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| Feb 1, 2018 | A new way to support local media in Philadelphia | Six Philadelphia independent news organizations have come together for a pilot campaign to encourage citizens to support journalism’s role in the region’s growth and vibrancy.
The Philadelphia Independent Media Coalition was convened by Tec... |
| Jan 22, 2018 | Technically Media announces membership program to support its community journalism | Niche news organization Technically Media today released the first phase of a new pilot membership offering for the two community news sites it publishes.
Individual readers of Technical.ly, the company’s flagship network of local tech news... |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Mayor Nutter to name April 22 as ‘Day of the Developer’ in Philadelphia | U.S. News recently released its annual list of top jobs, and in first place: software developer. It’s no surprise. Salaries average more than $90,000 and there will be more than one million software job openings by 2020, according to the De... |
| Jan 16, 2014 | Important deadlines for Philly Tech Week 2014 presented by AT&T | We’re only a few short months from the fourth annual Philly Tech Week presented by AT&T and we couldn’t be more excited.
As you know, we have moved the week up to the beginning of April with events happening from the 4th to the 12th. Na... |
| Nov 22, 2013 | Feedback from Philly Tech Week 2014 planning session | More than 200 ideas came from more than 80 community members during a Philly Tech Week open planning session at VentureF0rth Wednesday. The fourth annual event series will take place next year, April 4-12.
Participants split into groups by ... |
| Nov 13, 2013 | Philly Tech Week Presented by AT&T will feature ‘Track Days’ | Through three years of hosting Philly Tech Week Presented by AT&T, we kept hearing that you wanted more curated events nearby each other, for better planning, more serendipity and to introduce people to new corners of our community.
(No... |
| Oct 21, 2013 | Social Venture Institute // TicketLeap, SnipSnap, Neomind Labs, LeadiD founders talk [EVENTS] | Morning readers, here’s what’s on tap for the week.
This week: a bootcamp for social entrepreneurs, startup demos at Philly TechBreakfast and stories from local founders.
2013 SBN Social Venture Institute: This two-day conference trains soc... |
| Jul 8, 2013 | 2013 Geek Award nominees are live | Check out the nominees for the 2013 Philly Geek Awards presented by our friends Geekadelphia.
Categories:
SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR
FEATURE LENGTH INDIE FILM OF THE YEAR
GEEK STORY OF THE YEAR
VIRAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR
MOBILE APP OF THE YEAR
WE... |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Philly Tech Week 2013 video recap and attendee survey results | It hardly feels like it, but we’re nearly two months removed from the third annual Philly Tech Week presented by AT&T. Now that the dust has settled, we’re taking a look back at some of the outcomes, and yes, already looking toward next... |
| May 24, 2013 | This tool maps where complaints about Philly cops happen | Map police complaints to the Police Advisory Commission (PAC) on this new app from Comcast Interactive Media software developer Mike Ball. The PAC is a civilian oversight board that hears complaints against officers.
Use the app here.
Ball,... |
| May 21, 2013 | Philly Phlash: student-built site lets tourists map sightseeing bus stops | The young technologists behind nvigor, a group that aims to connect students to the city’s broader technology scene, recently launched their first website.
Built for the Independence Visitors Center, it’s a mobile-optimized web app that let... |
| May 13, 2013 | Philly Tech Week presented by AT&T outcomes | The third annual Philly Tech Week Presented by AT&T was a little overwhelming in its growth.
With nearly 20,000 attendees (almost double last year’s number), close to 200 partners and sponsors and 110 events, we’re happy to call this ye... |
| May 2, 2013 | City of Philadelphia Open Data Executive Order: report card 1 year later | One year ago Friday, Mayor Nutter signed an Open Data Executive Order during Philly Tech Week presented by AT&T that outlined his administration’s goals for a more transparent and efficient government.
Read our 10 big takeaways from whe... |
| May 1, 2013 | Third annual Philly Tech Week Presented by AT&T attendee totals | Now that we’ve closed the third annual Philly Tech Week Presented by AT&T, we immediately get the questions about IMPACT.
Who came? What happened? What’s next? The short answer is nearly 20,000 people attended, almost double last year, ... |
| Apr 15, 2013 | Pong on the Cira Centre // NASA Space Apps // Student Startup Summit [EVENTS] | Philly Tech Week presented by AT&T is about to be upon us, so excuse us, but all our events picks for the upcoming weeks will be from the 85+ event-deep celebration.
This week: The biggest game of Pong in the world, NASA’s space tech ha... |
| Apr 3, 2013 | How a Drexel professor will play Pong on the Cira Centre [VIDEO] | If you want to get something audacious done, it often takes a lot of time, a lot of passion and a lot of friends. That’s how Dr. Frank Lee is finally making good on a years-long mission: playing Pong on a University City skyscraper.
Sometim... |
| Mar 7, 2013 | LadyHacks: 7 projects from Philly’s first women-only hackathon | LadyHacks project teams worked through the weekend. (Photo Credit: Tara Gordon / Skout Media)
LadyHacks: a Hackathon for Women brought together 65 women to work collaboratively this weekend on projects in an effort to add an entry point int... |
| Feb 28, 2013 | ‘I’m prepared to take Philadelphia’s case anywhere’: Mayor Michael Nutter at Chamber of Commerce luncheon | Mayor Nutter speaks at the annual mayoral Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
The Nutter administration’s commitment to the local technology sector was on display at the annual mayoral luncheon for the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce thi... |
| Jan 14, 2013 | NextFab’s Grand Opening Party // Philly GiveCamp // Philly Startup Hackers’ hackathon meetup [EVENTS] | Good morning, readers. We’re barely into January but the events are rolling in. Don’t forget to check out our 2013 hackathon schedule and our events calendar if you’re planning an event.
This week: NextFab‘s grand opening party, a hackathon... |
| Dec 11, 2012 | TechCamp Philadelphia Education: announcing an unconference and hackathon in February | TechCamp Philadelphia: Education
WHAT: TechCamp is a two-day unconference and hackathon event where public institutions and nonprofits share their current challenges and brainstorm to build technology or other solutions.
WHEN: Sat., Feb. 23... |
| Nov 19, 2012 | Geeks on a Train: Baltimore technology crew visits University City, Center City [VIDEO] | The East Coast corridor is dense, transited and its various technology communities are relevant to each other.
It’s something close to our hearts at Technical.ly, so after our friends at the Greater Baltimore Technology Council helped organ... |
| Jun 20, 2012 | Project Liberty: how first of $250k startup incubator grant was spent | This month, the first three startups housed at the Project Liberty Digital Incubator moved out of the Inquirer building, where they were part of an ‘experiment’ funded by a $250,000 Knight Foundation grant. Soon they’ll announce their next ... |
| Apr 19, 2012 | Interact: try free beta of new geospatial social discovery app to find new friends in a crowd | Interact, a new geospatial social discovery application, is, first and foremost, about making connections.
To prove it, the application is scheduled to officially launch on Monday and by Thursday Interact found Anthony Coombs, 32, will be g... |
| Apr 17, 2012 | PhillyPolice Mobile: police department launches mobile web site | OpenAccessPhilly Showcase: Philly Tech Week lunchtime event
WHAT: Lightning presentations from public-private partnerships in the city.
WHEN: Mon. April 23, 12-1 pm
WHERE: WHYY, 150 N. 6th Street, Old City
FREE RSVP here
MORE: See all the L... |
| Apr 16, 2012 | E-commerce companies staffing up across Philadelphia | While the national job market is showing tentative signs of recovery, Philadelphia’s e-commerce sector is growing so fast, many local employers can’t hire talent quickly enough.
According to Forrester research, e-commerce is expected to see... |
| Apr 6, 2012 | Connect Philly tool launches with Mayor Nutter, panel talk on digital access future [VIDEO] | Digital literacy needs to follow digital access, which followed digital awareness.
If that’s the pipeline for ensuring that the web ensnares each Philadelphian into its powerful grasp, we’re somewhere in step two, but it’s important to keep... |
| Apr 3, 2012 | Announcing Ph.ly: Philadelphia’s URL shortener and a weekly email showcasing Philly’s best journalism | Technically Philly parent company Technically Media is excited to announce Ph.ly, a new URL shortener dedicated specifically to Philadelphia links and stories.
In one month of existence in soft launch mode, more than 250 links have been sha... |
| May 11, 2010 | It took New York to create a Philly URL shortener | Let’s give credit where credit’s due.
While they’ve been blowing out coverage of local real estate issues, the Philly edition of Brownstoner brought something else to the table. They’ve introduced a Philly-specific URL shortener, ph.ly.
We’... |