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I found this video on YouTube and I think it is a great example of one of the greatest new job stories of the area – technology. Pittsburgh has long been ahead of the rest of the US in technology. With Carneige Mellon and other universities – Pittsburgh is one of the hotbeds of technology development. The emoticon story is a great, fun example of a popular technology that was born right here in Pittsburgh.
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[…] Tags: Blogs, News, Technology Lindsay at IHeartPgh (and this site) posted about the birth of the emoticon in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has long been ahead of the rest of the US in technology. With […]