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Curation Station…Sweeping the Nation?

18. February 2010

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Ah, the web… a veritable treasure trove of knowledge, an endless stream of news and information. Actually, it’s more of a flood of facts and opinions that would make even Noah a might uncomfortable. How is the average web surfer to keep up if they want to…let alone the media marketer that must keep up [...]

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Visions of Tomorrow, Yesterday

17. February 2010

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If you, like I, follow the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) Twitter feed (@MNHS) then you might already have stumbled across an interesting lecture which may also have led you to a delightful St. Paul blog. Stumble indeed. It was pure happenstance that I came across a compelling MNHS lecture called, “History of Hip: Yesterday’s Tomorrow” [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Stratasys Inks Deal with HP

21. January 2010

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As a longtime fan of science fiction I have always had a fascination with future technology speculation and why I (and most fans) enjoyed Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was on that show that the replicator (first used on the original 1960′s series) began to deliver much more than food and drink: it could create any [...]

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Dave Does Digital: A Morning Show and Social Media

13. January 2010

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How a Twin Cities morning mainstay, The Dave Ryan Show, is using social media. I admit it, I listen to commercial radio quite a bit…yes, even Top 40. I know this is hard for many to admit. There is this pressure that if you don’t listen to NPR all the time you’re some how less [...]

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Activ8: Event Management for Small Business

11. January 2010

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Activ8 is a new Twin Cities-based event/class registration service targeted to the small business’ that has a limited (or no) no web presence but those who offer services in the areas of dance, karate, gymnastics, or fitness studios are perfect potential users as are individual instructors in fitness, music, yoga, or tutoring. One of the great things about [...]

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Your Customers are Watching You

4. January 2010

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While many internet and web technology sites and blogs have published their 2010 predictions (including Minnov8), this post serves as a warning and a wake-up call to Minnesota companies that the power you once held — not just in communication, marketing and public relations surrounding your products, services and company — but that power is [...]

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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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WCCO Walks The Wire

3. November 2009

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At their latest Bloginar gathering WCCO-TV previewed The Wire, a site that will allow users to see a story develop over time. It also allows staffers and users to interact and contribute to stories as they do develop. I had a chance to sit down with WCCO’s Director of New Media, John Daenzer to talk [...]

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