Barack Obama

DealBook: Pinterest Raises $100 Million

Explore dealbook.nytimes.com (May 17 2012)

...n Pinterest. Pinterest, the social bookmarking site that is popular among Mormons, brides-to-be and Barack Obama, just got richer. The site, which allows users to share photographs, recipes and other media on cus... (Read Full Article)

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A Facebook Co-Founder Reflects on the Path Forward

Explore The New York Times (May 17 2012)

...from Harvard in 2006, and then worked at Facebook before leaving in 2007 to run social media for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Mr. Saverin received a degree in economics from Harvard in 2006, and in ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The New York Times   Barack Obama   Harvard

What Are the Top 10 Green IT Strategies?

Explore Cloud Computing Journal (Mar 6 2012) Cloud Computing

...y had a Sustainability Director, they had no line of power. Fortunately, federal government, mainly President Obama created newExecutive Order #13415, to drive the government to be greener.  Then in corporate Americ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Barack Obama   Fibre Channel

Pictures: A Rare Look Inside China's Energy Machine

Explore news.nationalgeographic.com (Feb 14 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Solar , Wind

...rers are under pressure as their Chinese competitors drive down the price of the product. President Barack Obama's administration is to weigh in next month on whether to take up the cause of a coalition of seven ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   International Energy Agency   Barack Obama   Department of Energy

Green Energy Profit Crash Deters New CEOs

Explore BusinessWeek (Feb 14 2012) Fossil Fuel , Solar , Wind

...ch left the U.S. government responsible for $527 million in debt, and concern that President Barack Obama’s administration won’t be able to extend support for the industry, is driving executives back to ch... (Read Full Article)

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UN Climate deal leaves all to pay for - by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Dec 11 2011)

...his is progress since, the disastrous COP15 summit in Copenhagen in 2009. Vastly over-hyped, it saw President Obama publicly failing to win over the Chinese and was surrounded by overheated arguments about the so-ca... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Barack Obama   Peter Judge

Lessons From President Obama's First CIO

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... very much a bespoke system but Karlung has now been converted to the idea of modular. Lessons From President Obama's First CIO Cory Edwards Cory Edwards, Dell 0 comments, 0 called-out + Comment now + Comment now Po...... than the situation Vivek Kundra inherited as the first C.I.O. of the U.S. government for President Barack Obama. A spellbound audience had the pleasure of hearing him keynote a recent ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Barack Obama   Vivek Kundra   Department of Defense

Steven Chu's Gamble on Green Energy

Explore Forbes.com (Nov 6 2011) Emissions , Servers

For better or worse, Steven Chu, President Obama’s Nobel-prize winning Secretary of Energy, is likely to have greater influence over the world’s fut... (Read Full Article)

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What it Will Take to Make Renewable Energy a Reality in the US

Explore The Indypendent (Sep 29 2011) Cap and Trade , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Solar , Wind

...o leadership from the White House, and worse from other quarters,” says Warren. In January 2009, as Barack Obama was preparing to take office, Denis Hayes, national coordinator of the first Earth Day and now head... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Greentech Media   Barack Obama

Signs of Progress on Government 2.0

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Sep 21 2011) Cloud Computing

...nology Officer for Government, Aneesh Chopra is the US Chief Technology Officer and an Assistant to President Obama for Technology within the Office of Science & Technology Policy speak on a panel on Government......by citizens. Obama Hails Open Government Across town at the United Nations Chopra’s boss, President Barack Obama, hailed the progress made by the eight founding nations in the Open Government Initiative, and said... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Google   Barack Obama   Aneesh Chopra

Web Host Rackspace Names CSO Sabre Holdings CEO to Board

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Aug 5 2011) Cloud Computing

...ss, and senior vice president and general manager of Sabre Business Travel Solutions. He is also on President Obama's Management Advisory Board, and serves on the US Commerce Department's Travel and Tourism Advisory... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Barack Obama   Lanham Napier

White House Names a New Chief of Information Technology

Explore The New York Times (Aug 4 2011) Cloud Computing

..., including a stint as an assistant to Bill Gates, the co-founder. Mr. VanRoekel was a supporter of President Obama, attended the inauguration, and after a conversation with Julius Genachowski, the new chairman of t... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Barack Obama   Harvard   Office of Management and Budget

Inspiration for the Low Carbon Data Center, 7x24 Exchange keynote by Robert F Kennedy jr

Explore greenm3.com (Jun 13 2011)

...article that captures part of what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented. If ever an issue deserved President Obama's promise of change, this is it. Mining syndicates are detonating 2,500 tons of explosives each day... (Read Full Article)

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Internet Traffic Surges on Bin Laden News

Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 2 2011)

...ead quickly. “Twitter reached more than 4000 Tweets per second tonight at the beginning and end of President Obama’s speech,” the Twitter communications department reported. While the levels of traffic were not... (Read Full Article)

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Tips for data center efficiency

Explore csemag.com (Mar 16 2011) Fossil Fuel , Servers

...utive Order 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance, signed by President Obama Oct. 5, 2009, outlines a mandate for reducing energy consumption, water use, and greenhouse gas emi... (Read Full Article)

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