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WASHINGTON DC - Internet service providers got an early Christmas gift. As widely expected, the Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules, handing the broadband and wireless industries a big victory in their battle against government oversight of the internet. The Republican-led FCC , chaired by a former Verizon legal counsel, voted 3-2 along party lines to
DETROIT - PlanetM, the mobility effort launched by Gov. Rick Snyder, announced Tuesday the category winners and finalists for the 2018 PlanetM Awards that showcase innovations in mobility platforms and technologies. Winners will be recognized at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in January at Cobo Center. The PlanetM Awards are a partnership between PlanetM,
LANSING - Steve DeDoes is the creative genius behind the theme music for our show, the Internet Advisor. Steve joins us today to talk about his current Christmas release Hurray for Christmas. (Here is a link to a sampler of the tunes on the album. TO LISTEN, CLICK ON http://internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Podcast-1742-Steve-DeDoes-Music.mp3
DETROIT - Lisa Reynolds, VP of Marketing & Audience Development introduces us to 1001 Inventions and invited everyone to join in the the Michigan Science Center’s 5th Birthday Celebration. If you are planning some Holiday field trips with the family, then you don’t want to miss what Lisa has to say about the exhibits and events planned at the Science Center
ROYAL OAK - Virtual and Augmented reality are becoming the hot new technologies on the scene. Troy-based ORBBEC makes computer-controlled 3D cameras that can see, hear and respond to people and their environments with unprecedented accuracy fitting in nicely with this trend. ORBBEC is the featured company in this Tech248 update. Irene Spanos, who manages
ROYAL OAK - If you want your kids to enjoy some really cool tech stuff, you’re going to want to bring them to the Michigan Science Center for the Holidays. Charles Gibson, Director of Innovation and Outreach, talks about the 1001 Inventions exhibit, free with general admission. It highlights a thousand years of innovations brought
ROYAL OAK - The Pignataro twins, Michael and Steven, talk about Joomla, eCommerce, Content Marketing, Automated Marketing, Search Engine Optimization and a project they are working on with Stephen Sadler called igniteCast. The Pignatoros work out of Battle Creek. Their company is called corePHP and provide robust products such as paGO Commerce, WordPress for Joomla!
ROYAL OAK - BuyMichiganNow.Com, celebrating its 10th anniversary, is offering a Christmas shopping guide for products made in Michigan. Founder Lisa Diggs joins M2 Techcast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about her passion project and provide some great last-minute gift ideas for those who want to support Michigan businesses. From her website:
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Dec. 11, Tember Shea from Inforum’s inGAGE program will talk women in technology. Glenn Stevens from MICHAuto will talk about new reports that show Michigan has 2,200 auto R&D centers. Rick Beckers will provide some exciting news about the IoT TechConnect event in April. Then Red Level’s Patrick Dooley will
ANN ARBOR - CampGig.Com, a summer camp staffing solution, won first prize and a purse of $25,000 at Ann Arbor SPARK’s Entrepreneur Boot Camp, while Breath of Life was runner-up and took home $10,000. The winners were selected by a panel of experts, based on the business’ investor pitch. Boot Camp is designed for entrepreneurs
