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Sarah Worsham / Jan 26, 2010

Top Internet Strategy, Marketing & Technology Links – Jan 26, 2010

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Josh Williams, chief executive officer and co-founder of Alamofire, a Austin, Texas-based company behind the location-based mobile application Gowalla, stopped by our office last week to discuss his company and its future.. – GigaOM Video: Gowalla CEO Josh Williams on Foursquare, Yelp & the Future of Location (GigaOM)

There’s a lot of interest in these location-based mobile “applications” (in quotes because they’re really games at this point). These apps tie in where a person is with who they are and how loyal they are to the establishment. Which allows you to reward loyal customers. Possibly in the near future, local businesses will also be able to advertise to people in the area (not just those who check in). It’s interesting to hear one of the creators talk about these types of applications.

Sarah Worsham / Jan 25, 2010

Top Internet Strategy, Marketing & Technology Links – Jan 25, 2010

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Gizmodo reports that monthly information subscriptions and fees can easily run to $500 or more nowadays. A lot of people today probably spend more on information than they spend on food. The reason we fork out all that dough is (I’m going to whisper the rest of this sentence) because we place a high monetary value on the content we receive as a result of those subscriptions and fees. – Information wants to be free my ass (Rough Type)

It’s interesting to think about how much we do pay for information – especially since most people think of information on the Internet as free. And there’s always a clammer when a site that’s offered information for free starts to charge for it (ex: NY Times). But, in reality, we already do pay quite a bit for most of the information we access – although a good portion of that goes to the broadcasting technology (cable, wifi, cellular) rather than the content providers (depending on the medium). It should be interesting to see if that relationship changes as people are able to get information from multiple media. Also of note – people do assign value based on how much they pay for something.

Sarah Worsham / Jan 22, 2010

Your Chance at the Limelight – Ignite Detroit

Ever wanted the chance to present your ideas or thoughts? Want a positive, enthusiastic audience? Think you can do it all in 5 minutes? Submit a speaking topic to Ignite Detroit! The deadline for submission is fast approaching – Jan 29th.

Ignite Detroit is a night of presentations with a twist. Presenting on a subject of their choice, speakers have exactly five minutes to enlighten and inspire their community using twenty slides that auto advance every fifteen seconds. Ignite is quick, fun, and smart.

The first ever Ignite Detroit will be held on Feb. 25th at The Magic Stick in downtown Detroit. Admission will be free and tickets will be available starting January 29th.

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