I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Google contributed $41 million in economic activity in New Mexico last year, according to a 62-page report the tech giant released this week.
That number includes more than $500,000 donated to 10 nonprofits and what it says was $40 million in economic activity generated by those who benefited from Google’s various advertising programs, the report says.
But Google estimates that it helped generate $880 million in economic activity in Colorado, $3.1 billion in Texas, $1.2 billion in Arizona and $640 million in Utah.
Hmmm. Looks like the tech giant doesn’t have much of a presence in New Mexico after all.
As the San Francisco Chronicle noted Tuesday, the “study highlighting the Mountain View company’s contribution to the broader economy, a rare move by a major corporation, comes at a time when it’s facing growing criticism over privacy practices and alleged anti-competitive behavior from public interest groups, competitors and the government.
