Minnov8 Gang 224 – We Need More Media

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Throb  Artist: Speed Limit 35 Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

Discussed During the Show

• Minnesota Stories
  • MinneDemo report
  • Magnet360/Salesforce event: “Becoming a Customer Company“
  • Raht Racer Prototype Exhibition Event
  • Twin Cities Startup Vets Launch Buzz360™
  • New website allows real estate agents to network online
  • Former Best Buy exec on moving from corporate innovator to startup CEO
  • Best Buy News:
    • Best Buy’s Unlikely Return From the Dead
    • Best Buy Employee Going To Tell You What He Has At Home
  • Minnesota companies offer whimsical, practical iPhone accessories
• Other Stories
  • One Laptop Per Child’s new XO Tablet launches at…Walmart?
  • Smartphone Upgrades Slow as ‘Wow’ Factor Fades
• Steve’s Tim’s Security Tip of the Week
  • Logmein Hamachi

Upcoming Events

• Twin Cities Drupal Camp 2013, July 18-20
• CoderDojo, July 27, 2013, 2pm – 4pm, Clockwork Active Media Systems
• Ed Jam Twin Cities, August 16-18, 8am – 5pm, Dev Jam Studio
• Grace Hopper / Women in Computing, October 2 – 5, 7am – 5pm
  • Who was Grace Hopper?
• Life Science Lean-In, MinneAnalytics Forum, Friday, October 11, 2013 (all day)
• Cyber Security Summit 2013, October 22-23

Show Notes

• Jeremiah Owyang’s report: “The Collaborative Economy” (free to download with registration)
• More detailed page: “Report: Corporations must join the Collaborative Economy (Slides, Video)” (including links to what others have written about the report)

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