Craig Newmark

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First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports
International Telecommunications Union
International Telecommunications Union

'Ungrounded' flight lands with big ideas to change the world

Five hours, 130 geeks, 22 big ideas.That's the math that came out of this week's inaugural "Ungrounded" flight from San Francisco to London, which saw dozens of hand-picked technologists and policy leaders tackling the digital divide at 30,000 feet.Among ... [Published Oakland Tribune - Jun 14 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports
US National Security Agency
US National Security Agency

The 2013 Apple Design Awards; Helping the NSA with its Slides & More

Apple's WWDC conference this week included the unveiling of an all new Macbook, and also the launch of a gorgeous new film. But perhaps more interestingly, the confab included the "Apple Design Awards," which recognizes annually apps that "raise the bar" ... [Published Creativity - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports
IDEO Inc
IDEO Inc

Can Bright Minds Brought Together on a Plane Solve Tech Talent Woes?

Though it could turn out to be a new version of “Snakes on a Plane,” 130 people set off Wednesday on a 12-hour flight from San Francisco to London, during which time they planned to focus on STEM education and tech’s talent shortages.The flight, part ... [Published IT Business Edge - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

British Airways Plans To Solve The Tech Worker Crises By Locking 100+ Valley Bigwigs On A Plane

Good news! By the time you wake up in the morning, the tech industry's big manpower problems will be solved.That is, if British Airways' outlandish plan works.The airline has invited more than a hundred Valley notables to hop on an 11-hour transatlantic ... [Published Business Insider - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 3 reports
Craigslist Inc
Craigslist Inc

'Ungrounded' flight: Passengers include Craigslist founder, former Obama adviser Van Jones

Craig Newmark of Craigslist and Van Jones are among the 130 people chosen for a special British Airways flight that left San Francisco on Wednesday for London. Their mission: to come up with ideas to change the world. ... [Published San Jose Mercury News - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports
British Airways
British Airways

Natural Ventilation Entrepreneur to join Industry...

Breathing Buildings - Natural Ventilation Entrepreneur to join Industry Pioneers on British Airways ‘Ungrounded’ Innovation Lab held at 30,000 feetVentilation Systems - Natural Ventilation - Passive Ventilation - Building VentilationDr Shaun Fitzgerald, ... [Published Building Design News - Jun 12 2013]
First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Vets Need Help Moving Into Tech Careers After Military Service

Helping military veterans return to civilian life has been the focus of several new programs, including Vets in Tech and the recent IT Training and Certification Partnership between the White House and several private companies. But there is at least ... [Published Nextgov.com - Jun 10 2013]
First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Good advice for an economics major

Craig Newmark:One of my wife's students will begin Harvard this fall. He plans to major in economics so he wrote to her and asked if I had suggestions for "Ways to learn material, books to read, important classes to take?" Here's what I sent her to send ... [Published Environmental Economics - Jun 10 2013]
First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

The Vets in Tech Hackathon at Facebook

Nearly 70 tech-savvy veterans gathered at Facebooks headquarters last week to exchange ideas and glean experience from some of Silicon Valleys top entrepreneurs.The Vets in Tech Hackathon brought together 69 military veterans at Facebooks headquarters ... [Published Nextgov.com - Jun 07 2013]
First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 2 reports

Silicon Valley’s finest minds to brainstorm ideas for 'humanitarian super highway'

On the face of it, it’s just a transatlantic flight. But for 100 of Silicon Valley’s finest minds, their journey to London next week is a mission to protect the world by creating a "humanitarian super highway" that will use technology to fight international ... [Published The Independent - Jun 03 2013]
First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 2 reports

Craig Newmark: Help me give back to vets and their families

In honor of craigconnects' 2nd Anniversary and Memorial Day, I've teamed up with CrowdRise and the Rahr Foundation to give $100k to organizations who really have their boots on the ground.Find out which nonprofits are participating by clicking here. And ... [Published Huffington Post - May 29 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Amy Neumann: Celebrating Heroes: Craig Newmark, Rahr Foundation Awarding $100,000 to Military Charities in USA Contest

"Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with." ― Brodi AshtonCraig Newmark, founder of craigslist and craigconnects, is a passionate advocate for our military heroes, veterans and their families. When he let me know about ... [Published Huffington Post - May 24 2013]

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Delivering the news [Published Business North Carolina - Jun 15 2013]
'Ungrounded' flight lands with big ideas to cha... [Published Oakland Tribune - Jun 14 2013]
Brainstorming at 30K feet: Reflections from the... [Published Venturebeat - Jun 14 2013]
Brainstorming at 30K feet: Reflections from the... [Published Venturebeat - Jun 14 2013]
A hackathon at 30,000 feet [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 14 2013]
The 2013 Apple Design Awards; Helping the NSA w... [Published Creativity - Jun 13 2013]
Can Bright Minds Brought Together on a Plane So... [Published IT Business Edge - Jun 13 2013]
This Is What a Hackathon 30,000 Feet in the Air... [Published Mashable - Jun 13 2013]
British Airways' In-Flight Hackthon Spawns Solu... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 13 2013]
British Airways' In-Flight Hackathon Spawns Sol... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 13 2013]
'Ungrounded' flight: Passengers include Craigsl... [Published San Jose Mercury News - Jun 13 2013]
British Airways Plans To Solve The Tech Worker ... [Published Business Insider - Jun 13 2013]
Silicon Valley stars take off on flight to Lond... [Published Santa Cruz Sentinel - Jun 13 2013]
Craig Newmark of Craigslist and former Obama ad... [Published Santa Cruz Sentinel - Jun 13 2013]
Silicon Valley glitterati to brainstorm STEM pr... [Published The Register - Jun 12 2013]
ebusiness weekly news 13/06/2013 [Published Biz East - Jun 12 2013]
Natural Ventilation Entrepreneur to join Indust... [Published Building Design News - Jun 12 2013]
Cambridge technology goes sky high [Published Business Weekly UK - Jun 11 2013]
Tiffany Shlain Lands Innovation Lab in the Sky [Published Eyes In - Jun 11 2013]
Vets Need Help Moving Into Tech Careers After M... [Published Nextgov.com - Jun 10 2013]
Good advice for an economics major [Published Environmental Economics - Jun 10 2013]
Austin entrepreneur to get ‘UnGrounded’ on inno... [Published Austin American Statesman - Jun 09 2013]
The Vets in Tech Hackathon at Facebook [Published Nextgov.com - Jun 07 2013]
Craigslist's Effect on Popular Culture [Published Opposing Views - Jun 06 2013]
The Veterans Charity Challenge – Help Us Win Up... [Published National Military Family Association - Jun 03 2013]
Silicon Valley’s finest minds to brainstorm ide... [Published The Independent - Jun 03 2013]
Silicon Valley’s finest minds to brainstorm ide... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Jun 03 2013]
Be wary of 'permission' requests for apps [Published Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Jun 02 2013]
What new graduates need to know [Published TechDay.co.nz - May 30 2013]
Craig Newmark: Help me give back to vets and th... [Published Huffington Post - May 29 2013]
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Brainstorming at 30K feet: Reflections from the... [Published Venturebeat - Jun 14 2013]
[Full disclosure: British Airways paid for my flight, allowing me to participate in this project.]30,000 above the Atlantic Ocean, entrepreneurs on a chartered flight to London worked furiously to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems.But with ...
Brainstorming at 30K feet: Reflections from the... [Published Venturebeat - Jun 14 2013]
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now [Full disclosure: British Airways paid for my flight, allowing me to participate in this project.] 30,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, entrepreneurs on a chartered flight to London ...
British Airways' In-Flight Hackthon Spawns Solu... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 13 2013]
An 11-hour flight, 150 techies, and one problem: How do we educate more engineers? This was the premise for the British Airways UnGrounded “Innovation Lab In The Sky.” While heavy on ideas with few to execute them, the flight forced Silicon Valley elite ...
British Airways' In-Flight Hackathon Spawns Sol... [Published TechCrunch - Jun 13 2013]
An 11-hour flight, 150 techies, and one problem: How do we educate more engineers? This was the premise for the British Airways UnGrounded “Innovation Lab In The Sky.” While heavy on ideas with few to execute them, the flight forced Silicon Valley ...
Good advice for an economics major [Published Environmental Economics - Jun 10 2013]
Craig Newmark:One of my wife's students will begin Harvard this fall. He plans to major in economics so he wrote to her and asked if I had suggestions for "Ways to learn material, books to read, important classes to take?" Here's what I sent her to send ...
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craigslist Founder Craig Newmark and The Rahr F... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Technology - May 23 2013]
Industry Pioneers to Join British Airways Aboar... [Published EON Business - May 22 2013]
Industry Pioneers to Join British Airways Aboar... [Published Business Wire Technology News - May 22 2013]
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