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14 Years Ago (Today) I Quit My Career to Pursue the Internet Full-time

14 Years Ago (Today) I Quit My Career to Pursue the Internet Full-time

By David LaPlante • on September 27, 2007

September 27, 1994. I was sitting in Kilroy’s Diner in the now long-dead Nevada Club in downtown Reno where the Harrah’s Plaza now stands reading the latest issue of Wired Magazine. Issue 2.10 to be exact. The October issue. The Spew Issue. Pink. Orange. Click.

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The Google Phone Cometh

The Google Phone Cometh

By David LaPlante • on September 18, 2007

Google’s gPhone Draws a Crowd Although the rumored mobile platform is yet to be announced, software developers already sense a big business opportunity. I know a ‘couple developers that are working

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Roundup O’Linkage: Mobile Marketing + M&A + iPhone Rebate/Unlock + Union Strike in Vegas & Google Kills PowerPoint

Roundup O’Linkage: Mobile Marketing + M&A + iPhone Rebate/Unlock + Union Strike in Vegas & Google Kills PowerPoint

By David LaPlante • on September 14, 2007

Motricity raising $175M, angling for InfoSpace unit in prepping for IPO – Triangle Business Journal: Wireless technology company Motricity is nearing a deal to buy InfoSpace’s mobile

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Links for Public Speaking and US/DOJ Blowing it on Net Neutrality

Links for Public Speaking and US/DOJ Blowing it on Net Neutrality

By David LaPlante • on September 7, 2007

BBC NEWS | Technology | US backing for two-tier internet Sigh. And the US relevance in the world begins its fade in to the distance… The US Justice Department has said that internet service providers should be allowed to charge for

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Personal Branding & the Business Card: Tips for Appearing More Professional, Legit and/or Possibly Employable. PLUS! Dead Give-A-Ways of the Dangleberries and other Personal Branding Screw-ups You Want to Avoid!

Personal Branding & the Business Card: Tips for Appearing More Professional, Legit and/or Possibly Employable. PLUS! Dead Give-A-Ways of the Dangleberries and other Personal Branding Screw-ups You Want to Avoid!

By David LaPlante • on August 15, 2007

OK, take that swank bluetooth dangle-dongle berry outta your ear and read’up! That plan of yours to have you’re next professional Sears photo-session for your “Avery print-at-home business card” sporting that killa’ bluetooth headset of yours is a bad bad very

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Shattered Vision: William Gibson’s Crystal Ball Breaks; Does this mean the end of the world?

Shattered Vision: William Gibson’s Crystal Ball Breaks; Does this mean the end of the world?

By David LaPlante • on August 9, 2007

When I look back at all the books of fiction that I’ve read, there’s a few that absolutely stand out as being totally congruent with me personally and my developing worldview. Of course, Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is right at the top of the list. Orson

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NCET rolls out WiFi Wednesday’s; Remember Cocktails.com?; Why Reno-Tahoe’s employers (like me) hope to attract/retain the younger professional demographic through parties

NCET rolls out WiFi Wednesday’s; Remember Cocktails.com?; Why Reno-Tahoe’s employers (like me) hope to attract/retain the younger professional demographic through parties

By David LaPlante • on August 5, 2007

I’m a huge proponent of professional social gatherings (a.k.a. parties) here in Nevada to bolster our tech/design economy. Lifelong experience has proven to me over and over that people

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Horses, Bikes & Good Times: Tour de Nez & Rodeo Roll in Reno

Horses, Bikes & Good Times: Tour de Nez & Rodeo Roll in Reno

By David LaPlante • on June 15, 2007

Tomorrow is my favorite summer day in Reno. The Tour de Nez and the Reno Rodeo create a foundation for Reno’s

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