You could say it’s the speaker lineup and that they lead discussions instead of giving presentations. You could say it was the variety and depth of topics — or that the price for a 3 day conference was very reasonable. You could even say it was the quality of attendees and the small room so you met them all. Ungeeked Elite in Chicago was all of these things and they certainly made it one of the best conferences I’ve ever attended. But what really made the difference (to me) is how everyone (conference organizers, speakers, attendees, and even previous attendees and attendees from other ungeeked events) formed a open, friendly, and helpful community. [Read more…] about What Makes #ungeeked So Special
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Digging in the Cache – Hamster Dance
Digging in the Cache is a series where we go back in time to look at fun tidbits of Internet and computer history. One of the first Internet memes was The Hamster Dance, which was just a website with a bunch of animated pictures of hamsters and a clip of sped up music. It was one of the first websites whose popularity spread by word of mouth, and had no real value other than being silly (and having an annoyingly catchy tune!). [Read more…] about Digging in the Cache – Hamster Dance
The Increasing Value in Being Local
I don’t know if it’s just a Detroit thing, but there seems to be an increasing value in being a local company serving local customers. This is not to say that there isn’t value in having national or international customers. And maybe it’s more obvious here as the community bonds and works together to try to rebuild Detroit and the state economy. But, I do think there is something to be said for companies reaching out to serve local customers instead of always looking out to the horizon. [Read more…] about The Increasing Value in Being Local