Minnov8: Minnesota Innovation in Internet and Web Technology

Rise of the Community Manager

As the world continues to get connected to the internet and the number of people participating online using social media to connect to one another accelerates, the role of Community Manager is becoming one that more companies and organizations realize is a critical hire and one they need to consider now. When the majority of online [...]

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Minnov8 Gang Goofin’ Off

Probably should’ve posted this yesterday, but if you’re wondering, “Hey! Where is this weekend’s Minnov8 Gang podcast?” we all decided to take this Thanksgiving weekend off and spend time with family and friends (with substantial time spent in the malls for those of us not cybershopping). We’ll be back at it next Saturday after, of course, [...]

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Minnov8 Gang Podcast - Episode 15

A lively discussion about social media tools, approaches, and a handful of insights about this hot area from the never-bashful-or-lacking-for-opinions Gang. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, Phil Wilson, Garrick Van Buren The term “social media” has many connotations depending upon whom you ask for an opinion or insight about what it covers, what it means, and [...]

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Playing Tag at Social Media Breakfast

Thursday morning (11/20) saw another gathering of Social Media Breakfast at Best Buy headquarters. This was a “special” event presented by Best Buy rather than the gathering those who attend the event each month have come to expect. It was billed as “Breakfast with Jeff Pulver“. Jeff is considered a true VOIP pioneer and a very [...]

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MinneDemo Showcases MN Innovation

Nearly 300 people attended MinneDemo last Wednesday held in Uptown’s Intermedia Arts which was the best venue in the series of “unconference” demo showcases. Ten Minnesota tech companies presented their products in 7 minute demos to a packed auditorium coordinated by MinneDemo co-founder Luke Francl.  After a brief introduction by Luke and MinneDemo co-organizer Ben [...]

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Best Buy CEO Interview on Use of Social Media

Friend of Minnov8, expert in web design, Randy Geise – and a guy who was design director for the first launch of BestBuy.com — sent along this link to a video interview about social media with Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson. Thought you’d like to have a chance to view it (thanks Randy!): From this post by Peter Hischberg

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Visi: Vision 2008 a Success!

Last Thursday, I was delighted to find myself at Visi’s Vision 2008 conference. Billed as, “The conference will provide IT managers and business executives the opportunity to hear from technology leaders on the topic of “Technology Innovations That Drive Business”,” it met those objectives and more.  No question it’s always an imperative for leaders to connect [...]

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Minnov8 Gang Podcast - Episode 14

We talk with Mike O’Connor from the MN Ultra High-Speed Task Force, a self-described community organizer, entrepreneur and tech-geek (blog here & bio here) turned business-leader (and, I might add, a gentlemen farmer turning his Wisconsin 420 acres back to its original pristine state).  Mike also became moderately famous in Minnesota as one of the people [...]

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Minnov8 Gang Podcast - Episode 13

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Garrick Van Buren, Phil Wilson One of the most enjoyable venues for getting connected with the Minnesota tech community is at MinneDemo. Taking nothing away from previous startups who’ve showcased their wares, each event has learned what works and what doesn’t, and this event Wednesday, November 12th is going to be the [...]

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Lessons From Our First “Social Media” President

One of the keys to marketing campaign management is ensuring that a message, advertisement or call to action is delivered “at the customer touch point”, or that place where the advertisement or content can be delivered and where the customer or prospect is likely to be receptive to it.  The Obama campaign’s effectiveness in delivering their [...]

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