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Viral tech video leads Omaha college student to start blog
Every tech geek is familiar with the trials and tribulations of being the go-to technology resource for family and friends. “What’s wrong with my computer?” “Can you help set up my wifi?” For 20-year-old Alex Kuklinski, perhaps the most important question was: “How do you convert a .mov file into a format that works with…
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How ideas can grow into companies
Amazing ideas often come from concerns we find in our everyday lives. That piece of wisdom rings especially true for Pixsi, a new consumer-centric mobile marketing company whose headquarters are located in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to watch Pixsi grow first-hand. As a Startup Technologist for Microsoft,…
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KC duo rocks Kickstarter data, invites others to do the same
There have been about 106,000 Kickstarter projects since 2009 when the site was established. That’s a mountain of data to examine and sift through—an appealing challenge to data visualization specialists Nate Allen and Wes Mikel of Kansas City company 4 First Names. “Our goal was to collect and visualize a data set more complex and…