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Archive | January, 2010

Minnesota Apple Watchers React to Steve Jobs’ Rant

31. January 2010

So, if you haven’t seen the news Wired broke late Saturday (updated Sunday afternoon) about Steve Jobs going off on Google and Adobe at the Apple all-employee meeting, here it is: Google’s ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Mantra is ‘Bullshit,’ Adobe Is Lazy: Apple’s Steve Jobs. Here’s an excerpt: “After a big public announcement of the sort [...]

Minnov8 Gang Podcast 65: Talking the Apple iPad

30. January 2010

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Thursday’s Apple iPad launch was the most hotly anticipated technology launch event in years. To say there was enthusiasm for the device amongst many is obvious, but the disappointment felt by technologists and geeks is palpable. We explore the iPad — it’s good points and bad — with Julio Ojeda Zapata, the St. Paul Pioneer [...]

The FTC Talks Guides

30. January 2010

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Recently I had a chance to join local IP Attorney Ernest Grumbles for an edition of his BP/G Radio Intellectual Property Podcast. Along with his co-host Joe Bennett-Paris we had the chance to talk with Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, FTC Division of Advertising Practices about the infamous Guides for the Use of Endorsements and [...]

Zipnosis: Healthcare On-the-Go

28. January 2010

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Zipnosis is a 2008 Minnesota Cup winner (Student category) and a pre-launch healthcare startup in Minneapolis that is zeroing in on the always-on and always-connected generation with a very interesting and potentially disruptive healthcare business model. I sat down this week with founder Jon Pearce to discuss Zipnosis and what they were trying to accomplish. ”When [...]

Look Mom, We’re On the iPad

28. January 2010

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The multi-talented tech giant Julio Ojeda-Zapata was on hand for the debut of the iPad in San Francisco on Wednesday…then he got his hands on one. We can’t help but feel a bit giddy that he loaded up Minnov8 on the “magical” device. See a recap of Julio’s Twitter coverage and photos here.

Startup Roundtable to Convene, Huzzah!

27. January 2010

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Thomas Knoll is gathering the Knights of Tech Entrepreneurship for a meeting at the MN Startup Culture Roundtable, scheduled for February 5th. Thomas, currently residing in the sunny climes of San Francisco, is familiar to most in the Minnesota tech and social media world through his time working as a web designer here. He made [...]

Emmy Award Winner Brian Stemmler

26. January 2010

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Totally out of the blue I came across the video below tonight, a producer reel done by Brian Stemmler (@bstemmler). I had no idea he’d won an Emmy for his video work. For those of you who don’t know Brian, he’s a videographer and photographer who has shot many interview videos for Minnov8 — and [...]

Will the Apple Tablet be called the “iJulio”?

26. January 2010

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It’s unlikely that Apple will name the rumored tablet being announced tomorrow the “iJulio”, but it’s about the only name that hasn’t been floated up as a possibility! There is so much anticipation about what it will be — even though the McGraw-Hill CEO sticking his foot in his mouth and chewing soundly pretty much [...]

Swarmcast to Lay Off Half the Company

25. January 2010

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Minneapolis-based Swarmcast has been in the business video streaming since 2002, but according to Dan Rayburn at BusinessofVideo.com, they’re laying off half the company: Last week, rumors started circulating that Swarmcast was going out of business and had laid off all of their employees. While the company is not out of business yet, they did [...]

‘The New Industrial Revolution’ and Minnesota

24. January 2010

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I absolutely love it when my new WIRED magazine shows up in the mail. Hey, I read as much as the next guy online (on my little 13″ Macbook screen, or my iPhone), but I still love excellence in print — good ol’ ink on dead trees. And WIRED continues to stand out in this [...]

Archive | January, 2010

Minnesota Apple Watchers React to Steve Jobs’ Rant

Minnov8 Gang Podcast 65: Talking the Apple iPad

The FTC Talks Guides

Zipnosis: Healthcare On-the-Go

Look Mom, We’re On the iPad

Startup Roundtable to Convene, Huzzah!

Emmy Award Winner Brian Stemmler

Will the Apple Tablet be called the “iJulio”?

Swarmcast to Lay Off Half the Company

‘The New Industrial Revolution’ and Minnesota

Minnov8 Gang Podcast

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