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Archive | March, 2010

Minnov8 Gang 71: At the Overnight Website Challenge

21. March 2010

Tim Elliott started a team for the Overnight Website Challenge called “Full Court Press” and the team members are comprised of folks in the Minneapolis/St. Paul WordPress Users Group. He and Phil Wilson hosted an on-site podcast this week by having a conversation with Mark, one of the Nerdery founders of the Challenge as well [...]

WCCO Launches ‘The Wire’. Connect Your Own Dots

18. March 2010

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People in Twin Cities social media circles got a sneak peek at WCCO’s The Wire last October and its promise looked intriguing. We here at Minnov8 were particularly pleased to see John Daenzer and crew be so bold and embracing risk as it pertains to delivering news in an increasingly changing (and fragmented) media landscape. [...]

YouTube Interview with FCC Chairman Genachowski

18. March 2010

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Here’s a followup to the post Why the FCC Broadband Plan Matters and worth a few minutes watching it:

Google’s High-Fiber City: Why Not Duluth?

16. March 2010

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I can see the signs now as I tool into to town on I-35…Welcome to Duluth, Now With More Fiber! You may not know it but the clock is clicking down to Google’s deadline, March 26th, for nominations of cities interested in being their laboratory for an “ultra high-speed fiber network”. In fact, that clock [...]

Why the FCC Broadband Plan Matters

14. March 2010

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On Tuesday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is delivering their Broadband Plan to Congress. Most of us in the tech community are anticipating the plan and are eager to read it in its entirety when released. Within this plan, the FCC has the unenviable task of encapsulating the complexities of the markets, technologies, other country’s use [...]

Minnov8 Gang 70: Talking w/Meg Canada & Rick Mahn from SXSWi

13. March 2010

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This week’s podcast features a conversation with local Minnesotans and social media players Meg Canada (@megcanada) and SMBMSP founder Rick Mahn (@rickmahn; blog) from the South by Southwest® conference in Austin, Texas. Billed as, “The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative [...]

Dan Mallin Presents MN Science & Tech Committee Findings

8. March 2010

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Pretty sobering assessment of our state and the future of innovation here….we might not have one if we don’t get moving in a positive direction! Minnesota faces a crisis of competitiveness in attracting high-tech industries, and needs a comprehensive science and technology initiative to remedy the problem. A 16 member committee of experts from the [...]

Comcast’s Oscar Fail Followup “We Dunno”

8. March 2010

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This morning’s post, “Comcast’s Oscars Fail in MN” was one that’s received a fair amount of traffic today and in it I promised I’d update you, so here you go. Moments ago I got off the phone with Mary Beth Schubert, Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Comcast in Minnesota. While pleased to receive an [...]

Comcast’s MN Oscars Fail

8. March 2010

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Though the problem seemed to begin on Friday with our Comcast cable TV service, we didn’t much care until the family sat down to watch the 82nd Academy Awards and the video stuttering and audio dropouts were so horrifically bad that it was almost unwatchable. Rebooting the device during a commercial break was a mistake [...]

Minnov8 Gang 69: “We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!”

6. March 2010

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Opportunity and growth is all around us and glimmers of it are appearing in the web, mobile and other tech spaces. But are you willing to take the risks, explore and deal with all the obstacles in the way of you seeking riches? In the movie The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Humphrey Bogart’s character Dobbs, [...]

Archive | March, 2010

Minnov8 Gang 71: At the Overnight Website Challenge

WCCO Launches ‘The Wire’. Connect Your Own Dots

YouTube Interview with FCC Chairman Genachowski

Google’s High-Fiber City: Why Not Duluth?

Why the FCC Broadband Plan Matters

Minnov8 Gang 70: Talking w/Meg Canada & Rick Mahn from SXSWi

Dan Mallin Presents MN Science & Tech Committee Findings

Comcast’s Oscar Fail Followup “We Dunno”

Comcast’s MN Oscars Fail

Minnov8 Gang 69: “We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!”

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