Archive | December, 2009

Steve Bendt Interview: A Chat About Windows 7 Social Media and Life at Microsoft

31. December 2009

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Two of the Minnov8 Gang took the opportunity this week to get together with former Twin Citian Steve Bendt.  As you’ll recall, Steve had been a senior social media manager at Best Buy, and a cofounder of its Blue Shirt Nation employee social network, but left earlier this year for a new opportunity with Microsoft [...]

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Minnov8 Gang Snowmaggedon & off for Christmas

23. December 2009

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The Minnov8 Gang, stuck in downtown Bedford Falls because of #Snowmaggedon, are also off for the Christmas holiday but we'll be back next week with another show. Please note that Tim and Steve are cleaning the car while Phil and Graeme are inside keeping out of sight since Mr. Potter is nearby. Posted via email [...]

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Twin Cities Firm Joins Ranks of Public Cloud Computing Providers

21. December 2009

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Though the likes of cloud industry leaders Amazon Web Services and Rackpace may not yet have noticed, a Minnesota company has been quietly trying to do them one better. VISI, Minnesota’s largest data center services and managed hosting provider, formally announced on December 17 a public beta of its ReliaCloud cloud computing service, whereby any business can now [...]

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Minnov8 Gang 61: Mobile & the Groovy Kids

19. December 2009

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Today’s show covers mobile developments for certain, but we also talk about several other things like yesterday’s Social Media Breakfast (SMBMSP), venture capital in Minnesota, cloud computing initiatives by Visi, and much more. This Week’s Show Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson. Music by Straight 8′s and the tune is, “Ann Bowman” Discussed during the show: [...]

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For 2010: Apple iPad, 300,000 iPhone Apps & More

14. December 2009

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If you’ve been paying attention to technology rumors, an Apple tablet (i.e., “iPad”) is at the top of many people’s list for most likely rumor to become reality next year. But when I read that iPad prediction along with the number “300,000″ as a base for iPhone applications in 2010 as well as an acceleration [...]

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Minnov8 Gang 60: Staying Ahead of the Storm in 2010

12. December 2009

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This week’s show is about possibilities with tablets, predictions made by an analyst firm, and a hodge-podge of stuff discussed by the Minnov8 Gang. This Week’s Show Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.Music by Endlouz and the tune is, “Bad Advice” (Disclaimer: This was NOT chosen as an indictment on the commentary by the Gang!) [...]

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Classroom of the Future?

7. December 2009

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Reinventing education in a time of accelerating change is more important than ever before, especially if you’re at all interested in your kids and our future workforce being technologically savvy and possibly more so than any other workforce in the world. Normally I wouldn’t do a story on an interesting initiative with a marginally innovative [...]

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