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Facebook Fans as Intellectual Property 2

By Techli Team April 18, 2011

During a recent online conversation, there was a discussion regarding the actual dollar value of a “Fan” or “Like” received on a company’s Facebook page. While I sat and thought about it, a term from a bygone Accounting class hit me: Goodwill. For those unfamiliar, the term “Goodwill”...

Why Inspirational Speaker-Entrepreneurs Are So Disappointing 3

By Jason Rowley April 12, 2011

What is it that makes a charismatic leader? Is it his or her message, or its delivery? Or is it...

ZoomShift Helps Balance Employee’s Schedules with Ease 4

By Techli Team April 11, 2011

Among the first companies hatched from the Spreenkler Talent Labs project is Zoomshift. ZoomShift...

Need More Freelance Leads? Unplugging Can Help 5

By Techli Team April 9, 2011

Lately I’ve been doing quite a bit of business development for my freelance services, and its...

Seth Godin, Look What You’ve Done 6

By Jason Rowley April 5, 2011

Back in 2008, when Seth Godin published his fourteenth book, Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us, he was...

Hackathon This Friday At Norwestern University 7

By Edward Domain April 5, 2011

Calling all Chicago-based Coders... Over $5,000 in prizes for building cool stuff in 24 hours...

Chicago’s inerTRAIN Event Thursday, April 7 8

By Edward Domain April 4, 2011

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Tech Cocktail Stirs Up Big Sponsors for a Packed House 9

By Techli Team April 4, 2011

As a tech writer in Milwaukee, I sometimes find myself forgetting the gigantic scale of the tech...

Don’t Overlook IT in Social Networking 10

By Techli Team April 2, 2011

Someday, there is a good chance that social media marketing will be a major for college kids. Until...

Twitter: 4 Major Weaknesses 11

By Techli Team April 1, 2011

I am a huge fan of Twitter, but only until something better comes along. Here are four things that...

Funding Your Idea: From Grandpa To Waiting Tables To Raising $500,000 12

By Techli Team April 1, 2011

Desiree Vargas Wrigley is the co-founder of GiveForward, a website that allows people to crowd fund...

Breaking News: Chicago’s FeeFighters Expands To Canada 13

By Edward Domain March 31, 2011

Toronto (3/31/2011) — FeeFighters, the free online comparison shopping engine that offers...

Chicago’s Startup Community 14

By Edward Domain March 30, 2011

As I have met and interviewed all kind of people in Chicago’s startup community and meet other...

On Being an Entrepreneur: A Maker’s Manifesto 15

By Jason Rowley March 29, 2011

As the (very) unofficial higher-education reporter for Flyover Geeks, I've said a lot about...