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Nov 1, 2010
Visible Vote is a free application created to empower Facebook, iPhone, Blackberry, Google Android and Windows users to advise congress on how to vote on the major upcoming legislation, follow current events, understand their legislators voting records, and compare the records with their own personal belief systems. After you advise congress on how to vote on...
Ok, so maybe neglecting to shower isn’t the best way to make an impact. However, I do think it makes the point that we live in a country where we can decide when we can take a shower or drink water. This is not the case in many places around the world which is sad and disturbing. While we should all consider using less water in general due to shortages...
Oct 4, 2010
While this post is not technically about the Chicago startup scene, it is related to Obama’s policies for small businesses. This post is about the establishment of Entrepreneur’s Day on November 19, 2010 to celebrate the benefits that small businesses and entrepreneurs have on our economy. As we all know, the unemployment rate is still at record...
Sep 13, 2010
HaveMyShift.com is a Chicago startup, founded by Sean Corbett, that provides an online exchange for hourly shift workers. The concept is simple. As an hourly employee, such as a barista at Starbucks or burger assembler at McDonald’s, you sign up for an account and choose one of three options: post a shift, pick up a shift and manage shifts. This is...
Hello Flyover Geeks! This is my inaugural post so go easy on me. I’m the geek that will cover technology related social gatherings such as happy hours, social clubs, tech meetups, etc. and write my thoughts about them here. I attended such an event last Wednesday called SummerMash 2010 which was obviously sponsored by Mashable. Mashable is right up there...
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