generation of parishioners.

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Free Wi-Fi Coming To 20 NYC Parks

Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: José M. Serrano, Robert J. Rodriguez, Rachel Sterne, Randall Stephenson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Ny News, AT&T, Fernando Cabrera, NY Around Town, New York News, New York News

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson today announced a five-year initiative to provide free Wi-Fi service at 26 locati...

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Join The .NYC Movement And Get New York City Its Own Domain Name

THE .NYC DOMAIN | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: .NYC Domain Extension, Rachel Sterne, .NYC Domain Name, .NYC, Nyc Mayor, New York News

We want to honor the greatest city in the world by giving it an exclusive domain extension. .NYC is going to be the first city domain extension in th...

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What Should The City's First 'Chief Digital Officer' Do?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chief Digital Officer Nyc, Rachel Sterne, groundreport.com, Ny News, Mayor Bloomberg, Groundreport, New York News

After a six month search, the Bloomberg administration has made Rachel Sterne the city's first chief digital officer. Sterne, 27, founded the citizen...

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HuffPost Spotlight Series: Let's Innovate!

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dwayne Wade, Thomas Friedman, Ellen Miller, Sunlight Foundation, Twitter, Rachel Sterne, Charles Best, Baratunde Thurston, James Cameron Avatar, Macon Phillips, Elon Musk, Miami Heat, Jamie Oliver, Energy Department, Chloe Sladden, Steven Chu, James Cameron, Karl Fisch, whitehouse.gov, Donors Choose, Jay Parkinson, Ashton Kutcher, Ground Report, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

Leading through innovation is what the 15 "Featured Doers" in HuffPost's inaugural Spotlight Series are all about. Some are recognizable names. Others are not. But they're all innovators and trend-setters in their respective fields.

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Featured Doer: Rachel Sterne

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rachel Sterne, HuffPost Spotlight Series, Technology News

Rachel Sterne is the CEO of GroundReport.com, a global news platform powered by citizen journalists. She founded the site in 2006 in order to "to demo...

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Making Sense of the Hyperlocal Landscape

Rachel Sterne | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rachel Sterne, Jeff Jarvis, Community, Media News, Media, Citizen Journalism, Journalism, Groundreport, Hyperlocal News, Media News
Rachel Sterne

New media guru Jeff Jarvis calls it the 'Holy Grail.' Michael Gluckstadt's Fast Company feature questioned its '$100 Billion Potential.' So what does ...

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