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Twitter Ranks No. 1 In Trusworthiness Of Websites

SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter has flown off with the highest score in a new report measuring the trustworthiness of websites. On Wednesday, the Online Trust Alliance -- whose members include security firm Symantec, network-infrastructure company VeriSign, tech giant Microsoft, and Twitter itself -- released its annual Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll. The audit ranks

By |2014-06-12T00:00:00-04:00June 12th, 2014|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Detroit Attracts National Attention For Urban Innovation Districts

LANSING - Detroit is one of several key U.S. cities attracting national attention for cultivating ?urban innovation districts? in what is cited as a groundbreaking approach to economic development, according to a white paper report released this week by the Brookings Institution, an independent Washington, D.C.-based think tank. The report presents a timely confidence boost

By |2014-06-12T00:00:00-04:00June 12th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|

Internet Advisor Podcast: Future Of Computing, Microsoft Surface Pro 3, Anti-Piracy, MITechNews.Com

DETROIT - WWDC 2014: All Under the Hood with Cal Carson; Computex 2014: A peek at the future of computing with Ed Rudel; Jerry Carlson, Microsoft Device Ninja and Jeffrey Garnai, Client Specialist present Microsoft?s new Surface Pro 3 and Windows Phone 8.1; Jeff Garnai, Client/Technical Solutions, Heartland District, Microsoft; Surface Pro 3: Defining a

By |2014-06-12T00:00:00-04:00June 12th, 2014|Archive, Internet Advisor|

More Insurers Available Next Year On Health Insurance Marketplace

LANSING - More health insurance companies will be available on the Michigan Health Insurance Marketplace in 2015, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Department of Insurance and Financial Services. Eighteen health insurance companies have submitted filing information to be included in the marketplace in 2015, during its second year of operation. The Health

By |2014-06-12T00:00:00-04:00June 12th, 2014|Archive, Life Sciences/Biotech|

MDOT Grilled Over Lone Response For High-Speed Rail RFP

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Transportation took major heat from members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday over questions surrounding the department's request for proposal process, as well as why railroad company Talgo is the only company to submit a bid to Michigan on a high-speed rail project. Critics have charged the RFP

By |2014-06-10T00:00:00-04:00June 10th, 2014|Archive, Politics/Government|