Few would dispute that technology is constantly evolving. Capturing the changes would be a daunting task for any historian trying to keep track of developments in order to relay the highlights to others.
But people interested in the progress of Arizona’s tech scene have it a little easier. They have been keeping tabs on what’s new since spring 2018 by clicking on the blog postings available to everyone on the Arizona Technology Council’s website.
What began with the posting titled “Effective Sales Presentation – The 18 Minute Rule” has turned into a living document that numbered 296 pages by early July.
For example, with all the talk about semiconductor manufacturing, ever wonder how the equipment needed to help produce those tiny wonders makes it to the other side of the globe? Check out a recent blog for a behind-the-scenes look at what Crating Technology of Phoenix does to make it happen.
In another post, Arizona State University shared how its collaboration with University of Wisconsin-Madison led to development of Wildfire Awareness and Risk Management, or WARM, a fire-detecting and risk-mitigating system designed to boost the effectiveness of fire sensors while adjusting electric power grid operation.
Any Council member can submit guest posts, news and press releases for placement on the blog, explains Leslie Marquez, the Council’s director of marketing and communications. “We post to the blog almost daily,” she says. “It’s a great extension of members’ existing marketing efforts.”
News posts include local and even international developments. For example, readers were able to learn why Time recently named Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to the magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025.
In an era when time is precious and fewer people subscribe to publications or comb the internet for news that interests them, the blog offers a one-stop destination to get what’s new in Arizona’s tech ecosystem. In particular, Marquez says, the blog offers Council member news, clean energy news and Council member-submitted thought leadership and subject-matter expertise.
To make it easier to get caught up, the Council also generates month-end Member News and Clean Energy News round-up blogs so readers can view all the news posted that month. This content is one of the reasons that last year the Council’s website averaged 16,409 new users monthly.
Links to the blog posts also are shared in the month-end TechTalk e-newsletter.
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