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Posts in category "social media"

Super Bowl 2012 commercials use Web, mobile technology to further engage viewers

Super Bowl 2012 commercials use Web, mobile technology to further engage viewers
Super Bowl 2012 (XLVI) featured a host of advertisements from movie trailers to uniquely creative commercials selling cars. In case you happened to miss a few, which is very likely during any Super Bowl no matter how attentive one is, you can always brush up and watch all of the commercials online now afterwards. For... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
February 7, 2012 at 10:16 am
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Social Media Week ends on a social note with media industry veterans

Social Media Week ends on a social note with media industry veterans
Social Media Week was a success in Chicago, and also around the world. Hosted by the Zócalo Group and The Chicago Tribune, the weeklong focus on social media ranged from discussion topics on mobile applications and the newest technology, to also focusing on how the traditional media (such as radio, TV and newspapers) are currently... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
September 24, 2011 at 1:29 pm
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Social Media Week underway in Chicago, active online and off

Social Media Week underway in Chicago, active online and off
This week of September 19th has a host of several different networking events all around Chicago. As part of an international conference, Social Media Week brings together social media enthusiasts and technologists in a week-long series of events in cities around the world. It is a fairly unique event as the only cities other than... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
September 20, 2011 at 11:06 pm
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Weekly Tech Events for week of August 22: SocialDevCamp, Hackathon and more

Weekly Tech Events for week of August 22: SocialDevCamp, Hackathon and more
SocialDevCamp Chicago is a weekend long conference and hackathon about the social web. It’s the event for social app developers, mobile developers and designers. SocialDevCamp is a weekend of discussions on social platforms, apps, APIs, mobile experiences, and new media. This starting on Friday, August 26th, and is taking place at the DePaul University Main... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
August 21, 2011 at 8:09 pm
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TechWeek Chicago: Saturday rundown and impressions

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Saturday at TechWeek in Chicago had a fairly big emphasis on social media and social aspects in apps, games and other digital publishing uses. This unique event brought scores of technology professionals from Chicago as well as from major companies on the east and west coasts. A panel on Social Data was one of the... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
July 26, 2011 at 10:01 pm
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Introducing Media Tech Connection blog app for Android mobile devices

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Get connected to your tech news with Media Tech Connector! Introducing Media Tech Connector, a new application for Android smartphones that supplies news headlines from the Media Tech Connection blog, and what appears to be the first app available for a ChicagoNow blog. Media Tech Connector will now also provide the top ten technology news... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
July 17, 2011 at 11:33 pm
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Weekly Tech Events for week of July 18: TechWeek, Online Strategy, Chicago Flex and more

Tech is in the spotlight as summer continues to heat up in Chicago. This week begins the official week long event called TechWeek, organized by midVentures, the organization which also puts together the successful midVentuesLAUNCH conference. TechWeek Chicago takes place from Friday, July 22 at 8am to Friday, July 29 at 7pm. The TechWeek is... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
July 16, 2011 at 11:37 pm
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Impressions on Google+ and the effect on social media

While Google+ seems to be open to accounts all day for people to sign up, it seems as if Google is still limiting the window to those who check the Web site at the right time or those who receive invites from friends. So while some still eagerly await the chance when they can use... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
July 10, 2011 at 1:39 am
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ChicagoNow gets new features and a technology upgrade

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June 30th marked a day of lots of technology happenings.   First off it happened to be Social Media Day across the globe, so hope you all did something to celebrate the marvelous technology. The Chicago Tribune owned ChicagoNow has had several technology updates recently as well. Most noticeable is the ChicagoNow.com 2.0 update. Nearing two... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
June 30, 2011 at 11:12 pm
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Tech events for Week of June 27: Social Media Day

Social Media Day in Chicago is in full effect on Thursday, June 30th. Many may be wondering what does this officially mean, and how the whole thing started.  Social Media Day originates from an idea by a leading resource on the Internet, Mashable.com. The Web site has many readers interested in technology and social media, so they decided that... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
June 27, 2011 at 10:36 am
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