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Brave new world for photo sharing
Photo sharing and viewing is undergoing a revolution. Facebook's plan to buy Instagram developer Burbn for $1 billion in stock and cash underscores how valuable sharing has be... |
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on Apr 27, 2012 at 1:07 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
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A New Year's resolution
THIS MONDAY was the first Monday of the New Year, and I was just back from vacation, and the air was fresh and full of promise. Best of all, my inbox wasn't too full.
Stil... |
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on Jan 5, 2010 at 6:19 pm by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
HEY TECH!
Qik CEO Ramu Sunkara gives Oxford MBA students advice at the Computer History Museum
Ramu Sunkara, CEO, shared his experiences in starting Qik, a streaming video company, with University of Oxford MBA students at the |
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on Apr 9, 2009 at 3:49 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
AROUND TOWN
El Camino finally ready to open Heart and Vascular Institute
After four years of talk, El Camino Hospital cemented the opening of a new Heart and Vascular Institute last week when it appointed three cardiologists to guide, define and im... |
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on Dec 16, 2011 at 6:31 pm by notsurprised, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Catch Katie on Ustream
What does an Army officer think about while serving in Iraq? John Ham wondered how he could send live videos to his friends and family back home.
Read the full story here ht... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 2:17 pm by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
HEY TECH!
How are seniors using technology in Mountain View?
There's so much that can be done for seniors with technology from video chats to exercise to photo sharing. What are your views on technologies that help older folk in Mounta... |
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on Oct 16, 2009 at 1:46 pm by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
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Mountain View and Los Altos high students make National Merit semifinals
A group of seniors from the local high school district have been accepted as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
A total of 22 students -- 11 from Moun... |
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on Sep 22, 2010 at 4:33 pm by Nick V, Mountain View Voice Staff Writer |
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New president elected for county education board
The county board of education has elected Joseph Di Salvo to serve as its president.
After he was elected in a 5-2 vote Wednesday night, Di Salvo pledged on Thursday, Dec. ... |
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on Dec 10, 2010 at 2:40 pm by Nick V, Mountain View Voice Staff Writer |
EDITOR'S DESK
Remember this ...
PATTY GUINTO represents the Northern California chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, which keeps an office at 1060 La... |
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on Feb 25, 2010 at 3:44 pm by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
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Students of the month: December
Congratulations to Sarah Loebner and Joanna Maltbaek, who were honored as students of month for December by the Mountain View Los Altos High School District board of trustees ... |
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on Dec 30, 2009 at 4:34 pm by extra!credit, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
EDITOR'S DESK
What Ken said
"How long will it take for Silicon Valley to save us all from the Great Recession?"
That's the question I |
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on Mar 5, 2010 at 11:38 am by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
In defense of Maurice Ghysels
I am writing to voice my support for Maurice Ghysels. My wife and I have lived in Mountain View for 12 years. Our two daughters currently attend Bubb and Graham. I recently jo... |
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on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:50 pm by ER, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park school district picks Maurice Ghysels as superintendent
Maurice Ghysels, the superintendent of the elementary school district in Mountain View for five years and, for the last 10 months, an administrator in the Santa Clara County O... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 9:36 am by Yikes, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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Student food drive a success
A shout-out to all the Los Altos high students who helped collect over 12,000 pounds of food for their annual Second Harvest Food Bank drive. With donations from Draegers cust... |
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on Dec 29, 2009 at 12:23 pm by extra!credit, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
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Students of the month: January
The Mountain View-Los Altos district board honored three outstanding students this month.
Alta Vista senior Ivan Joshua Henriquez-Nunez was recognized for his academic grow... |
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on Jan 27, 2010 at 11:28 am by extra!credit, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
GOOGLE WATCH
Google profits up, stock price down
Google's revenue rose 37 percent to $1.96 billion this quarter compared to a year ago, but that wasn't good enough for Wall Street, where it's stock price fell 4.8 percent yes... |
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on Apr 20, 2010 at 4:27 pm by Oops, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Students of the month: March
Local high school students Andrew Carp and Kristen Belinsky were honored by trustees at the Mountain View-Los Altos district board meeting Monday evening as students of the mo... |
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on Mar 10, 2010 at 2:58 pm by extra!credit, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district eyes 'Shoreline Community' funds
For seven years Mountain View has been home to Google, the hottest company in the world. But for all that time its substantial property taxes — and those of other major ... |
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on Mar 18, 2010 at 9:50 am by Steve Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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ANDY DOERSCHUK is a Mountain View resident, drummer, founding editor of Drum! magazine, and a s... |
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on Feb 16, 2010 at 11:03 am by Don Frances, Mountain View Voice Editor |
GOOGLE WATCH
Google stops censoring itself in China
Yesterday, Google made good on its threat to stop censoring its search results in China.
The company announced in a |
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on Mar 23, 2010 at 2:22 pm by Googlewatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer |
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Students continue Haiti relief efforts
Bubb teacher Adria Flores reported that the elementary students have donated over $1500 to the Red Cross after only four days of fundraising. She credited the fifth graders fo... |
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on Jan 25, 2010 at 1:04 pm by extra!credit, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
ELECTIONS
El Camino: five vie for three seats on district board
Three newcomers and two incumbents are running for three seats on the board of directors of the El Camino Hospital District.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Nov 6, 2012 at 9:54 am by karin, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
GOOGLE WATCH
China's government suspected in Google's cyber attack
China's government may have been responsible for the cyber attack on Google that has the company threatening to pull out of China, reports say.
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on Jan 14, 2010 at 2:25 pm by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer |
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MV student heads to Florida for YoungArts Week
Mountain View high student Reed Tankersley of Los Altos will head to Miami, Florida Jan. 11-16 for YoungArts Week. The program, put on by the National Foundation for Advanceme... |
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on Jan 8, 2010 at 4:19 pm by extra!credit, Mountain View Voice Blogger |
EDITOR'S DESK
Flu away
AS NOTED in GoogleWatch, our new blog, the number of people googling the words "swine flu" dropped off precipitously this past week.
"According to Google's |
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on May 7, 2009 at 6:45 pm by Johnny Robots, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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