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Meredith’s Traditional Home launches online magazine

Meredith Corp.’s Traditional Home magazine announced the launch of Trad Home, a new online shelter publication.

Trad Home will feature all original content intended for the next generation of designers, the company said in a …

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Vermeer to host Republican presidential candidate forum

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and its board chair, Mary Andringa, will host a forum for the 2012 Republican presidential candidates in Pella on Nov. 1, the association announced. The forum will be moderated …

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Registration open for Heartland GreenUp

The Technology Association of Iowa has begun accepting registrations for the second annual Heartland GreenUp Symposium & Expo. The conference, to be held June 2 at The Meadows Events & Conference Center in Altoona, will …

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Facebook tries to fight off another lawsuit

Emails allegedly written by Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg are cited in a new court filing by Paul Ceglia as proof of his claim that he’s entitled to 50 percent of the company under a …

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Prometheus winners

The Technology Association of Iowa and LWBJ Financial have announced the recipients of its annual Prometheus Awards for notable businesses and individuals in high-technology fields. Winners from Central Iowa were Submittal Exchange LLC, Des Moines, …

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It’ll take years to catch up with the iPad, research firm says

Apple Inc.’s iPad will continue to dominate the surging media tablet market for years, with Google Inc. playing catch-up, research firm Gartner Inc. said today. Gartner said it expects 70 million media tablets to be …

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Google shares rise after decision on ITA

Shares of Google Inc. were up 0.3 percent at $581.70 on the Nasdaq stock exchange this afternoon following the Justice Department’s approval of the company’s purchase of ITA Software Inc., Reuters reported.

But Google must …

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Social Media Club elects officers

The Social Media Club of Des Moines has elected its 2011-2012 officers and is in the process of adopting bylaws and establishing committees. Claire Celsi, owner of The Public Relations Project LLC, will serve as …

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FCC mandates ‘reasonable’ wireless roaming rates

U.S. regulators today adopted data roaming rules designed to allow smartphone users to access the Internet in areas across the country not covered by their wireless carriers, Reuters reported.

The rules, set by the Federal …

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Report: Mobile content revenue will increase in 2011

Juniper Research predicts that mobile content revenues will increase by more than 15 percent this year, Mobile Commerce Daily reports.

Mobile entertainment content revenues are projected to jump from $33.2 billion in 2010 to $38.4 …