Nicky Sykora

Nicky is a marketer, writer, foodie, amateur animal rescuer, and traveling enthusiast. She currently works her magic planning events for a tech company that offers web-based education tools and data reporting to effectively measure outcomes-based learning goals and institutional objectives for accreditation. She resides in the west Chicago suburbs and is happiest taking care of her plants, dogs, and husband in no particular order. | @nicoleannejin

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Hypersonic Missile Flies at Eight Times the Speed of Sound
BY: Nicky Sykora
In less than half an hour, the US military was able to launch an Advanced Hypersonic Weapon from its Hawaiian military base to Kwajalein Atoll, an island in the Pacific Ocean over 2,300 miles away. The missile, which flies at eight times the speed of sound, is being developed as part of the Conventional Prompt Global [...]
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Taxi Cab Confessions: Smelly Taxi and Taxi Magic Unite
BY: Nicky Sykora
When Adam Saffro flagged down and stepped into a cab in Chicago earlier this year, he did not know he would be stepping out with an idea for a new mobile app. After collaborating with his brother Chad Saffro, the Smelly Taxi app was born. Through the app, riders can rank the cab’s smell (or lack [...]
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Resunate: World’s First SEO Resume Builder
BY: Nicky Sykora
Resunate a free product of Careerimp, Inc., is a SEO resume builder that utilizes the same technology hiring companies use to filter job applicant resumes.
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Hoseanna: An Automated Service for Women on the Go
BY: Nicky Sykora
Netflix did it with movies, Hoseanna does it with hoisery. Meet the latest in auto-shipment startups aimed exclusively at today’s busy women. Stepping on the scene in August 2011, Hoseanna offers extensive product options for leg wear, health and beauty, femcare, and intimacy. Your choices are delivered to your door every two to three [...]
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Rovertown: Mobile Marketing for the College Student
BY: Nicky Sykora
Mike Philip, owner and CEO of Rovertown, believes the most effective and underutilized opportunity to market to college students is connecting them with local businesses through their mobile phones. Rovertown is a mobile marketing company started in the summer of 2009 by three college students out of Philip’s bedroom. Rovertown is a unique business discount [...]
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Heavenly Hellos: Delivering Messages from the Crypt
BY: Nicky Sykora
Des Moines-based Heavenly Hellos made its debut in May 2011, acting as a portal for the dead to reach out to the living.
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ITA Fall Challenge: Keeping Top Talent In Our State
BY: Nicky Sykora
One of the biggest challenges facing technology companies right now is the need to acquire and retain top talent. With many graduates leaving Illinois and headed for the coasts, companies are finding it harder and harder to fill positions and ultimately impact the economic growth across the state and the Midwest. The Illinois Technology Association [...]
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Digital Tour Bus – A Behind The Scenes Look At Your Favorite Bands In Their Natural Habitat
BY: Nicky Sykora
In the days of old the only way to get into a musician’s or band’s tour bus was to be a member, roadie or the less attractive option…a groupie.
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How KarmaKorn is Changing the Face of Philanthropy
BY: Nicky Sykora
By Anne Feher If I could make one small change, make one quick but meaningful impact each day, what would I do? As an almost 26 year old, I’ve had my fair share of guilt encountered at the severe amount of inaction that makes up the majority of my daily life. I have a lot [...]
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Power2Switch: Transition of Power to the People
BY: Nicky Sykora
The art of comparison shopping is often confined to homes & vehicles, advanced electronics, hotel rooms, air fares, & potential mates. Fortunately, the refreshing new venture, Power2Switch, offers the public one more industry to hem and haw over.
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University Multimedia Boot Camp Utilizes Social Mapping Platform
BY: Nicky Sykora
Incoming master’s students, at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, took part in a six-week news writing and reporting course resulting in the Secs in the City website.
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The Printed Blog 2.0
BY: Nicky Sykora
Revamped with a new co-founder and business model, The Printed Blog has come back from a year hiatus. Founder and publisher Joshua Karp has joined forces with celebrity photographer Tyler Shields to produce an edgier magazine that will challenge their audience and even make them mad.
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