Minnov8 » News/Events/Podcast http://minnov8.com Showcasing Minnesota Innovation in Internet & Web Technology Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:44:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://feeds.feedburner.com/M8GangPodcast Internet & Web Technology Innovation in Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes Minnov8 Gang no Minnov8 Gang sborsch@gmail.com sborsch@gmail.com (Minnov8 Gang) Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 A podcast devoted to innovation in internet & web technology and its effect on Minnesota startups, companies & enthusiasts. Internet, Web, Minnesota, Innovation Minnov8 » News/Events/Podcast http://minnov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Minnov8_Gang_Podcast_th.jpg http://minnov8.com/category/breaking-news/ Twin Cities, Minnesota Weekly Minnov8 Gang 155 – It’s the Data http://minnov8.com/2012/02/04/minnov8-gang-155-its-the-data/ http://minnov8.com/2012/02/04/minnov8-gang-155-its-the-data/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:25:34 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6840 Minnov8 Gang 155 – It’s the Data is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> Publisher and tech visionary, Tim O’Reilly, has repeatedly said that “Data is the Intel Inside“. O’Reilly was referring, of course, to Intel’s famous “Intel Inside” ad campaign touting the importance of their chips, mainly since chips are invisible inside a computer or device and it’s easy for competitors to market their chips as being equal and interchangeable with Intel’s. O’Reilly’s recognition that data is the hidden value inside applications, the “Intel Inside” value, meant leveraging data was an imperative in application development.

The Gang talks with a data scientist (and accomplished applications developer) living here in the Twin Cities, Jamie Ostheimer. He is working with a string of startups and is deeply embedded within the world of data. Osterheimer has a PhD in Astronomy, a discipline all about the data (and no, not Commander Data from Star Trek Next Generation). Rather his focus is about the core data sets that power all of our analysis, driving insights and enabling us to gain new meanings from it.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson
Music: bluessmyth & the song “Down on My Luck” from the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2012/02/04/minnov8-gang-155-its-the-data/feed/ 0 apple,Google,ipad Publisher and tech visionary, Tim O'Reilly, has repeatedly said that "Data is the Intel Inside". O'Reilly was referring, of course, to Intel's famous "Intel Inside" ad campaign touting the importance of their chips, Publisher and tech visionary, Tim O'Reilly, has repeatedly said that "Data is the Intel Inside". O'Reilly was referring, of course, to Intel's famous "Intel Inside" ad campaign touting the importance of their chips, mainly since chips are invisible inside a computer or device and it's easy for competitors to market their chips as being equal and interchangeable with Intel's. O'Reilly's recognition that data is the hidden value inside applications, the "Intel Inside" value, meant leveraging data was an imperative in application development. The Gang talks with a data scientist (and accomplished applications developer) living here in the Twin Cities, Jamie Ostheimer. He is working with a string of startups and is deeply embedded within the world of data. Osterheimer has a PhD in Astronomy, a discipline all about the data (and no, not Commander Data from Star Trek Next Generation). Rather his focus is about the core data sets that power all of our analysis, driving insights and enabling us to gain new meanings from it. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson Music: bluessmyth & the song “Down on My Luck” from the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the show: Minneapolis startup TST Media acquires Wisconsin Sports Network site (Pioneer Press) Facebook’s $5 Billion IPO: The Next Google? Or The Next Groupon?  Zuckerberg Controlling 57% of Facebook Seen as Risk to Investors Facebook’s Ad Business Is a $3 Billion Mystery In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad; Foxconn; Major Customers Was Google’s Disastrous January A Passing Storm Or Sign Of Things To Come? Employers added 243,000 jobs in January, pushing unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent  Jamie Ostheimer links: What Is a Data Scientist? (the diagram we discuss); Forbes article  Upcoming Events: February 10-11: Startup Weekend Twin Cities III, U of M Carlson February 23rd: WordpressMSP at The Nerdery February 23rd: How to Leverage Digital Media to Raise Capital (a DealPen event at CoCo. Promo code for free ticket: dealpenfriend) February 24-25: MinneWIC (Women in Computing) March 16-17: Mobile March (Mobile 3D) (Call for speakers) April 7th: MinneBar, Best Buy headquarters June 5-8: eyeo Festival, Walker Art Center Press to Play: Direct link to the podcast mp3 Minnov8 Gang no Minnov8 Gang 154 – iPad, iLearn http://minnov8.com/2012/01/28/minnov8-gang-154-ipad-ilearn/ http://minnov8.com/2012/01/28/minnov8-gang-154-ipad-ilearn/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:26:10 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6831 Minnov8 Gang 154 – iPad, iLearn is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> Tablets, and specifically the iPad, are being adopted quickly in education.  A leading K-12 education publication, T.H.E. Journal, wrote this article about the top trends in education in 2012: ”…education technology will see an increased focus on individualization–from personalized learning environments to digital textbooks designed to connect students to the resources that work best for them. And with a growing number of students using handheld devices to access these learning tools, trend watchers can expect to see big pushes for faster innovation to tie everything together.”

Dr. Lisa Snyder

So does this mean we give tablets to kids and education is magically transformed? Hardly. Fortunately we have one of the thought leaders in this space in our backyard. Her name is Dr. Lisa Snyder, she is the new Lakeville MN School Superintendent, and we were pleased to have her on the show to talk about their new iLearn initiative, whether or not it’s magic, how tablets and tech fit in to it, and her perspectives on the challenges adopting new ways of teaching and learning.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson
Music: Dave Hole & the song “Keep Your Motor Running” from the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

Press to Play: Direct link to the show mp3

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2012/01/28/minnov8-gang-154-ipad-ilearn/feed/ 0 Android,apple Tablets, and specifically the iPad, are being adopted quickly in education.  A leading K-12 education publication, T.H.E. Journal, wrote this article about the top trends in education in 2012: "...education technology will see an increased focus on i... Tablets, and specifically the iPad, are being adopted quickly in education.  A leading K-12 education publication, T.H.E. Journal, wrote this article about the top trends in education in 2012: "...education technology will see an increased focus on individualization--from personalized learning environments to digital textbooks designed to connect students to the resources that work best for them. And with a growing number of students using handheld devices to access these learning tools, trend watchers can expect to see big pushes for faster innovation to tie everything together." So does this mean we give tablets to kids and education is magically transformed? Hardly. Fortunately we have one of the thought leaders in this space in our backyard. Her name is Dr. Lisa Snyder, she is the new Lakeville MN School Superintendent, and we were pleased to have her on the show to talk about their new iLearn initiative, whether or not it's magic, how tablets and tech fit in to it, and her perspectives on the challenges adopting new ways of teaching and learning. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson Music: Dave Hole & the song “Keep Your Motor Running” from the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the show: Tablet and E-book reader Ownership Nearly Double Over the Holiday Gift-Giving Period It's the iPad announcement anniversary: January 27, 2010 350,000 Textbooks Downloaded From Apple’s iBooks in Three Days How Apple is sabotaging an open standard for digital books (Borsch doesn't think so: “Too Many Don’t ‘Get’ iBooks Author”) Lakeville Schools Using State Funding to Help Technology Push Finding Good Apps for Children With Autism A Perspective on iPad’s Impact on Your Mind Are Tablets Ready for K12? Little Falls Gets Real About iPad technology Silicon Valley Wows Educators, and Woos Them One Laptop Per Child Launches XO 3.0 Tablet  Pinterest draws interest online JAMF Software  The Problem With The iOS Home Screen Upcoming Events: February 10-11: Startup Weekend Twin Cities III, U of M Carlson February 23rd: WordpressMSP at The Nerdery February 23rd: How to Leverage Digital Media to Raise Capital (a DealPen event at CoCo. Promo code for free ticket: dealpenfriend) February 24-25: MinneWIC (Women in Computing) March 16-17: Mobile March (Mobile 3D) (Call for speakers) April 7th: MinneBar, Best Buy headquarters Press to Play: Direct link to the show mp3 Minnov8 Gang no Minnov8 Gang 153 – SOPA is NOPA http://minnov8.com/2012/01/22/minnov8-gang-153-sopa-is-nopa/ http://minnov8.com/2012/01/22/minnov8-gang-153-sopa-is-nopa/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:24:21 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6827 Minnov8 Gang 153 – SOPA is NOPA is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> SOPA is not an Italian soap, as joked about on the Gang podcast. But we discuss the protests that caused the Stop Online Privacy Act (and its Senate sister act called PIPA or Protect IP Act) to be, as the Mafia always stated about someone who was killed and dumped in the river, “sleeping with the fishes” and we talk about what happened.

Besides all of the catching up we did our guest, Patrick E. Donohue from DealPen, is on to talk about their initiatives to work with startups on funding, knowledge and a host of other value propositions.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson
Music: Clear Blue 22 & the song “Through With You” from the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

Press to Play: Direct Link to the Show MP3

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2012/01/22/minnov8-gang-153-sopa-is-nopa/feed/ 0 SOPA is not an Italian soap, as joked about on the Gang podcast. But we discuss the protests that caused the Stop Online Privacy Act (and its Senate sister act called PIPA or Protect IP Act) to be, as the Mafia always stated about someone who was kille... SOPA is not an Italian soap, as joked about on the Gang podcast. But we discuss the protests that caused the Stop Online Privacy Act (and its Senate sister act called PIPA or Protect IP Act) to be, as the Mafia always stated about someone who was killed and dumped in the river, "sleeping with the fishes" and we talk about what happened. Besides all of the catching up we did our guest, Patrick E. Donohue from DealPen, is on to talk about their initiatives to work with startups on funding, knowledge and a host of other value propositions. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson Music: Clear Blue 22 & the song “Through With You” from the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the show: Minneapolis software firm gets $52.5M in venture capital Apple announces free iBooks Author OS X app for publishing books to the App Store Too Many Don't "Get" iBooks Author Apple’s New Math. Or: Why a $15 E-Book Equals a $75 Paper Book Not a Kodak Moment: Legendary Camera Maker Files for Bankruptcy Protection and How Kodak Failed DreamHost Hacked, Password Changes Made Mandatory DealPen's INVESTyR The Ihnatko Almanac #16: Some Assembly Required  Best Buy Announces Leadership Changes CarrierIQ Lawsuit by Twin Cities Man Successful ebook author Amanda Hocking  Upcoming Events: Thursday, January 26th: WordpressMSP, at The Nerdery in Bloomington. Thursday, January 26th: MnSearch Presents: Tools of the Trade for SEO with Raven Tools Thursday, January 26th/February 23rd: How to Leverage Digital Media to Raise Capital (a DealPen event at CoCo. Promo code for free ticket: dealpenfriend) Friday, January 27th: Social Media Breakfast, Mpls/St. Paul (SMBMSP)--Public Media  Friday/Saturday, March 16th & 17th: Mobile March TC. Call for speakers. Press to Play: Direct Link to the Show MP3 Minnov8 Gang no Minnov8 Gang #152 – Mr. Happy *Loves* 2012 http://minnov8.com/2012/01/14/minnov8-gang-152-mr-happy-loves-2012/ http://minnov8.com/2012/01/14/minnov8-gang-152-mr-happy-loves-2012/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:34:20 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6819 Minnov8 Gang #152 – Mr. Happy *Loves* 2012 is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> 2012 started off with a bang with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the start of a new year also affords the Gang a chance to see just how far and fast a local emerging firm has come in the last year.

Joining the Gang on this podcast are two guests: First up is Justin Kaufenberg, CEO & Cofounder of TSTMedia, who provides us with a solid overview of his company and all of their properties (SportNGIN; EventNGIN; USPondHockey; and NGIN itself). Then we get a CES report from Mitchell Hislop (Site; LinkedIn; Twitter) who was on-the-ground for several days looking at CES developments from a hard core geek’s perspective.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson
Music: Ron Arnold & the song “Kiss Me” from the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

Press to Play: Direct link to the show

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2012/01/14/minnov8-gang-152-mr-happy-loves-2012/feed/ 0 CES 2012 started off with a bang with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the start of a new year also affords the Gang a chance to see just how far and fast a local emerging firm has come in the last year. - 2012 started off with a bang with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the start of a new year also affords the Gang a chance to see just how far and fast a local emerging firm has come in the last year. Joining the Gang on this podcast are two guests: First up is Justin Kaufenberg, CEO & Cofounder of TSTMedia, who provides us with a solid overview of his company and all of their properties (SportNGIN; EventNGIN; USPondHockey; and NGIN itself). Then we get a CES report from Mitchell Hislop (Site; LinkedIn; Twitter) who was on-the-ground for several days looking at CES developments from a hard core geek's perspective. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson Music: Ron Arnold & the song “Kiss Me” from the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the show: Truffles: The Most Expensive Food in the World MakerBot From CES: A Few Hints About the Future of TV; 'Smart' TVs and other products proliferate at CES; Roku Streaming Stick hands-on: a set-top box without the box; Simple.tv DVR; The best of CES 2012; Polaroid plans Spectrum 7-, 8- and 9-inch ICS tablets for 2012 launch; Ainovo $79 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet; PhoneGap; Lumina 900;  Ultrabooks at CES; 4K TV Ford Fusion Upcoming Events: Friday, January 13th: Club Entrepreneur, 11:30am-1:00pm, Minneapolis Club. (Speaker: Mary Meehan, Cofounder, Panoramix Global) Wednesday, January 18th: MinneDemo at 6:00 pm, Schulze Hall, University of St. Thomas (registration…but it's sold out). Wednesday, January 18th: MIMA Event: "Secrets Revealed: Social Media Grows Up" (sold out, waiting list) Saturday, January 21st: Thomson Reuters Tech Event   Thursday, January 26th: WordpressMSP, at The Nerdery in Bloomington. Thursday, January 26th: MnSearch Presents: Tools of the Trade for SEO with Raven Tools Friday, January 27th: Social Media Breakfast, Mpls/St. Paul (SMBMSP)--Public Media  Friday/Saturday, March 16th & 17th: Mobile March TC. Call for speakers. Press to Play: Direct link to the show Minnov8 Gang no 1:12:18 Minnov8 Gang 151 – Opinions Are Like Donkeys http://minnov8.com/2012/01/07/minnov8-gang-151-opinions-are-like-donkeys/ http://minnov8.com/2012/01/07/minnov8-gang-151-opinions-are-like-donkeys/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:11:24 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6809 Minnov8 Gang 151 – Opinions Are Like Donkeys is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> There’s an old saying about people who rant that, “opinions are like a**es…everyone’s got one” and the Gang is no exception, though we like to think our opinions are a bit more informed than the average schmo and that we’re more like somewhat smarter donkeys.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson
Music: Jake Lear & their song “Kiss Me” from the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

Press to Play: Direct podcast download link

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2012/01/07/minnov8-gang-151-opinions-are-like-donkeys/feed/ 1 apple,Best Buy,PIPA,SOPA There's an old saying about people who rant that, "opinions are like a**es…everyone's got one" and the Gang is no exception, though we like to think our opinions are a bit more informed than the average schmo and that we're more like somewhat smarter... There's an old saying about people who rant that, "opinions are like a**es…everyone's got one" and the Gang is no exception, though we like to think our opinions are a bit more informed than the average schmo and that we're more like somewhat smarter donkeys. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson Music: Jake Lear & their song “Kiss Me” from the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the show: Best Buy gets slammed in Forbes Best Buy CEO Defends Himself Against Reports That His Company Is Slowly Dying Brian’s Whiteboard (Best Buy CEO's blog) direct link Bloomberg story says Best Buy is a buyout candidate Best Buy reacts to price-checking smartphone app For Best Buy, holidays were good enough (Star Tribune) Apple to open new store-within-a-store outlets inside Target this year Why The Movie Industry Can’t Innovate and the Result is SOPA (by Steve Blank via Forbes) Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Preview of Minnesota companies Wired's CES Preview  U.S. House's Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and the Senate's Protect IP Act (PIPA)  Upcoming Events: Friday, January 13th: Club Entrepreneur, 11:30am-1:00pm, Minneapolis Club. (Speaker: Mary Meehan, Cofounder, Panoramix Global) Thursday, January 16th: MinneDemo at 6:00 pm, Schulze Hall, University of St. Thomas (registration…but it's sold out). Saturday, January 21st: Thomson Reuters Tech Event   Thursday, January 26th: WordpressMSP, at The Nerdery in Bloomington. Friday/Saturday, March 16th & 17th: Mobile March TC. Location TBD. Press to Play: Direct podcast download link Minnov8 Gang no 1:04:13 Minnov8 Gang 150 – All Seeing, All Knowing? http://minnov8.com/2011/12/30/minnov8-gang-150-all-seeing-all-knowing/ http://minnov8.com/2011/12/30/minnov8-gang-150-all-seeing-all-knowing/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:27:29 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6804 Minnov8 Gang 150 – All Seeing, All Knowing? is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> It’s our annual predictions show where the Gang goes over our prediction hits-and-misses from last year’s show…and then we try again to predict what will happen in technology in 2012. Listen to discover how we did and what we think will happen in 2012.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

  • Friday, January 13th: Club Entrepreneur, 11:30am-1:00pm, Minneapolis Club. (Speaker: Mary Meehan, Cofounder, Panoramix Global – “Global Trends Shifting Your Business”)
  • Thursday, January 16th: MinneDemo at 6:00 pm, location TBD.
  • Thursday, January 26th: WordPressMSP, at The Nerdery in Bloomington.
Press to Play: Direct Link to the Podcast

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/12/30/minnov8-gang-150-all-seeing-all-knowing/feed/ 6 It's our annual predictions show where the Gang goes over our prediction hits-and-misses from last year's show…and then we try again to predict what will happen in technology in 2012. Listen to discover how we did and what we think will happen in 2012. It's our annual predictions show where the Gang goes over our prediction hits-and-misses from last year's show…and then we try again to predict what will happen in technology in 2012. Listen to discover how we did and what we think will happen in 2012. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson Discussed during the show: Inveni (semantic technology startup based in MN) Apple iTV: It's about the experience, not content Healthcare and devices: Big Healthcare Data; HealthPartners Launches Virtuwell; Zipnosis Brad Feld's sci-fi talk at Defrag 2011, “Resistance is Futile:  The Rise of the Machines” (unfortunately, no link to a video because none was shot! ... but here are some photos and tweets from Graeme's live-blog at the time that will give you the flavor) And here's a related-to-3D-printing Brad Feld link: “Foundry Group Invests In MakerBot” 3D printing (Wikipedia); Eden Prairie-based Stratasys More 3D printing in MN: Custom parts maker Proto Labs plans to raise $100 million in IPO (in Maple Plain, MN) Upcoming Events: Friday, January 13th: Club Entrepreneur, 11:30am-1:00pm, Minneapolis Club. (Speaker: Mary Meehan, Cofounder, Panoramix Global - "Global Trends Shifting Your Business") Thursday, January 16th: MinneDemo at 6:00 pm, location TBD. Thursday, January 26th: WordpressMSP, at The Nerdery in Bloomington. Press to Play: Direct Link to the Podcast Minnov8 Gang no 1:00:12 Happy Holidays from the Minnov8 Gang! http://minnov8.com/2011/12/22/happy-holidays-from-the-minnov8-gang-2/ http://minnov8.com/2011/12/22/happy-holidays-from-the-minnov8-gang-2/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:55:57 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6798 Happy Holidays from the Minnov8 Gang! is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> From all of us at Minnov8, we would like to wish you a safe, joyous and delightful holiday! We our grateful for our families, friends, you and, of course, for those who both invent and leverage great technology for incredible outcomes, profit and fun.

We will be back next week with another Minnov8 Gang podcast with our end of year recap and 2012 predictions.

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/12/22/happy-holidays-from-the-minnov8-gang-2/feed/ 0 Minnov8 Gang 149 – Holiday Zeitgeist http://minnov8.com/2011/12/16/minnov8-gang-149-holiday-zeitgeist/ http://minnov8.com/2011/12/16/minnov8-gang-149-holiday-zeitgeist/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:59:07 +0000 Tim Elliott http://minnov8.com/?p=6794 Minnov8 Gang 149 – Holiday Zeitgeist is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

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A smaller Gang discusses the past week’s news including the W3i Tech Holiday Party, Google Zeitgeist, Facebook Timeline and more.

Hosts: Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson (Steve Borsch is on holiday)
Music: Uncle Seth sing “Little Pieces” from the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

Note: We will be off next week but return the following week to discuss our 2011 predictions and gaze into the crystal ball again for 2012.

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/12/16/minnov8-gang-149-holiday-zeitgeist/feed/ 1 A smaller Gang discusses the past week's news including the W3i Tech Holiday Party, Google Zeitgeist, Facebook Timeline and more. - Hosts: Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson (Steve Borsch is on holiday) A smaller Gang discusses the past week's news including the W3i Tech Holiday Party, Google Zeitgeist, Facebook Timeline and more. Hosts: Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson (Steve Borsch is on holiday) Music: Uncle Seth sing “Little Pieces” from the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the show: Amazon Paid You $5 to Leave a Store; Now eBay is Giving You $10 to Return Best Buy Sinks Most Since 2002 After Discounts Hurt Profit Best Buy’s Dunn Should Be Next CEO Fired Google Zeitgeist 2011 - Rebecca Black’s Year Facebook Timeline finally rolls out Stop Online Piracy Act An Open Letter From Internet Engineers to the U.S. Congress Infographic: What Is SOPA And Why Is It A Huge Attack Against America? Louis C.K. Says Internet Experiment Yielded $200,000 Upcoming Events: December 21st: How to Leverage Digital Media to Build your Business and Raise Capital Note: We will be off next week but return the following week to discuss our 2011 predictions and gaze into the crystal ball again for 2012. Direct Link to the Show Minnov8 Gang no 33:26 Minnov8 Gang 148 – Gadgets 4 Geeks http://minnov8.com/2011/12/09/minnov8-gang-148-gadgets-4-geeks/ http://minnov8.com/2011/12/09/minnov8-gang-148-gadgets-4-geeks/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:09:47 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6790 Minnov8 Gang 148 – Gadgets 4 Geeks is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> The Gang has on our frequent guest host, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, to talk holiday gadgets and those for geeks.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata.
Music: The Dead Rocks & their song “Boogie Splash Crash” from the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed during the show:

Gang Geek Gadgets: Graeme: “Not a Kindle Fire”; Steve: Gulfstream 650 jet but really the Blue Yeti microphone; Phil: Independent Wealth…or a MacBook Air; Tim: an iPad

Upcoming Events:

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/12/09/minnov8-gang-148-gadgets-4-geeks/feed/ 0 The Gang has on our frequent guest host, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, to talk holiday gadgets and those for geeks. - Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata. Music: The Dead Rocks & their song “Boogie Splash C... The Gang has on our frequent guest host, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, to talk holiday gadgets and those for geeks. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata. Music: The Dead Rocks & their song “Boogie Splash Crash” from the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the show: SAP Target SuccessFactors To Buy Jobs2web For $110M Amazon Will Pay Shoppers $5 to Walk Out of Stores Empty-Handed and Rumor: Amazon Retail Stores Coming & Predatory Pricing Channel Destruction New version of Twitter launched; does anyone care? answer is Yes, 7 billion people; Twitter relaunches with Facebook-style makeover; Twitter Joins Facebook, Google, Launches 'Brand Pages' for Marketers Google Currents is hot off the press Julio’s top gadgets for this holiday: Macbook Air 13”; iHome iW1; Logitech mini boom box; Apparel like Scottevest Puffer; Dell 14Z; Julio’s post Slick Dell XPS 14z and 15z laptops worth a look for holidays Jawbone suspends production of Up wristband, offers refund even if you keep it 8th Bridge  Graeme returns his Kindle Fire  Shoppers say Target hits the mark with its social marketing Graphene at Wikipedia and Is graphene a miracle material? The Onion: Interim Apple Chief Under Fire After Unveiling Grotesque New MacBook Graeme's surfing' buddy: January Surfing on Lake Superior with the new GoPro video cam Gang Geek Gadgets: Graeme: "Not a Kindle Fire"; Steve: Gulfstream 650 jet but really the Blue Yeti microphone; Phil: Independent Wealth...or a MacBook Air; Tim: an iPad Upcoming Events: Gadgets and Gifts for Geeks & Grandmas - today at CoCo Minneapolis 11:30 to 1pm December 10-13: TIES 2011 EduTech Conference December 21st: How to Leverage Digital Media to Build your Business and Raise Capital  Direct Link to the Show Minnov8 Gang no 1:00:44 Minnov8 Gang 147 – Wanna Buy Some Wheat? http://minnov8.com/2011/12/02/minnov8-gang-147-wanna-buy-some-wheat/ http://minnov8.com/2011/12/02/minnov8-gang-147-wanna-buy-some-wheat/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:54:39 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6775 Minnov8 Gang 147 – Wanna Buy Some Wheat? is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> The Gang is down at the CoCoMSP Minneapolis Grain Exchange facility and we talk with Don Ball, co-founder of CoCoMSP and a fun guy. It is always a delight to talk with Don about the future of work, what’s happening at CoCo, and why he actually can’t sell us some wheat anymore (Wikipedia article here: “On December 19, 2008, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange ceased operations of the open outcry trading floor, but continues daily operations for the electronic trading platform. Today, HRSW futures trade exclusively electronically and options trade side-by-side.”

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Ruddin & their song “Cover the Distance” from the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed during the show:

Carrier IQ scandal:

Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales strong:

Guest: Don Ball:

Other: Julian Assange: iPhone, Blackberry and Gmail users are ‘screwed’ – video

Upcoming Events

Direct link to the show

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/12/02/minnov8-gang-147-wanna-buy-some-wheat/feed/ 0 Android,apple,Best Buy,CoCoMSP,Google,University of Minnesota The Gang is down at the CoCoMSP Minneapolis Grain Exchange facility and we talk with Don Ball, co-founder of CoCoMSP and a fun guy. It is always a delight to talk with Don about the future of work, what's happening at CoCo, The Gang is down at the CoCoMSP Minneapolis Grain Exchange facility and we talk with Don Ball, co-founder of CoCoMSP and a fun guy. It is always a delight to talk with Don about the future of work, what's happening at CoCo, and why he actually can't sell us some wheat anymore (Wikipedia article here: "On December 19, 2008, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange ceased operations of the open outcry trading floor, but continues daily operations for the electronic trading platform. Today, HRSW futures trade exclusively electronically and options trade side-by-side." Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson. Music: Ruddin & their song "Cover the Distance" from the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the show: Carrier IQ scandal: Researcher’s Video Shows Secret Software on Millions of Phones Logging Everything Phone 'Rootkit' Maker Carrier IQ May Have Violated Wiretap Law In Millions Of Cases Carrier IQ references discovered in Apple's iOS Apple: We Stopped Supporting Carrier IQ With iOS 5 Senator Al Franken Demands Carrier IQ Explain Mobile Tracking Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales strong: The Kindle Fire Is Beating The iPad At Best Buy Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart Lead Online Sales Target November sales miss analysts' expectations Friday’s Deals May Not Be the Best Guest: Don Ball: Google Chairman Praises Mpls Entrepreneurship at CoCo  Where Don Ball is speaking on Dec 8th Important New Research to be Unveiled at GigaOM Net:Work  Net:Work agenda (Don Ball’s panel at 2:50 pm) Other: Julian Assange: iPhone, Blackberry and Gmail users are 'screwed' - video Upcoming Events Friday, December 9th: Gadgets and Gifts from Geeks to Grandmas Wednesday, December 7th: MOJO Mixer 2 - Speed Mentoring for Startups Thursday, December 15th: 1st Annual Minnesota Tech Holiday Bash December 10th - 13th: TIES 2011 EduTech Conference Direct link to the show Minnov8 Gang no 1:02:22 Google’s Schmidt visits CoCoMSP’s Grain Exchange Site http://minnov8.com/2011/12/01/googles-eric-schmidt-visits-cocomsps-grain-exchange-site/ http://minnov8.com/2011/12/01/googles-eric-schmidt-visits-cocomsps-grain-exchange-site/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:43:02 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6770 Google’s Schmidt visits CoCoMSP’s Grain Exchange Site is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> screengrab from StarTribune video accompanying their article on Google's Eric Schmidt visiting CoCoMSP's facility in the old Minneapolis Grain Exchange

L-R: Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak; CoCo co-founders Kyle Coolbroth & Don Ball; Google Chairman Eric Schmidt (screengrab from StarTribune video on their website article referenced below)

Google’s chairman, Eric Schmidt, paid a visit to CoCoMSP’s Minneapolis Grain Exchange facility on Wednesday, November 30th after his speaking engagement to a small audience at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

The StarTribune this morning had a print newspaper Business section front page article by Steve Alexander called, “Face of Google Faces Minneapolis” and the online version in that link has a short video that will give you a good sense of what transpired during his visit to CoCo. It’s well worth a read and the video is short and well done AND it’s a lot easier to see who’s who at the facility (vs. the “Where’s Kyle and Don?” photo in the printed newspaper looking at Schmidt, captured with a sadly goofy look on his face).

The article states, in part:

Later Wednesday, Schmidt appeared with Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak at the small business incubator CoCo Minneapolis, based in the former Minneapolis Grain Exchange, and visited with several local technology entrepreneurs.

Schmidt praised the incubator concept, in which entrepreneurs meet to share office space and ideas, and the city’s role in helping promote it.

Schmidt said it is a better alternative to people working alone out of their homes.

“Distance-working is a disaster,” Schmidt said. “People want to work in a group. People are social.”

Don Ball will be on the Minnov8 Gang podcast which will be recorded Friday morning at 8am CST at the CoCoMSP facility and posted by early afternoon. We’ll talk with Don about what’s new in co-working and, especially, about what transpired during this momentous visit.

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/12/01/googles-eric-schmidt-visits-cocomsps-grain-exchange-site/feed/ 0 Minnov8 Gang Off This Week http://minnov8.com/2011/11/25/minnov8-gang-off-this-week/ http://minnov8.com/2011/11/25/minnov8-gang-off-this-week/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:27:37 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6766 Minnov8 Gang Off This Week is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> The Gang is off this week for obvious holiday reasons, hanging with family and relaxing. We’ll be back next week with another edition of the Minnov8 Gang Podcast. Seeya then!

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/11/25/minnov8-gang-off-this-week/feed/ 0 Minnov8 Gang 146 – Is Fire *Your* Tablet? http://minnov8.com/2011/11/18/minnov8-gang-146-is-fire-your-tablet/ http://minnov8.com/2011/11/18/minnov8-gang-146-is-fire-your-tablet/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:21:29 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6758 Minnov8 Gang 146 – Is Fire *Your* Tablet? is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> The Gang shows up for the Social Media Breakfast held at Thomson Reuters to talk the new Kindle Fire, tablets and tablet publishing, and mobile. We didn’t have enough time to be exhaustive in our discussion, but we cover a lot of ground in a short time.

Joining us on the ‘cast is our frequent guest host, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, as well as Albert Maruggi of Provident Partners (the moderator for the panel discussion on mobile social media). Toward the end Lisa Grimm joins us to chime in on mobile social media and what she’s up to at Mall of America.

The panel, hosted by Albert, included Liz Giel, Digital Strategist at Fallon; Kevin Hunt, Corporate Social Media Manager at General Mills; and Breon Nagy, Marketer at Code42 Software.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.

A few photos from SMBMSP:

Clockwise l-r: Tim Elliott; Graeme Thickins; Phil Wilson; Steve Borsch; Albert Maruggi; Julio Ojeda-Zapata Panel L-R: Breon Nagy, Liz Giel and Kevin Hunt Moderator Albert Maruggi and some of the crowd at SMBMSP L-R: Graeme Thickins; a disbelieving Lisa Grimm; a tall-tale telling Phil Wilson

Discussed during the show:

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/11/18/minnov8-gang-146-is-fire-your-tablet/feed/ 2 Amazon,Android,SMBMSP The Gang shows up for the Social Media Breakfast held at Thomson Reuters to talk the new Kindle Fire, tablets and tablet publishing, and mobile. We didn't have enough time to be exhaustive in our discussion, but we cover a lot of ground in a short time. The Gang shows up for the Social Media Breakfast held at Thomson Reuters to talk the new Kindle Fire, tablets and tablet publishing, and mobile. We didn't have enough time to be exhaustive in our discussion, but we cover a lot of ground in a short time. Joining us on the 'cast is our frequent guest host, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, as well as Albert Maruggi of Provident Partners (the moderator for the panel discussion on mobile social media). Toward the end Lisa Grimm joins us to chime in on mobile social media and what she's up to at Mall of America. The panel, hosted by Albert, included Liz Giel, Digital Strategist at Fallon; Kevin Hunt, Corporate Social Media Manager at General Mills; and Breon Nagy, Marketer at Code42 Software. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson. A few photos from SMBMSP: Discussed during the show: Amazon Kindle Fire launches to mostly positive reviews: Verge; Engadget; GigaOm Julio's draft of his upcoming Sunday review of the Kindle Fire B&N Nook Tablet also ships: Engadget; Techcrunch Tablet publishing tools are proliferating: Yudu; Genwi; Adobe; App Press; JoeMobi (local Minnesota startup); Apple: In March of this year, Gadget Daily News claimed that Apple has an answer to the iPad publishing question in the works: a magazine template for the Xcode development environment Responsive web design: A List Apart article that got this topic started; What It Is and How To Use It; 50 Examples and Best Practices Our Minnov8 Gang Podcast is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, BlackBerry and WebOS phones. Upcoming Events Wednesday, December 7th: MOJO Mixer 2 - Speed Mentoring for Startups: 6:00 PM, PSoup HQ, St. Paul December 10th to 13th: TIES 2011 EduTech Conference - , 9:00am - 5:00pm, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis  Direct link to the podcast Minnov8 Gang no 33:54 Robert Stephens Rocks the #DefragCon Crowd http://minnov8.com/2011/11/13/robert-stephens-rocks-the-defragcon-crowd/ http://minnov8.com/2011/11/13/robert-stephens-rocks-the-defragcon-crowd/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:50:12 +0000 Graeme Thickins http://minnov8.com/?p=6738 Robert Stephens Rocks the #DefragCon Crowd is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> The 5th Annual Defrag Conference was held November 8-10. 2011, in Denver, and I was there once again reporting on all the action during this much heralded meeting of the Internet’s big minds.  One of the highlights this time for me was the keynote on the final day by Robert Stephens, CTO of Best Buy and founder of Geek Squad. Robert was a huge hit, as I’d been telling all my Defrag friends for years that he would be. (A selection of the scores of tweets during his talk is shown below — screenshots I grabbed from my Defrag 2011 Live-Blog archive. The hashtag #defragcon was lighting up the web over the three days of the event, and still is with the afterglow. One of my favorite tweets, not shown below, was someone quoting Robert saying, “Everything at Best Buy is an accessory to your mobile phone – including your car.” Hmmm, and maybe even your electric motorcyle, a product category that’s been expected to show up in Best Buy stores, and may finally be coming soon — the first hint: there are actually reviews for one already posted on BestBuy.com — but Robert didn’t touch on this topic.)

In a 10-minute video interview I did with Robert while we were having coffee and rolls before the general session started Thursday morning, we covered a range of topics — including the recent announcement that Best Buy is acquiring managed services provider MindShift for $167 million. I also got a sneak preview of other topics Robert was going to talk about in his opening keynote:

All the videos I shot at Defrag 2011, including three other interviews, are posted on my YouTube channel.  In addition, I have a photo set of the Defrag event on Flickr (213 pix) that documents my view of the proceedings over the three days. In some of the photos, you’ll be able to pick out several Minnesotans who attended this 5th edition of Defrag.  Startups represented included AsystMe, enStratus (a sponsor), FanChatter, KidBlog, Rifr, TST Media, and Zingstring.

Here are those screenshots showing a selection the tweets during Robert Stephens’ keynote:

 

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/11/13/robert-stephens-rocks-the-defragcon-crowd/feed/ 0 Minnov8 Gang 145 – Nigel Tufnel Isn’t on Google+? http://minnov8.com/2011/11/11/minnov8-gang-145-nigel-tufnel-isnt-on-google/ http://minnov8.com/2011/11/11/minnov8-gang-145-nigel-tufnel-isnt-on-google/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:11:08 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6733 Minnov8 Gang 145 – Nigel Tufnel Isn’t on Google+? is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> It is 11/11/11 so Happy Nigel Tufnel Day! A fictional character in director Rob Reiner’s classic music spoof, This is Spinal Tap, his quotes were a pre-internet, slowly propagating meme which most saw (except Steve).

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

Direct link to the show

 

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/11/11/minnov8-gang-145-nigel-tufnel-isnt-on-google/feed/ 0 Best Buy It is 11/11/11 so Happy Nigel Tufnel Day! A fictional character in director Rob Reiner's classic music spoof, This is Spinal Tap, his quotes were a pre-internet, slowly propagating meme which most saw (except Steve). - Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, It is 11/11/11 so Happy Nigel Tufnel Day! A fictional character in director Rob Reiner's classic music spoof, This is Spinal Tap, his quotes were a pre-internet, slowly propagating meme which most saw (except Steve). Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson. Discussed during the show: Defrag 2011; Graeme's live blog of Defrag 2011; MN tech startups at Defrag: enStratus (a sponsor); TSTMedia; Asystme; FanChatter; ZingString; KidBlog; Rifr Best Buy Acquires IT Services Company mindSHIFT For $167 Million Best Buy UK stores to be shut down after a year of unprofitable operation Graeme’s interview with Robert Stephens  StarTribune: Best Buy's tablet app...uh...needs some work Target Works to Fix Crashing Website Before Black Friday Google+ Brand Pages Launched; Scoble: "I wish I had never heard of Google+’s brand pages"; Google Direct Connect Hooks Search and Google+ Pages Together Intentionally Left Blank Page Verge Danah Boyd, Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research whose blog is "Apophenia". Upcoming Events: Saturday, Nov 12th: Code Slingers Challenge - 10:00am - 10:00pm Saturday, Nov 12th: ProductCamp Minnesota 3 - , University of St Thomas - Minneapolis, Schulze Hall Tuesday, Nov 15th: Mobile Twin Cities - 7:00pm Wednesday, Nov 16th: MIMA Event - Community Management with Olivier Blanchardat 7:30am December 10th to 13th: TIES 2011 EduTech Conference - 9:00am - 5:00pm, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Direct link to the show   Minnov8 Gang no 49:29 Minnov8 Gang 144 – Smartphones & SmartScooters? http://minnov8.com/2011/11/04/minnov8-gang-144-smartphones-smartscooters/ http://minnov8.com/2011/11/04/minnov8-gang-144-smartphones-smartscooters/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:58:56 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6730 Minnov8 Gang 144 – Smartphones & SmartScooters? is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> A continued acceleration in all things mobile takes an interesting twist this week with a Best Buy VC investment in electric scooters. We then have on a special guest, Lisa Foote, CEO and Co-Founder of MixMobi (Twitter), to give the Gang and you an “update on all things mobile.”

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, and Phil Wilson

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/11/04/minnov8-gang-144-smartphones-smartscooters/feed/ 0 Android,Best Buy,cloud computing,Google,mobile A continued acceleration in all things mobile takes an interesting twist this week with a Best Buy VC investment in electric scooters. We then have on a special guest, Lisa Foote, CEO and Co-Founder of MixMobi (Twitter), A continued acceleration in all things mobile takes an interesting twist this week with a Best Buy VC investment in electric scooters. We then have on a special guest, Lisa Foote, CEO and Co-Founder of MixMobi (Twitter), to give the Gang and you an "update on all things mobile." Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, and Phil Wilson Discussed during the show: MN-Based Cloud Startup enStratus Secures Series A VC Investment MHTA Tekne Awards (MHTA site; BizJournal article) Returns aren't in on Best Buy's VC venture Google’s new GoMo - Google Creates "GoMo" Portal To Help You Mobilize New in Google Reader: a fresh design, and Google+ sharing  and Reader redesign: Terrible decision, or worst decision? Google Releases Gmail for iOS...then pulls it HTML5 and a great site with demos called,"HTML ROCKS” Square’s Card Case iOS App Adds Support For Hands-Free Payments, Twitter Integration For Merchants Groupon IPO  Mary Meeker’s State of the Internet Kidblog; Minnov8 Gang podcast with the co-founder; Graeme's video with key folks about hitting 1M users Upcoming Events: Friday, November 4th (weekly): Frontend Masters Workshop Series November 8-10: Defrag (Denver & MN startups going include: Zingstring, AsystMe, TST Media, KidBlog, FanChatter... enStratus is a sponsor) November 8-10: JAMF Software National User Conference 2011 @Guthrie Theater Wednesday, November 9th: Hacks/Hackers Twin Cities - “Newsrooms, Open Source, and the Maker Culture” Saturday, November 12th: ProductCamp Minnesota 3 Saturday, November 12th: Code Slingers Challenge  Tuesday, November 15th: Mobile Twin Cities Direct link to the show Minnov8 Gang no 56:42 Minnov8 Gang 143 – “Bacon” a Cake? http://minnov8.com/2011/10/29/minnov8-gang-143-bacon-a-cake/ http://minnov8.com/2011/10/29/minnov8-gang-143-bacon-a-cake/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:40:07 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6709 Minnov8 Gang 143 – “Bacon” a Cake? is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

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Social Media Breakfast of Minneapolis/St. Paul (SMBMSP and its history here) was held Friday, October 28th, and the Gang sits down with the founder Rick Mahn, Mykl Roventine and the speakers for the 40th Breakfast, Lisa Grimm and Meg Knodl.

The discussion surrounded social media, its future, what’s next for SMBMSP and a synopsis of Lisa and Meg’s presentation about community management. Revealed during this podcast is that SMBMSP has a “bacon sponsor”…who would’ve guessed!  ;-)

Hosts: Phil Wilson and Graeme Thickins (Steve Borsch and Tim Elliott are off this week)

Upcoming Events:

Direct link to the podcast

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/10/29/minnov8-gang-143-bacon-a-cake/feed/ 0 Social Media Breakfast of Minneapolis/St. Paul (SMBMSP and its history here) was held Friday, October 28th, and the Gang sits down with the founder Rick Mahn, Mykl Roventine and the speakers for the 40th Breakfast, Lisa Grimm and Meg Knodl. - Social Media Breakfast of Minneapolis/St. Paul (SMBMSP and its history here) was held Friday, October 28th, and the Gang sits down with the founder Rick Mahn, Mykl Roventine and the speakers for the 40th Breakfast, Lisa Grimm and Meg Knodl. The discussion surrounded social media, its future, what's next for SMBMSP and a synopsis of Lisa and Meg's presentation about community management. Revealed during this podcast is that SMBMSP has a "bacon sponsor"…who would've guessed!  ;-) Hosts: Phil Wilson and Graeme Thickins (Steve Borsch and Tim Elliott are off this week) Upcoming Events: Friday, November 4th (weekly): Frontend Masters Workshop Series Sat, November 12th: ProductCamp Minnesota 3 Direct link to the podcast Minnov8 Gang no 22:54 Minnov8 Gang 142 – Gurf Navis is the Rafter http://minnov8.com/2011/10/21/minnov8-gang-142-gurf-navis-is-the-rafter/ http://minnov8.com/2011/10/21/minnov8-gang-142-gurf-navis-is-the-rafter/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:10:56 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6695 Minnov8 Gang 142 – Gurf Navis is the Rafter is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> Phil gives Steve a bad time about his new iPhone 4S and Siri, the intelligent agent (NONE of which is TRUE). We then have on our guest this week, technologist, entrepreneur, civic strategist, and “burr under the saddle” of various goofballs, Ed Kohler.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: “Cover the Distance” by “Ruddinn“ via Music Alley.

Ed Kohler

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/10/21/minnov8-gang-142-gurf-navis-is-the-rafter/feed/ 0 Phil gives Steve a bad time about his new iPhone 4S and Siri, the intelligent agent (NONE of which is TRUE). We then have on our guest this week, technologist, entrepreneur, civic strategist, and "burr under the saddle" of various goofballs, Ed Kohler. Phil gives Steve a bad time about his new iPhone 4S and Siri, the intelligent agent (NONE of which is TRUE). We then have on our guest this week, technologist, entrepreneur, civic strategist, and "burr under the saddle" of various goofballs, Ed Kohler. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off). Music: “Cover the Distance” by “Ruddinn“ via Music Alley. Discussed during the show: WiziApp; AppPress Android “Ice Cream Sandwich” released ; Quick feature rundown by Techcrunch  Apple’s Quarterly Results (still a blowout but ‘missed’ expectations); Sells 4M iPhone 4S devices in first weekend  Mary Meeker’s State of the Internet at Web 2.0 Summit; Article & video of her preso Ed Kohler: Junk86.com; The Deets; WhereToLive.com; Technology Evangelist (now in mothballs); Funny 'returning phonebooks' video Ed did; on Twitter; LinkedIn; Tumblr; Shoefiti Ed's mentions: Crumplepop Stratysys David Erickson of Tunheim Partners talking QR Codes on WCCO Upcoming Events: Wednesday, October 26th: Tech Entrepreneurs Rally at CoCo Thursday, October 27th: WordPressMSP  Friday, Oct 28th: Social Media Breakfast MSP on Community Mgmt Friday, November 4th (weekly): Frontend Masters Workshop Series Sat, November 12th: ProductCamp Minnesota 3 Direct link to the show Minnov8 Gang no 53:15 Minnov8 Gang 141 – Everything’s a Beta http://minnov8.com/2011/10/14/minnov8-gang-141-everythings-a-beta/ http://minnov8.com/2011/10/14/minnov8-gang-141-everythings-a-beta/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:20:17 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6691 Minnov8 Gang 141 – Everything’s a Beta is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> Andrew Eklund of Ciceron on the Minnov8 Gang PodcastOne of Minnesota’s premiere interactive marketing thought leaders and practioners, Andrew Eklund of Ciceron, shares his insights and perspectives after Wednesday’s MIMA Summit as well as on other key trends in new media.

Listen for the discussion wrapped around Andrew’s best line of the entire podcast (in Borsch’s opinion). While discussing how Ciceron encourages clients to think about what they offer, in a world where everyone is an instant critic who can tell the world, he says in passing, “every product is an iteration of its future self.” Find out what the “new and improved” Andrew 2.0 means.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, and Phil Wilson
Music: “Zydeco Junkie” by “Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band“ via Music Alley.

Discussed during the show:

Upcoming Events:

Direct link to the show

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]]> http://minnov8.com/2011/10/14/minnov8-gang-141-everythings-a-beta/feed/ 0 Minnov8 at MIMA Summit 2011 http://minnov8.com/2011/10/12/minnov8-at-mima-summit-2011/ http://minnov8.com/2011/10/12/minnov8-at-mima-summit-2011/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:17:28 +0000 Steve Borsch http://minnov8.com/?p=6688 Minnov8 at MIMA Summit 2011 is a post from: Minnov8 and published under a Creative Commons license.

]]> The Minnov8 Gang covered the MIMASummit live as well as bringing in tweets with the hashtag #mimasummit.

Click the “more” link to view the post with the embedded liveblog archive within it.

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