I’ve returned from this year’s SxSW festival full of guacamole and inspired by ideas. I never believed in osmosis of thought, but after spending a week around some of the most brilliant minds in the interactive world, I’m hoping their innovation has rubbed off on me. As such, I want to share some of the [...]
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SxSW Kicks Up Storytelling, Big Data and Location-Services as Major Themes
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Digital Literacy and STEM Go Hand in Hand
Here’s a staggering statistic. Last summer, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a report stating they expect job opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math—typically called ‘STEM’ fields—to grow by 17 percent by 2018 [PDF]. Sadly, current predictions state that American-educated workers will fill only a small number of those available jobs. But this does [...]
My Digital Life Kentucky Launch
Last week, we announced that we’re partnering with EverFi, Inc., a leading education technology company, to provide an innovative, online student experience to all Kentucky schools interested in teaching and certifying their students in digital literacy skills and responsibility. Entitled “My Digital Life,” the program is designed to teach kids how to be better online [...]
Neustar Celebrates WORM the Latest Book by Mark Bowden
Last night Neustar’s CEO Lisa Hook and Executive VP, Scott Blake Harris, hosted a book signing party in Neustar’s DC office for Mark Bowden, author of seven books including the non-fiction classic Black Hawk Down, for his latest non-fiction release, WORM The First Digital World War. WORM tells the story of the Conficker worm, one [...]
Counterterrorism Expert and Bestselling Author Richard Clarke Visits Neustar
In the words of Neustar Chairman and CEO Jeff Ganek, Neustar exists to “make communications work better,” and cyber security factors more and more heavily into that mission each day. On the heels of the highly successful Intelligence Squared debate on June 8 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. – for which Neustar was the sole corporate underwriter – the company welcomed Richard Clarke to its office on Pennsylvania Avenue on Friday, July 30.An internationally-recognized expert on homel..
The Great Cyber War Debate
By Underwriting June 8 Intelligence Squared Event, Neustar Presents a Much-Needed, Much-Appreciated “Public Service” Last week’s Intelligence Squared debate “The Cyber War Threat Has Been Grossly Exaggerated” changed minds, shattered preconceived notions and hammered home many salient points about the ever-evolving nature of malicious online activity. The debate was presented at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., and Neustar was responsible for coaxing Intelligence Squared to leave its home in…
Microsoft Hosting Summit: Smart Businesses, Strong Partnerships
Neustar was well represented at the Microsoft Hosting Summit in Bellevue, Washington late last month. The event featured over 350 attendees from around the world who were all “invited” personally by Microsoft, and included CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, Vice Presidents of Technology and other major decision makers from regional, national and global hosting companies, data centers, communications providers, service providers and the like. Further, Neustar engaged in conversations with over 30 different com…
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Columbus Startup Weekend 2010: Ideas Take Flight
In Columbus, Ohio this past weekend, Neustar sponsored Startup Weekend with the goals of promoting entrepreneurship and fostering fledgling companies. In addition, the event allowed Neustar to leverage a unique, modern platform for making .biz and .us domains more accessible and appealing to those who will drive the worldwide economy of tomorrow.“Another successful Startup Weekend was brought to life by more than 70 participants and made possible by great sponsors,” said Nick Seguin, Internat
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LOOKING AHEAD: Intelligence Squared Debate (June 8, 2010)
Neustar Sponsors Debate About Cybersecurity in Washington, D.C. How can our global society go to battle if there is no consensus as to the scope of the conflict, the nature of the enemy – or even the reason for fighting? That’s the conundrum at the heart of what the IT security industry terms “cyber war.” It has led some people to question just how large of a threat cyber war actually is. In fact, security and policy experts, as well as high-ranking government officials, are not immune…
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Grace Hopper Celebration: The Business Case for Diversity on Technical Teams
We spent a great week in Portland, Oregon, where over 2,900 attendees representing 34 different countries gathered at the Grace Hopper Celebration to honor women in computing. Researchers presented their current work, while special sessions focused on the role of women in today’s technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research and engineering. Colleagues from [...]