Michelle Doellman
Michelle Doellman was born and raised in the middle of the flyover states, in Quincy, IL. Moving to Chicago for graduate school in 2007 opened up new opportunities to write and explore. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago in spring 2009 with a Master of Arts in journalism. Her contribution to a Columbia-run sports website, Beyond the Game, received an award from the Chicago chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (2009 Mark of Excellence Award Second Place in category of Online Sports Reporting-Four Year College/University.) While getting her fledgling writing career off the ground, she founded a blog: MAD_about_style. @doellmi | @MAD_about_style | MadAboutStyle.com
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Find “What’s for Dinner” With FoodGenius
BY: Michelle Doellman“What’s for dinner?” The age old question weighs on many minds. Chicago-based app FoodGenius offers ways to track your favorite dishes and suggest new places to get your grub on. The app allows users to find and share their favorite dishes and restaurants. After a while, the app in turn will begin offer suggestions based on [...]
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Remove Personal Information Online With MelonCard
BY: Michelle DoellmanPrivacy is a hot topic when it comes to the Internet and technology. Issues like cyber bullying and identity theft show that it’s still like the wild West. With the mission of protecting your privacy, California-based MelonCard is hoping to make you feel safer. Founders Robert Leshner and Geoff Hayes came up with the idea [...]
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iFindit: Not Just for the Homeless
BY: Michelle DoellmanApps for Metro Chicago Community Round winners were announced recently and iFindit was listed as a top winner. The app is designed to assist Chicago’s lower income residents access crucial services like healthcare, food, and shelter. It is possible that you had the same reaction I did: An app for someone looking for a women’s or homeless [...]
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Turn Styling Into a Piece of Cake With CakeStyle
BY: Michelle DoellmanChicago-based start-up CakeStyle wants to take the headache out of styling with personalized style kits delivered right to your home. Keep what you like and return the rest.
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Facebook and Yelp Deals Succumb Before Really Getting Started
BY: Michelle DoellmanA few weeks ago Facebook and Yelp both pulled their daily deal offerings. In an era where everyone seems to be getting in on the daily deal brigade, unless there is something significantly different, we may simply have too many options. It’s fair to assume that Groupon and LivingSocial are two of the biggest daily deal sites. [...]
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DailyDac: Find the Best Investment Deals in One Spot
BY: Michelle DoellmanFor investors, the most important thing is finding the next project to get your hands onto. DailyDAC, a business deal aggregator in Chicago, can help you find new projects and investments in one easy place.
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Get the Gist with Gis.to
BY: Michelle DoellmanGis.to is a platform for people to shorten long-form content.
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Apps for Metro Chicago Announces Winners
BY: Michelle DoellmanThe winners of the Apps for Metro Chicago have been announced and smart phone users city-wide rejoice. Previous Tech.li feature SpotHero was deemed the winer with a $5,000 prize. SpotHero is an app used to bridge the gap between the have’s and have-not’s of the ever-elusive Chicago parking spot. The disgruntled Chicago metro-area driver can reserve [...]
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Pass Referrals with Passing Green
BY: Michelle DoellmanPassing Green has a simple concept – receive services from a business, refer others to that business and collect five percent cash of the referred sale up to a total $5,000.
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Look And Donate Like Your Favorite Star With YouCeleb
BY: Michelle DoellmanEntire websites are devoted to identifying what celebrities are wearing and where to get that exact item or at the very least, a cheaper lookalike. But how about taking it one step further and having a Groupon-like place where proceeds from the sale go to the celeb’s charity of choice? Miami-based YouCeleb does just that.
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Brag About Saving Money with BragTaggs
BY: Michelle DoellmanBragTaggs lets you & your friends share the best deals you find. Find great sales, earn deal points & get rewards.
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Kick Start Parenthood With kickSprout
BY: Michelle DoellmanFor some, the thought of bringing a child into this world is quite a daunting task. Luckily for new and expecting parents in Chicago, kickSprout offers a chance to meet others in the same new and exciting situation for support.
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