Minnov8 Gang Podcast – Episode 19
Our kickoff podcast for 2009 is a discussion with guest Kevin Matheny, self-described “E-business Architect & Open API guy for Best Buy” and founder of the innovative Best Buy Remix Developer...
View ArticleMayo Accelerates Their Online Presence
Mayo Clinic today announced the launch of what they’re calling its “culture blog”, Sharing Mayo Clinic, which provides an online site for patients and employees to share their stories about what makes...
View ArticleFallon Releases Free Social App?
As social media and networking continues its advance and integration in to the very fabric of our lives (which is especially the case as more of us become a part of the always on, always connected...
View ArticlemIQ: Best Buy’s Cloud-based Sync & Backup
Vendors like Apple and Google recognize that the cloud is central to the mobile experience. Without the ability to access ones data, sync to the desktop, laptop netbook (and soon, a tablet?) with our...
View ArticleOur Head In The Cloud: Minnov8 Talks With Chris Howard
Visi hosted Cloud Vision 2009 at the Metropolitan this past Wednesday and invited Minnov8 along. It was an event tailored to the IT community they serve and was the chance for them to introduce...
View ArticleVisi Launches ‘ReliaCloud’ Services to Packed House
Got a nickel? Then you have a server for an hour, my friend. Visi.com, Minnesota’s largest Internet services/hosting firm unveiled on Wednesday morning its all-new brand of cloud computing services,...
View ArticleTwin Cities Firm Joins Ranks of Public Cloud Computing Providers
Though the likes of cloud industry leaders Amazon Web Services and Rackpace may not yet have noticed, a Minnesota company has been quietly trying to do them one better. VISI, Minnesota’s largest data...
View ArticleWCCO Launches ‘The Wire’. Connect Your Own Dots
A screenshot of WCCO's The Wire zoomed in on the timeline People in Twin Cities social media circles got a sneak peek at WCCO’s The Wire last October and its promise looked intriguing. We here at...
View ArticleBest Buy Announces Movies & TV Online
With the acceleration of online movie and TV show distribution from the likes of Netflix, Amazon, Apple along with on-demand access from cable company services, it was inevitable that Best Buy would...
View ArticleW3i Lights Up the ‘Net with Its Latest App News
Okay, so there’s this company named Apple that I hear makes phones. And people tell me there’s been, uh, a bit of news lately about some new phone of theirs? Well, that media firestorm didn’t stop...
View ArticleStarTribune Debuts iPad App
In this morning’s dead-trees edition of the StarTribune, a full page ad appeared announcing the availability of the StarTribune iPad app. Downloading and launching it presents you with a clean, easy to...
View ArticleWorkface Integrates Real-Time Engagement with Facebook
Our pals at Workface have rolled out yet another great innovation: their chat platform now boasts an integration with Facebook that ensures that your Facebook Page is connected directly with those in...
View ArticleWorkface Adds Status
At Minnov8, like most social media-savvy folks, we leverage all the social connection capabilities we can for Facebook, Twitter, and other sharing options. It’s an absolute requirement if your...
View ArticleUnitedHealth Group’s Booth at CES
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in full swing and UnitedHealth Group (UHG), along with its UnitedHealthcare health benefits and Optum health services businesses, is at CES this year because, as...
View ArticleSmartThings Debuts on Kickstarter!
“By 2015, more people will access the Internet from mobile devices than from conventional PCs. A year later, in 2016, 19 billion devices and gizmos will be connected to the mobile Internet — not just...
View ArticleReliaCloud Launches
Our pals at Visi have fully launched ReliaCloud, an “enterprise-class IT Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud solution” and the first in Minnesota with these capabilities. In numerous conversations...
View Article3M ‘Quantum Dots’ Add 50% More Color to LCDs
Quantum dots, discovered in the early 1980s, are semiconductors whose characteristics produce more luminance and chroma (i.e., brighter and more color). While discoveries like this are always an...
View ArticleTwin Cities Startup Vets Launch Buzz360™
Local serial entrepreneurs Lisa Schneegans and Klaus Schneegans have announced a new company, Buzz360 LLC, which provides a marketing platform connecting large companies with small business. The...
View ArticleSharePlan from Code 42
SharePlan from Code 42 Software, the makers of CrashPlan. SharePlan is a “…sync and share platform that keeps information flowing, teams collaborating and business humming—securely, in real-time,...
View ArticleDigi’s New XBee® Wi-Fi Cloud Kit
Digi International today announced their new XBee® Wi-Fi Cloud Kit which “Brings the Internet of Things to Everyone.” Their objective with this ‘kit’ is to “Add cloud connectivity to any device or...
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