Minnov8 Gang #195 – Apocalypse NOT!

Minnov8 Gang 195 - Apocalypse Not

You can rest easy now: NASA says the world will not end on December 21st of this year (phew)! We've averted a calendar-driven apocalypse (how did that even start!?!) so go ahead and make plans for Christmas, New Years or whatever else you have coming up. The Gang … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 194 – All Our Startups Are Above Average

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A surprising number of hot stories this week for a December and the Gang covers it and more. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson. Music: The One by The Woodshedders brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang #188 – Is it Breaking News?

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The news business continues to transform itself and news apps are proliferating. But are our mobile device notifications of "breaking news", especially when that news is mundane and not 'breaking', causing us to divert our attention when we shouldn't be bothered? We discuss … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 187 – Guy Kawasaki Loves Android?

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The Gang talks about the MIMA Summit where we were somewhat surprised to learn keynote speaker and former Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki is "enchanted" by Android (but still loves his Macs). We also mention MinneDemo Rochester and Sprint's new suitor before talking about new … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 159 – Social Chatter

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Social media 'chatter' seems to be growing exponentially and the services capitalizing upon it are being launched, or accelerated, by the week. Marty Wetherall, Director of Innovation at Fallon and co-founder of Fanchatter, joins us to talk about what's happening with his … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 140 – Heaven is no Apple Store

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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 … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 118 – The Cloud gets Sainthood

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Watching the tech headlines each week continually points to an accelerating trend: the 'cloud' is delivering an ever-increasing set of applications and services. Add to that an explosion in mobile devices and a continuing growth in mobile wireless (and Wifi) bandwidth, and … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 107 – Is the MacAppStore Good or Bad?

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App stores are all the rage: Apple started the concept with the iPhone App Store, made sure it worked on the iPod Touch and later expanded it to include the iPad, and is now driving that concept further with the new introduction of the MacAppStore. Google has Android … [Read more...]

Minnedemo Screams Diverse Developer Community

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The folks at Minne* put on another solid showcase of Minnesota innovation at the latest Minnedemo on Thursday night. Ben Edwards, Luke Francl and the latest addition to the team, Adrienne Peirce, kicked off the event with the promise of  "a Minnedemo in the spring and … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang 84: Seeing Opportunities for Innovation

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This week's show theme surrounds seeing opportunities for innovation. We explore many of the events, conferences, and moves made in web and internet technology and also dwell on all the collective energy being expended in Minnesota (e.g., MHTA; MNCup; MOJO MN; … [Read more...]