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From book club to bootcamp: How these Seattle tech veterans took bold action on racial inclusion

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They had monthly lunches and started a social justice book club to discuss the Black experience. They discovered HNG Internship , a Nigerian program that has provided free coding training for about 25,000 students in Nigeria and other African countries over the past four years. “There was no MIT, no Stanford.

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Luni Libes’ Fledge accelerator takes flight as socially conscious investing keeps growing

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Libes had been involved with Bainbridge Graduate Institute (now Presidio Graduate School ), a program focused on how to use capitalism for social and environmental benefit. ” So in 2012, Libes launched Fledge , a startup accelerator that focuses on socially conscious, mission-driven, for-profit companies. No cell phones.

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The Business Benefits of Creating An eBook Store

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Given the evolving landscape of book sales, many publishers are starting to open their own eBook stores. . A publisher can sell eBooks that are already on sale online through affiliate programs offered by booksellers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Google Books, or they can launch their own eBook store.

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High school students learn how to spot misinformation at UW’s ‘Misinfo Day’ event

GeekWire

This is really useful information to help protect yourself as a teenager on social media,” said Ballard High School student Amelia Wagenbrenner. The UW is unique in providing a dedicated, university-led misinformation program for high school students, said Jevin West, director of the Center for an Informed Public. ” he said.

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2020 in Hindsight – Challenges Faced By Digital Publishers

Kitaboo

The Internet has simplified the process of publishing books. The challenge for digital publishers is then to make their books stand out to attract readers. Most readers rely on reviews before purchasing an online book. First, if the customers don’t trust your reviews, they will not purchase the book. Fake Reviews.

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Top Realistic Ways to Make Money Online

Galido

How many articles are there on the internet that talks about ways to make money online? All they want is to sell you a course, a book, or anything else where they promise you that you will become a millionaire overnight. We have never seen ANYONE follow one of those courses or books, and become rich by magic. Probably yes.

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RiskIQ Accelerates Momentum Across Entire External Threat Management Solution Set in First Half of 2016

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They are like the SIEM of the Internet and all mobile devices. Triples bookings for RiskIQ PassiveTotal compared to the prior six months (2H 2015). Triples bookings for RiskIQ PassiveTotal compared to the prior six months (2H 2015). RiskIQ PassiveTotal saw over 300 percent in bookings growth compared to the second half of 2015.

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