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Posts in category "socials"

Chicago Game Jam was a success; brought together city game developer scene

Chicago Game Jam was a success; brought together city game developer scene
IGDA Chicago had recently held an event that brought all game developing enthusiasts together for a “Chicago Game Jam“. Or, in other words a gathering of all people for a competition to develop games in a two-day period taking place at Toy Studio, a social media and mobile game development studio, in the Wicker Park... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
October 29, 2011 at 6:57 pm
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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 Event Week of September 5: Pecha Kucha Night is back for inspiration across creative industries

Weekly Tech Event Week of September 5: Pecha Kucha Night is back for inspiration across creative industries
Pecha Kucha Chicago hosts it’s 19th “volume” on Tuesday, September 6th. For those new to the idea, Pecha Kucha is based on the Japanese term of “chit-chat”, formed around sharing creative ideas from several speakers in rapid succession. Using slides, with a 6 minute 40 second time limit, or 20 seconds per slide, each creative... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
September 4, 2011 at 4:23 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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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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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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Weekly Tech events Week of June 20: Hackathon for mobile apps development, and Wordpress Expo

Mobile app development, a hackathon, and WordPress are the focus of this event filled tech week in Chicago.   The Ji-V Hackathon and Seminar Series II, is the second one this year to bring together mobile application developers in a competition to develop the best mobile device app in a twelve hour time-span. It happens this Saturday, June 25 from 8... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
June 21, 2011 at 2:06 pm
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Weekly Tech events week of June 13: Designing for Mobile devices, "The Cable Show", World IPv6 Day, and Wordpress development

This June begins a heatwave of tech events around the greater Chicago area. It has been a busy season for advancements in Internet technology. The events for this week range mostly around designing and developing for the Web and mobile. Tuesday kicks off an event for one of the more popular topics of emerging mobile... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
June 12, 2011 at 8:09 pm
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Chicago creatives searching for inspiration need only go to Pecha Kucha night

The headline says it all, really. Pecha Kucha Chicago hosts it’s 18th “volume” tonight, June 7. Those of you who are new to the events, Pecha Kucha comes from the Japanese term of “chit-chat” and is based on sharing creative ideas from several speakers in rapid succession. Think of speed-dating for creative people using slides, with a 6... Read more »
By Jay Yearley,
June 7, 2011 at 4:01 pm
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