From the monthly archives:
Join AMA Pittsburgh and Stephanie Swift, public relations manager for Boscov’s on December 14 at the Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh City Center to learn how Boscov’s has been able to thrive in a market that has been changed by significant consolidation. Ms. Swift will discuss how Boscov’s low turnover rate and active management training program help [...]
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Geek Night is a highly informal bimonthly gathering of people in the Pittsburgh high-tech industry. There is no dress code and no cover charge. Show up anytime after 5:00pm, and leave when you feel like it.
When: Thursday, December 7, 2006, 5-9pm and later
Where: The Church Brew Works at 3525 Liberty Ave in Lawrenceville (geeks gather [...]
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During PodCampPittsburgh, one of the biggest topics of discussion was monetizing: making money from your podcast (or blog). Many sites offer recommendations, usually focused around understanding your viewership/readership. A recent post by Grace Bonney of BizBox Blog on Slate (“How Does One Live Off of a Blog?“) brings together great ideas and a healthy dose [...]
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CNNMoney.com is conducting a staff blogging experiment. Sixteen staff writers are each maintaining blogs on specific topics, with the bulk of them aggregated at Business 2.0 Blogs.
It’s an interesting idea, and the site is readable. But they’ve missed some basic and important pieces that would make the site easier to use — especially for those [...]
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The newly-formed Tri-County IT and Communications Services Consortium, covering Armstrong, Butler & Indiana counties, is conducting a survey to understand the needs and expectations of companies in this area.
The consortium’s mission is “to support and strengthen information technology and communication services and industries in the Armstrong, Butler, and Indiana county regions.”
If you have a technology [...]
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I’ve been receiving strange emails the last few weeks, talking of a mystery and sending me to www.TheMuckleMan.com. The site is an online puzzle, with a grid of squares that link to various news reports across the web and the MySpace blog of Gilbert, a marine biologist researching giant squid in Newfoundland.
(Incidentally, Gilbert seems to [...]
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Jana Eggers, U.S. CEO of Spreadshirt, explains how to let your customers lead the way to innovation in technology. Ms. Eggers is “obsessively customer focused” and enjoys “making technology easier to use,” and these factors helped bring her success while leading Intuit’s Innovation Lab and remain her guiding principles in her current position.
What: Women in [...]
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I had a grand, nostalgic time visiting old haunts in Boston and Cambridge last week, including riding the T, Boston’s subway (officially the MBTA). Fares are higher than when I was in college there — up from $0.60 to $1.25 — but it’s still the easiest and cheapest way to get around the metropolitan area.
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Recetly announced by the American Marketing Association:
Pull on your fatigues and roll up your sleeves…the Nonprofit Marketing Bootcamp™ is making its way to the ‘Burgh!
Event Specifics:
December 7 and 8, 2006
Boot Camp for NonProfits
Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh City Center, One Bigelow Square
Fee: Members $440
Non-members $665 (includes one year AMA membership)
Presented by the American Marketing Association (AMA), AMA Pittsburgh, and [...]
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