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Power2Switch: Transition of Power to the People

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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How to know when you’re on the right collegiate path

Last year I decided to leave Chicago for a job in Los Angeles. Today’s guest author, Alex, did the opposite. College is a stressful time for anyone, but what comes.

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Chicago Police using Nixle to help you stay connected

The Chicago Police Department is now joining the social media scene by using text messaging. The department is using an alert based tool called Nixle. With Nixle, you can receive.

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Interview with Fred Hoch of Illinois Technology Association (ITA)

Recently I sat down to talk to Fred Hoch, President of the Illinois Technology Association to discuss the organization’s short yet successfully history and the state of the technology scene.

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“Return on Engagement” by Tim Frick gets it right

Tim Frick is the author of ‘Return on Engagement’ and the founder of Chicago based agency Mightybytes, which just won an ‘Award of Excellence’ from the 16th Annual Communication Awards..

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Shift Happens at HaveMyShift.com

HaveMyShift.com is a Chicago startup, founded by Sean Corbett, that provides an online exchange for hourly shift workers.  The concept is simple.  As an hourly employee, such as a barista.

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How Nate St. Pierre Made A Business Out Of Changing The World

A while back, while leading a web team at a big company in Milwaukee, Nate St. Pierre participated in a leadership workshop. One of the questions was “Next year, I.

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Discover the Social Dining Experiment

If you are new to the city, looking to build new friendships, or just plain love food, there’s a new social networking group for you! Grubwith.us takes the social networking concept and turns it inside out. The website, whose tagline reads “the social dining experiment”, seeks to bring your social online network, offline.

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Chicago is the 21st Century Motown of Startups

January 12, 1959: Berry Gordy founds Motown Records at 2648 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit and arrogantly puts a sign above the window that reads, “Hitsville U.S.A.” He had no customers.

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CommuniTeach asks: What do you want to learn today?

Simple concepts — learn and teach for free, combined with an honest vision to create tangible community connections is what CommuniTeach hopes to bring to your neighborhood. CommuniTeach is a.

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