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iRule: From Passion To Profession

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:29:45 +0000

iRule: Turning an iPod Into a Universal Remote.

Metromode has a great story about a Metro Area startup called iRule.

iRule’s app, which starts at $200 with the accompanying hardware, took off almost immediately. Both Ben-Gal and Nemirovsky left their day jobs to focus on iRule early this year. Soon after they raised about $500,000 in an angel round, including an investment from Compuware’s new venture capital arm. The company recently hired three people, moved from Ben-Gal and Nemirovsky’s suburban homes to the Compuware Building in downtown Detroit, and is prepping to launch the Android version of its software.

Read the Full Article at Metromode

Reference materials used for this article: Metromode and the iRule website.

WordCamp Detroit 2011 is Almost Here

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:31:10 +0000

WordCamp Detroit 2011 is coming on November 12-13, 2011. Just like last year, the schedule is filling out nicely with great speakers and sponsors. Get your ticket now – at only $40 tickets it’s a steal.

WordCamp Detroit 2011 will be held at Detroit’s own Renaissance Center. The event will be on Saturday, November 12th and Sunday, November 13th, 2011. We’re really excited about this year’s event and location!

For More Information and Tickets:
Website: 2011.detroit.wordcamp.org
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/wordcampdetroit
Twitter: @wordcampdetroit

We look forward to another great WordCamp Detroit.

Reference materials used for this article: WordCamp Detroit, and WordPress Meetup Group

Hatch Detroit: Now Open For Submissions

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:08:14 +0000

Hatch Detroit is an organization dedicated to helping grow vibrant and successful businesses in Detroit. They are giving away $50,000 and a suite of free services to the best retail business idea. The contest is open to anyone with a “retail business” idea. The only criteria for what type of retail business is simply that people must be able to walk in and pay money to get something in return – products, goods, services, food, or drinks. Think yoga studios, coffee shops, art galleries, barber shops, etc.

Hatch Detoit is currently accepting submissions, and the deadline to enter the contest is September 1st, 2011.

For More information check out the Hatch Detroit Website

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Michigan Roots Jamboree

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:00:33 +0000

An event we have become aware of through Donald Sicheneder of Atlas Payroll Group is the Michigan Roots Jamboree to be held August 5 & 6, 2011 at the Riverside Park in Ypsilanti, MI.

Below is a brief excerpt from the Jamboree website…

The Michigan Roots Jamboree is a two-day outdoor music and art festival showcasing the finest talent the midwest has to offer. This exciting, family-friendly camping event will bring together both local and regional acts on two stages in beautiful Riverside Park in Ypsilanti, Michigan. From rock to bluegrass to jazz and funk, The Michigan Roots Jamboree has over 25 acts sure to provide something for everyone to enjoy. Sponsored by the Depot Town Community Development Corporation, all proceeds from this non-profit event go to support support projects aimed at improving the quality of life in Ypsilanti.

For more information and tickets please visit The Michigan Roots Jamboree website: www.rootsjamboree.com

20 Cool Apps to Enhance Your Twitter Experience

admin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:33:42 +0000

Twitter is a fun place to hang out. The official web app might be bland, but there are a whole bunch of third party apps out there to make Twitter special. I have always maintained that if it weren’t for third party apps, Twitter would never have been the cultural…

via: http://web.appstorm.net/

What carriers can learn from Groupon and LivingSocial

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:35:09 +0000

It is only March and there have already been a number of announcements this month about big players getting in on the deal-of-the-day phenomenon.

Facebook announced it will test a new service for its advertisers to reach its 550 million users.
Bing said it is getting into the aggregation of daily deals with a service called Live Deals.

Google Offers is coming soon, and now AT&T will be getting into the game on two fronts…

3 Iconic Film Directors Interpret Classic Operas

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:59:16 +0000

To celebrate six years of collaboration between Sky Arts and the English National Opera, Sky Arts commissioned an unlikely trio to produce Sky Arts Opera Shorts — three opera short films by three of today’s most celebrated film directors: Dougal Wilson, Sam Taylor-Wood and Werner Herzog. The films are set to a popular aria of ENO’s 2008/2009 season, capturing each director’s distinct visual style. And, as big proponents of the cross-pollination of the arts and the creative intersections of past and present…

LinkedIn Reaches 100 Million Users

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:54:15 +0000

The professional online network LinkedIn, which has filed to go public, now has 100 million members, and is growing at a rate of one million new members per week.To commemorate the occasion, the company made a fancy infographic depicting some stats…

via LinkedIn Reaches 100 Million Users.

Ready for IE9 and Firefox 4?

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:13:32 +0000

From www.gigaom.com

Last week, Internet Explorer 9 was released and while Firefox 4 is due to be officially launched today, you can already download it from the Mozilla FTP site. Luckily, so far, we haven’t seen any major issues with the new browsers, but there have been reports that some widely-used tools will need to be updated.

With that in mind, here is a short list of tests you’ll want to make when a new browser becomes available.

Test your website(s). Make sure that layout and interactive functions operate correctly, including content management systems, contact and feedback forms, styles and links.

Test your collaboration tools. Web-based project management, screen sharing, conferencing and collaboration services should be updating themselves continuously, but you should check your intranet and any tools that have been built or are being hosted in-house.

Test add-ons and extensions that you and your colleagues are using. When you upgrade Firefox, it will check your add-ons and update or disable any that aren’t compatible. But you should also check the add-on developer’s website to see if there are beta versions available. And some add-ons may no longer be needed — after the controversy regarding hacking tool Firesheep a few months ago, I started using a Firefox add-on called Force-TLS that connected me to websites using HTTPS when possible. But it turns out that Firefox 4 has the appropriate technology built in, so Force-TLS is no longer needed.

Test social media tools you are using. Especially check custom pages that you have created on sites like Facebook.

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24-Year-Old Entrepreneur Puts Paper Street on the Map

admin — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:36:27 +0000

A great article in the Ferndale Patch was written about local entrepreneur Andy Didorosi who owns and operates Paper Street.

With 13 tenants and more space to rent, Andy Didorosi’s small-business incubator is giving life to Ferndale companies.

Andy Didorosi is just back from Manhattan, NY, and full of real estate ideas. Not that it takes a trip to the Big Apple to get him inspired, but, he figured, why not check out what other businesses like his are doing?

Read full article…