Category: Current Events
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Lightwave LINK Mobile App Lands In Central Alabama
In an age where digital technology is reshaping how we live, work, and communicate, the need for local connection and community has never been stronger. People are looking for ways to feel grounded—to see and support what’s happening around them. At Alabama Lightwave, we recognize that broadband isn’t just about speed—it’s about bringing people together.…
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Artificial Intelligence Arrives On The Surveillance Grid
For the first time in years yesterday I once again graced the doors of Birmingham’s Innovation Depot. This lovely startup incubation space was the venue for the 3rd “Breakfast Club” event I’ve attended hosted by local software development firm Daring Bit Assembly – this is a monthly “mixer” event where technology professionals meet to chat…
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Lead Generation With AI, Powered By Zapier
Today I attended a webinar hosted by Jane Zhang from Zapier’s product marketing team. The focus was on Zapier’s new AI agent offering, with the webinar providing some real concrete examples of how AI agents can help a business with their lead generation efforts. There’s a lot of buzz, hyperbole, and misinformation in this space…
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Fellowship With The Titans
A gentle fog hung over Birmingham, Alabama this morning – visible as far as the eye could see from the 20th floor of the immaculate John Hand building. Industry and commerce humming about below the club floor powered by technology our ancestors couldn’t fathom in 1912 when this building joined Birmingham’s emerging skyline. The innovations…
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Join the REVOLUTION, Self-host Your Content!
I grew up on a more open internet. It wasn’t perfect, but generally speaking, gatekeepers were significantly less common than they are today. On the 2025 version of the internet – algorithms/AI and corporate hucksters get to be the primary gatekeepers of information. If a post isn’t shared on Facebook, X, or Reddit – likely…
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A Holler for Your Dollar
It’s a fast-paced world for online content creators. Alas, one thing remains a constant: uncertainty. The preferences of a creator’s fanbase can change with the wind, and the demands of content platforms hosting creators is always evolving. It’s an ever-changing area where content creators must be agile in order to stay relevant and financially sustainable.…
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What’s the A.I. eating for dinner? Your Threads of course.
The A.I. is hungry and your juicy data is on the menu. A new social media platform called “Threads” made its grand debut to the world yesterday with the stated goal to be the “public conversations app with 1+ billion people on it“. This launch comes in the wake of competing platform Twitter recently deploying…