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Minnov8 Gang 154 – iPad, iLearn
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. [...]
Continue reading...Minnov8 Gang 151 – Opinions Are Like Donkeys
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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 & [...]
Continue reading...Minnov8 Gang 147 – Wanna Buy Some Wheat?
Friday, December 2, 2011
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: [...]
Continue reading...Minnov8 Gang 141 – Everything’s a Beta
Friday, October 14, 2011
One 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 [...]
Continue reading...Minnov8 Gang 140 – Heaven is no Apple Store
Saturday, October 8, 2011
The passing of Apple’s co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, overshadowed all other stories of the past week…even Apple’s own introduction of the iPhone 4S. Still, there were numerous things to talk about since the acceleration in technology innovation continues unabated. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda Zapata Music: “Even Meaner” by [...]
Continue reading...Something Amazing Happened at #EduTechMN Yesterday – Steve Jobs Was in the Room
Thursday, October 6, 2011
[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 EduTech MN conference at the University of [...]
Continue reading...M8 Gang Podcast 139 – Capella U Mobile’s Kristofer Layon
Friday, September 30, 2011
Online learning continues to accelerate and Capella University is on the leading edge of it. Online increasingly means “mobile” and Capella recently brought on a unique, highly qualified and experienced guy, Kristofer Layon, to be their mobile product manager. We talk with Kris about what he’s doing at Capella, issues he’s wrestling with, and how [...]
Continue reading...Minnov8 Gang 138 – Fate…or Plus?
Friday, September 23, 2011
Lots of announcements this week with Facebook f8, Google+ opening up to everyone, and Forbes thinking our hometown technology retail success story, Best Buy, is in trouble. Our guest this week is Ben Theis, Field Marketing Lead for Google in Minnesota (and part of a team of five). He talks about what he’s doing here, [...]
Continue reading...Minnov8 Gang 137 – Major Mojo Baby!
Friday, September 16, 2011
MOJO Minnesota is an innovation advocacy force comprised of like-minded business leaders working to fuel entrepreneurship and reignite Minnesota’s culture of innovation. These folks describe themselves as, “…business advisors, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors and attorneys passionate about creating jobs and economic growth through the power of Minnesota based technology companies” and we were pleased [...]
Continue reading...Minnov8 Gang 135 – Take a Tablet
Friday, August 12, 2011
The Gang became aware of the introduction of the brand new WCCO iPad app and we just had to talk with the CEO of one of this State’s premiere mobile development organizations, DoApp, who built that app for WCCO. DoApp is much more than just an app developer (e.g., Mobile Local News strategy with: iPhone & Android [...]
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