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Featured Articles » Under Construction: Next Era of U.S. Manned Spaceflight NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida: the last manned flight from this location occurred in 2011. Today, diverse projects and new hardware by commercial companies and NASA are paving the way for the next era of manned spaceflight from U.S. soil. Something old, something new is a big theme around Kennedy, as facilities built during the space race and Shuttle area are revamped and repurposed to support new spaceflight activities. » Zuckerberg Pledges to Donate 99 Percent of Stock in Generous, Shrewd Philanthropy Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to donate 99 percent of his Facebook shares - currently worth $45 billion - before his death. The generous announcement comes immediately after the birth of his first daughter, Max. » The Amazon Echo is a Bigger Initial Success than the iPod Every year we look for what will be the true breakout product for the holiday season. With the latest reported numbers from Amazon, it looks like the Amazon Echo may be that product. You need two elements for a hit product: first, the product must be marketable enough to build demand, and second, you have to have strong enough supply and distribution to get it to enough folks while they still want it. » YouTube, Still Unprofitable, Will Expand into Streaming Market YouTube is looking to acquire licensed content for its streaming service, and cable companies should be terrified. Undisclosed sources told The Wall Street Journal that YouTube will be expanding its content base, which will put it in direct competition with Hulu, Amazon, Netflix, and other content licensers and producers. » Saying 'I Do' to Resilience-10 Potential Barriers to Business Bliss 10 factors to consider when building a risk-aware program for resilient organizations and communities. » Toy Company VTech Left Millions of Parents, Children Vulnerable to Security Risk A Chinese toy manufacturer's loose security has led to a massive breach of user data for both children and parents. VTech's lax security measures not only left about 5 million parents - but also more than 200,000 children's personal data vulnerable. » Seven Reasons Why BPM and ACM are Essentially the Same Thing, or Should Be Why Business Process Management (BPM) and Adaptive Case Management (ACM) should be considered the same. » Amazon Echo Now Understands 'Hunger Games,' Adele References Tech gadget junkies probably already know everything there is to know about the Amazon Echo. Much like Google's short-lived Nexus Q, the device is more of an experiment than a fully realized product, combining the functionality of a Bluetooth speaker with that of voice assistants like Siri and Google Now into a single device. At launch, the Echo boasted features like Audible, Pandora, home automation and more, but Amazon promised to build upon this list as time went on. Today, the company has delivered in an unusual way. » Top Cyber Monday Tech Deals Here's some big news: over Thanksgiving weekend, more shoppers went online than to retail stores. This information comes before we see Cyber Monday data, which consumers are generating as we speak. And here's another fascinating data point: While most of the best tech deals come around Black Friday, consumers are still actively searching them out to see what they can find. Featured Resources » Colocation: The Essential Buyer's Guide » Risk to Consumers, Public Safety and National Security » The New Help Desk: TeamSupport Enables Businesses to Better Understand Their Customers » The Power of One - Vodafone Pulls It All Together to Make M2M Work Advertise With Us General advertising Info: Click here    Become a TechZone360 columnist! Become a TechZone360 columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of communications technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TechZone360 Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask at elinask@tmcnet.com for details. FOLLOW TECHZONE360   FEATURED MAGAZINES FEATURED EVENTS

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