FERNDALE - Our third episode from the new studio is in the rear view mirror, and it marked the return of two very important things: beer from Falling Down Beer Company and the cheesy hotel front desk bell, both of which we've missed terribly. Joined by our guests from Social Coop Media, Long Neck Strangler
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com and the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM) have agreed to a content partnership where each organization will promote the other's content including news articles, podcasts, event listings and more in their respective digital publications. MTAM becomes the eighth content partner to join the fast -growing MITechNews.com media group. Others include:
DETROIT - Royal Oak Mayor Jim Ellison shares the vision for transforming a small corner of downtown real estate into a futuristic hub for Internet connectivity, smart car charging stations and entertainment in the heart of one of America's best walking cities. http://www.internetadvisor.net/2015/05/smart-parks-and-social-media/
OKEMOS - The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association is offering at least 10 scholarships on June 28 at the Michigan Renewable Energy Fair, including a top scholarship of $1,500. Educators are invited to nominate students who will be pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields in college. Scholarships are awarded by a lottery type drawing.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - There is a new professional association aimed at women working in mobile technology that has been created by the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan - the Women In Mobile Tech Advisory Council. The Council's launch event will take place June 22 from 6 to 8:30 pm at the Iroquois Club in Bloomfield
OKEMOS - The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association has teamed up with the Indiana Renewable Energy Association and the Ohio Green Energy Association to promote the Michigan Renewable Energy Fair June 26 and 27 at the Ingham County Fairgrounds. "This is a big deal and they too have hundreds of active members," said Allan O'Shea
LANSING - Sen. Mike Nofs hopes to introduce his energy proposal after the Legislature works its way through the budget this week, and among the provisions will be a clean energy goal linked directly to the to-be-determined national carbon emissions standards. "You have to be certified or licensed to operate under all of the national
YPSILANTI - Long-time entrepreneur Paula Sorrell, who for the past four years has served as Vice President of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Venture Capital for the Michigan Venture Capital Association, is leaving the state agency May 31 to return to her previous life as a business consultant. Sorrell, interviewed at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium on
GRAND RAPIDS - Business accelerators, where entrepreneurs incubate ideas, get mentoring help, and sometimes access to investment capital, have been springing up all over Michigan. But the state's newest accelerator takes a new tack by focusing on working with very large enterprise companies to help them developing products to plug into the Internet of Things.
SOUTHFIELD - On this episode we spoke with Christina Mathes, Vice President of Client Experience for Rocket Fiber. Rocket Fiber is Detroit's newest, exciting Gigabit Internet provider serving residents and businesses with 100 times faster Internet speeds. http://www.digitaldivas3.com/blog/ep6