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When Marshall McLuhan said that the medium is the message in the 1960s, it’s amazing to think about how much that idea still applies in present culture. What he meant is that new forms of media (technology) transform our experience and is ultimately more important than the content that is shared. In other words, technology [...]... Read More

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Monitoring Legislation Goes Mobile: TrakBill Launches New iOS App
BY: Caryn Tomer
TrakBill, a St. Louis startup that is building an online legislative monitoring platform, unveiled its brand new iOS app yesterday. This launch comes on the heels of winning an Arch Grant just last week and presenting at Capital Innovators Demo Day the week before that. To say that it’s been a whirlwind of activity for [...]
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Plotter Takes Top Prize at SXSW Accelerator Interactive
BY: Annie Zaleski
Imagine you’re visiting an unfamiliar city. Your first order of business is to seek out delicious places to eat and drink, as well as unique sightseeing attractions. To find these local gems, you might check Foursquare and Yelp for tips, browse TripAdvisor or ask friends for suggestions. But how do you organize these recommendations—and find [...]
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In Las Vegas At Walgreens? St. Louis Startup Aisle 411 Has Got Something For You
BY: Edward Domain
Hot on the heels of their deal with Walgreens, aisle411 is launching their Indoor Geo-Fence Alerts Solution platform that will allow retailers (and 3rd party developers) to customize a shopper’s experience in a store. The API was acquired from Sunnyvale, CA WiLocate in September of 2012 and adds increased functionality to aisle411′s store mapping app. [...]
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St. Louis’ Butterscotch Shenanigans: “This Time, There Are No Towels”
BY: Edward Domain
Butterscotch Shenanigan’s founder Seth Coster did a year in law school when he had an epiphany. “I felt like I was in a pointless loop,” he said, “and so I quit law school.” What Seth really wanted to do was create video games, but some epiphanies take longer to sink in than others. “After law [...]
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1.3 Million Android Devices Activated Daily; Beats iOS Marketshare
BY: Edward Domain
It’s official- the Android OS is now bigger than Apple’s iOS and the gap is only going to get bigger in 2012. All this reminds me of the 90s when Apple was without Steve Jobs and the company was at its nadir. The problem had always been that even though Apple had an intuitive graphical [...]
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Microsoft Vs. Apple: A Tale of Two Stores
BY: Kathryn Hough
Last weekend, I wandered into the Microsoft store with my husband and a friend to witness the fanfare of the Windows 8 release on Microsoft’s home turf. What I found was unexpected.
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Apple’s Passbook Throws Chicago-Based Belly A Bone
BY: Kathryn Hough
Belly’s iPhone app was downloaded 50,000 times since the iOS 6 release, marking a huge week for a relatively new company that was founded in Chicago in late 2011. The company has raised $12.9 million from some of the biggest names in venture capital.
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Teensy Techli Tweets: iPhone5
BY: Kathryn Hough
Happy iPhone 5 launch day! To celebrate, check out this iPhone 5 Teensy Tweet by the creator of the hilarious “Goodnight Burbank” TV show, Hayden Black.
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EverPurse Showcases iPhone 5 Compatibility As Kickstarter Surpasses Goal
BY: Corey Cummings
On the eve of the iPhone 5 launch, EverPurse, the bag with the built in battery that keeps your smartphone charged on the go, has unveiled a video of its stylish accessory charging the brand new smartphone from Apple.
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Google Blows Up ICANN Applications
BY: Jon Christian
Some of the world’s largest entities applied for a handful of new ICANN top-levels. Google submitted more than 100.
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Apple’s Passbook Could Save You A Trip To The DMV, Forever
BY: Kathryn Hough
Apple’s new iOS 6 app Passbook is more than a digital wallet. It’s going to revolutionize digital identification.
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Developers Dish On How iOS 6 Will Change Your Favorite Apps
BY: Kathryn Hough
We talked to iOS developers a few hours after they got the chance to download and play around with iOS 6 to get them to dish about what changes consumers can expect to see to their favorite apps.
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