ANN ARBOR ? Internet marketing company Pure Visibility has been selected for the Yahoo! Web Analytics Consultant Network, an exclusive group of analytics service providers. Pure Visibility is one of two agencies globally to earn accreditation by all major search engines. To become part of the Yahoo! Web Analytics Consultant Network, Pure Visibility had to
WASHINGTON - The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the CIA, the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and three other government agencies this week for allegedly refusing to release information about how they are using social networks in surveillance and investigations. The non-profit Internet rights watchdog group formally asked more than a dozen agencies or
DETROIT - California will be the "lead market" for the Chevy Volt when the electric-powered car becomes available at the end of next year, General Motors said Wednesday. California was chosen because the state has the largest U.S. car market, and Californians are "known to be leaders in adopting groundbreaking new technologies," GM's vice president
LANSING - While education lobbyists and Michigan House lawmakers still are working behind the scenes on education reforms pertaining to charter schools and teacher performance, the public debate on the legislation Thursday was all about whether state law requiring schools to start after Labor Day should be changed. The House Education Committee will hear more
TROY - Automation Alley's executive director, Ken Rogers, represented Michigan's largest technology business association at President Obama's Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth Thursday, as a guest of Congressman Gary Peters. The event was an opportunity for the President and his senior administration officials to meet with small business owners, experts from the green jobs
STAMFORD, Conn. - The energy, space and technology problems currently facing data center managers are set to worsen in 2010, according to analyst firm Gartner, Data center and IT managers need to find pragmatic ways in which to deal with them. "Energy costs are the fastest-rising cost element in the data center portfolio, and yet
SAN FRANCSICO - With most computers threatened by attacks coming through Web applications, it's no surprise that security would be a key piece of Chrome OS, Google's browser-based operating system that stores data in the cloud. In this video, Google security engineer Will Drewry explains how Chrome OS separates user data from root or system
LANSING - The Homeowner Construction Lien Recovery Fund is out of money and, rather than try to build it back up, the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth is seeking to have it repealed. The fund was designed to protect homeowners from liens by paying subcontractors if the general contractor did not. But as
SOUTHFIELD ? Rick Snyder, Technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist and a Republican candidate for Michigan governor in 2010, will keynote the TiE Detroit Holiday mixer Dec. 4 at the Southfield Westin Hotel. The deadline for online registration is Dec. 3. The Snyder appearance is part of TiE Detroit's Leaders and Legends Series, which also includes Entrepreneurial
DETROIT - Compuware Corp. announced on Monday the mainframe computer software company will award $1 million to a business customer of its mainframe software with the best story about its use and cost savings. The contest is meant to increase awareness by customers of cost savings and efficiencies possible by using Compuware's products. The rules