Workface Adds Status

Brainerd Savings Sam Horn has her Workface status set for "Online! Chat Now". (click for larger view)

At Minnov8, like most social media-savvy folks, we leverage all the social connection capabilities we can for Facebook, Twitter, and other sharing options. It's an absolute requirement if your organization is online and you want to be "in the game" with today's always-on and … [Read more...]

Walker Art Center’s Awesome New Website

Walker Art Center homepage (click for larger view)

Earlier this week I had a friend send me a Twitter DM saying, "Man...you MUST check out the new Walker Art Center website." So I headed over there that evening and spent over an hour reading, poking around and seeing what they'd delivered. To say I was impressed is an … [Read more...]

Big Healthcare Data

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Datuit is an innovative software company that is developing a new platform for creating, storing, and managing healthcare data. The firm is taking advantage of federal regulations to drive demand for this technology which will allow patients, clinicians, and even patients to … [Read more...]

Workface Integrates Real-Time Engagement with Facebook

Our pals at Workface have rolled out yet another great innovation: their chat platform now boasts an integration with Facebook that ensures that your Facebook Page is connected directly with those in your company you want customers and prospects to have access to in an … [Read more...]

Minnesota, the Arts and Innovation

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All the talk about Steve Jobs passing has included much discussion about the essence of his innovative genius: that it was due to him living at the "intersection of technology and humanism" or technology and the arts. As a consequence, in the last week or so there have been … [Read more...]

“Thank You” for the Books for Thai School

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Back in September I wrote a post called, "English Books for Thai School – Can You Help?" and was so pleased people jumped in to help. We collected well over 250 books for the school and delivered them when the students and teachers arrived at the Mall of America at the … [Read more...]

MIMA Summit 2011: Interview With Tim Brunelle and Ed Boches

The president of MIMA, Tim Brunelle, and his team have put together an amazing 10th annual MIMA Summit event.  MIMA, as the oldest and largest interactive marketing association in the U.S., with more than 1300 members, never fails to disappoint in drawing excellent, … [Read more...]

Minnesota EduTech Startup KidBlog Now Reaching One Million Users

On Wednesday, I stopped into the EduTech Minnesota conference at the U of M. I wanted to catch up with my friends Matt Hardy and Dan Flies, cofounders of Kidblog.org, and hear about the latest with their startup. It turns out, of the 10 startups that were selected to … [Read more...]

Something Amazing Happened at #EduTechMN Yesterday – Steve Jobs Was in the Room

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[This post was originally published earlier today on Tech~Surf~Blog.] I felt it. I didn't know it then, but it may have been at the precise moment Steve was passing. I was sitting in a room of about 100 people, mid-afternoon, listening to a panel of educators at the … [Read more...]

U of MN Center for Spirituality & Healing’s Mobile App

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The U of MN Center for Spirituality and Healing, a world-renowned resource, recently released an iPhone and iPad app called "Wellscapes" (iTunes link). I've known of the Center for quite some time and been interested in what they describes as their mission to, "...enhance … [Read more...]