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WordPress vs. Tumblr

Over the past couple of years blogging has become the thing to do. Choosing the right platform is almost as important as the content you will write, so I decided.

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EDL’s CloudCraze Levels Ecommerce Playing Field

Entrepreneur Bill Loumpourdis founded his company, EDL consulting, in the ashes of the dotcom boom in Chicago in what he called a “crisis-opportunity moment.” I asked him about the inherent.

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The Front Brake Light: An Automotive Innovation Takes Shape in the Heart of Flyover Country

When I first landed on frontbrakelight.com to prepare for an interview with innovator Steven Wright, I recalled a car accident my friend Carla was in a few years back. Sitting.

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Join the Cause for Entrepreneur’s Day

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.

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How Eddy Lu Of GrubWith.Us Makes Money Having Dinner With New Friends

When Eddy Lu and his business partner moved to Chicago to open a restaurant, they realized they didn’t know anybody in town. Rather than hit the loud, crowded bars and.

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Digital Tour Bus – A Behind The Scenes Look At Your Favorite Bands In Their Natural Habitat

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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Breaking news: Andrew Mason Announces Grouspawn

Just now on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Andrew Mason of Groupon took the stage and announced a new launch called, “Grouspawn.” Apparently Grouspawn is a dating site.

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Chicago’s Lightbank Offers $5,000 Web Design Award

*Editor’s Note: This Press release is being posted exactly as it was sent to me- sounds like a GREAT contest! Good luck to everyone that enters! Chicago-based Venture Fund Partners.

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Breaking News: AOL Buys Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch

AOL has just purchased Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch. The deal was just publicly announced onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt. I mentioned in my last post I almost spit out my coffee once.

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Flyover Geeks Traffic is up, WAY Up! Thanks Flyover Country!

Flyover Geeks launched just over a month ago and the response to what we are doing has been fantastic. For awhile, everyday my first stop since launch was Google Analytics.

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