Typically, such a state is too small a unit to have any impact on the global economy, but too big to connect with the lives of its people.
The promotion gives Wii U Deluxe Set owners a big incentive to connect their systems to the Internet and discover a constantly expanding array of downloadable games, entertainment offerings and cool ways to connect with family and friends.
Meetups are big because people who connect online, or simply care about a topic or issue, like to meet for real.
Groups such as Highlands Before Pylons, which worries about the big pylons needed to connect new turbines to the power grid, have also multiplied, and are determined to get Britain demoted from the top spot.
Abdul has launched AuditionBooth.com, a site that allows fledgling entertainers connect with Hollywood big wigs.
InfoChimps is creating a big data cloud that is optimized to connect to corporate data centers to allow companies to plug in directly to huge quantities of data without having to move it.
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Built-in Intel Wireless Display5 technology makes it possible for consumers to wirelessly connect the laptop to a big screen HDTV and enjoy digital content with great image clarity and amazing sound - at the touch of a button.
Now LinkedIn's database was rich not just with Silicon Valley programmers and venture capitalists but also with Wall Street traders, Texas geologists and highly skilled professionals of all callings outside the U.S. Talent hunters were ready to pay big-time for a chance to connect with the entire LinkedIn community.
Then he learned, by trial and error, that he was best suited to connect the quirks of individual psychology with big-picture social dynamics.
If you sell a big-ticket product or service and need to connect with executives in order to make sales, this may be the company for you.
Instead the new government said it will build lines to connect Thailand's capital to its other big cities.
"We are asking you to connect the dots, to look at the big picture, " Ms. Waxman told the jury.
Meanwhile, The Big Issue Foundation, a registered charity, attempts to connect vendors with the vital support and services in housing and health, as well as trying to foster a sense of financial independence and aspiration.
Newt Gingrich, the Republican former House speaker and 2012 presidential contender, says his party faces a big "institutional challenge" in figuring out how to connect with minority voters who make up an ever-bigger part of the electorate and the country's social fabric.
So I'm pleased that non-profit organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters are stepping up -- expanding their efforts to connect children of deployed service members to mentors who are often veterans themselves.
Connect the smartphone to a TV via HDMI to get a big screen experience.
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The big question after the visit is whether Pope Benedict XVI was able to connect with young people.
Winfrey knows a big piece of making sure that happens comes down to her continuing to connect with her audience.
So what if this big business CEO had simply installed a phone system that made sure customers could connect to his local offices?
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The network did manage to coax 59 percent of former Nextel customers to stay tied up with Big Yellow, which may account for it selling nearly 1.2 million Direct Connect devices.
So as we come close to celebrating the centennial of the Chicago butchers story, could we possibly connect the dots, like Henry Ford did, to create the next big idea that would take the IT industry forward for the next 100 years?
Only Ron Paul, who has long had an outside-the-establishment message and following, is big on Meetup, with more than 700 groups and about 88, 000 members using the site to connect.
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That's three-quarters as many people as Salesforce has using its software, though there's one big difference: Anyone with a corporate e-mail address can sign up for Yammer, free, and connect with others in the same company.
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