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Episode 100: Falling Down Beer Company, City of Detroit, K-Hubb and Her Corner, Daily Detroit, Random Guests and More Jul 16, 2015

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Episode 100: the night of bad puns, occupancy code violations, Bob being rendered speechless, mayhem with puppets and so, so much more. Had a really great night for episode 100 of our live weekly podcast, and with a room full of lively guests, we definitely didn't have a lack of topics, voices, opinions or laughter for the occasion... We were joined by our guests Mark Larson from Falling Down Beer Company, David Lingholm and Garlin Gilchrest II from the city of Detroit, Karen Hubbard from The Corner with K-Hubb Show...and also from our old studio and now her own network, Billy from Social Coop Media, our buddy Jeff Haase, Jer and Patrick from Daily Detroit, and a few other stragglers who wandered in to join us. As always, our first segment was a roll through the events, news and information that caught our attention over the past week. From the shrine to the dead raccoon on a sidewalk in Toronto to the mayhem taking out the New York Stock Exchange, United Airlines, missile batteries in Germany and a bunch of other things this week, we had a lot to talk about. The continuing saga and spiral of Bill Cosby. The idiot couple who thought having sex in public on a beach at 2:30 in the afternoon was a great idea. Two separate incidents of people with selfie sticks getting struck by lightning. All kinds of good stuff. For our second segment, we dove in with David Lingholm and Garlin Gilchrest II from the city of Detroit to talk about all of the cool stuff going on downtown. From getting activity back in to the former shopping districts and less active neighborhoods to how an app has been helping them track service requests on potholes, manhole covers, broken lights, etc., to improve quality of life for the city's residents, it was a pretty interesting chat. They both have great ambitions for what Detroit can be, and it's great that they're both on the inside working to make it happen. Mark from Falling Down Beer Company was front and center for our third segment. From their new location opening up in Oxford later this year to an expansion from 8 to 20 taps at their original Warren location, they've got a TON going on. Not that we're surprised, since this has been one of our favorite places and brands since they first came onto the scene, and we're sure they're going to do great things as they expand not only into new locations, but also into the wine and spirits lines of creation as well. Oh, and Jeff Haase had way too much fun with our Ruppits (they're puppets, but cooler) during this segment. We barely kept ourselves from breaking out laughing. In our fourth and final segment, we hopped in with Karen Hubbard, our original Captain Soundboard and she of the Monday Night Meat Sticks quote from our intro. She's been having almost as much fun as we have lately, with building out a new network, getting her own show fired back up after a hiatus, recently becoming single again and trying out the dating world...actually, come to think of it, she might actually have more going on than we do these days. We also touched base with Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media, who always has something new and fun going on with his business as they're moving to a new space and looking to hire someone...like they always are these days. All that and more in episode 100, so give it a listen and laugh along with us. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/215023935" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Our guests can be found at: Falling Down Beer Company: https://www.facebook.com/fallingdownbeer City of Detroit: http://www.detroitmi.gov/ Social Coop Media: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Social-COOP-Media-Detroit/ The Corner with K-Hubb: https://www.facebook.com/TheCornerWithKHubb Daily Detroit: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailyDetroit As always, we can be found: On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Episode 99: CBI (Creative Breakthroughs, Inc), E-nable, Maker Faire, Penguicon and More Jul 07, 2015

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We had some great guests in-studio with us for episode 99 of our weekly live podcast, with the conversation going from IT security and risk management all the way out to the maker-based economy, some cool charitable organizations you can get involved with to help others, and tons more. Thanks to our guests Dan Gregory, Matt Thompson and Dave Glenn from CBI (Creative Breakthroughs Inc), as well as Daniel Dugan from E-Nable, for joining us and hanging out all night for the chats... Episode 99 was steeped in 1999-themed breaks and an intro, and thankfully that's the last episode we're doing this for and so we'll be back to the semi-regular mayhem from back before episode 80 happened starting next week. Once the intro wrapped, it was time to dive into the news, events and items that grabbed our attention over the past week. The chaos on Reddit. A guy who's owned and used a domain for 16 years getting sued by a startup trying to claim infringement. Our collective wondering why anyone does a Q&A session on Twitter since they never go well...and the recent ones with Bobby Jindal and the author of 50 Shades of Grey were no exceptions. How we're all idiots because some guy recording himself playing video games made over 7 million dollars last year. Facebook's social media experiment with the rainbow photo app. A new 9% tax on streaming / cloud services...and what that might mean for Detroit. All that and much, much more. Dave (left) and Matt (right) from CBI Big shout out to the folks at Ruppits for doing the puppets of us, by the way. Go check them out at https://www.facebook.com/Ruppits For our second segment, we dove in with CBI (Creative Breakthroughs, Inc). CBI manages IT risk and ensures your data is secure, compliant, and available. No matter your industry, their Subject Matter Experts, tailored assessments and custom solutions help safeguard your organization’s information. For more than 20 years, their customers have come to rely on CBI as their trusted advisor to meet their unique needs with solutions from the best professionals in the industry. We covered a whole bunch of topics with them from recent hacks to their impending move downtown. Give it a listen, and check them out at https://www.cbihome.com/ They're also hiring like mad, so check out their careers page at https://www.cbihome.com/careers They're also heavily involved with the upcoming Converge/BSides security conference downtown...and they announced a discount code that'll get you in the door free while supplies last. Use discount code CBICC2015GOLDSPONSORSHIP on the registration page at https://convergedet2015.busyconf.com/bookings/new Dan from CBI (left) and Daniel Dugan (right) Then we dove in with Daniel Dugan to talk about a whole bunch of topics. E-nable, the place we met at Penguicon that does 3d printing of prosthetic limbs for children. Detroit Maker Faire and all of the things you can expect to see at the Henry Ford. The First Robotics group, and how they're helping get kids engaged in advanced projects. Needless to say, we had a lot of ground to cover and a whole bunch of interesting topics came up during the course of our chat. Segment four was our usual wrap up segment, doubling back on a few things from earlier in the night, as well as a few other news items that we didn't get to during the opening segment. That's all for this week. Join us next week as we hit episode 100 and we're joined by some old friends to sit around, reminisce, and have a good time talking smack about our first 100 attempts to be somewhat humorous and relevant... [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/213680371" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Links from tonight's episode: SPONSORS Squarespace: get 10% off by going to www.squarespace.com and using code IT during checkout Careeer Academy: get major, major discounts on online courses and training by going to http://vip.careeracademy.com/?itinthed GUESTS CBI: https://www.cbihome.com/ CBI Careers: https://www.cbihome.com/careers Converge/BSides security conference: use code CBICC2015GOLDSPONSORSHIP during checkout at https://convergedet2015.busyconf.com/bookings/new to get in FREE! E-nable: www.enablingthefuture.org Detroit Maker Faire: www.makerfairedetroit.com Penguicon: 2016.penguicon.org First Robotics: www.firstinmichigan.org As always, we can be found: On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Episode 98: Hatch Detroit, Rocket Fiber, Daily Detroit and Andrew The Man Expert Jul 01, 2015

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We had a pretty full house for episode 98 of our weekly live podcast. With Hatch Detroit in to talk about their $50,000 contest for the third year in a row to what Rocket Fiber has going on downtown and into the world of things downtown and a little mayhem with the Daily Detroit crew and some insight from Andrew The Man Expert that had us all rolling and unable to recover, it was just simply a blast of a night... The latest news and events that caught our attention, as well as our own event on Wednesday, July 1st kicked off the show. From ultra conservative religious southerners to Donald Trump, who's having the worst week? Drones getting shot down. Our insane weekend. All kinds of whacky nonsense in this week's round up. This Wednesday, July 1st we'll be hitting The Whisky Parlor, which is on the 2nd floor of Grand Trunk downtown. Can't wait to check it out, and we're really looking forward to seeing everyone there. It's located at 608 Woodward Avenue, again up on the 2nd floor. 5pm start time. No cover charge to get in. No speeches. No agenda. No sales pitches. Just networking with some of the best and brightest folks here in and around the metro Detroit information technology community. Looking forward to seeing everyone there. Details can be found here on the site - https://itinthed.com/meet/, on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD, or in our Meetup group - http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ Segment two dove in with Vittoria from Hatch Detroit. For the third year running, she joined us to talk about their great $50,000 contest for entrepreneurs downtown. Lots of great information in here if you're looking to apply - what sorts of businesses they're looking for, tips and tricks on how to best get through the selection process, and a bunch more good data. Applications are open now, so head on over to their website and get rolling: http://hatchdetroit.com/ Our third segment focused in on Marc Hudson from Rocket Fiber. By now, you've surely heard about their efforts downtown to increase internet bandwidth and capacity...but you might not know about everything else they have going on with television, or how you can get your neighborhood / town on their list of places to investigate coming to, or their work with more than just the business district downtown. Give it a listen, and then hit them up at http://www.rocketfiber.com/ Segment four was...well, it was sort of a free for all. We had the Daily Detroit crew talking about some recent shenanigans. Andrew the Man Expert chimed in with his wit, humor and views on everything going on throughout the night and more. Just a blast of a segment, and it's been a long time since we've laughed that hard...but be warned, this is definitely a segment full of topics for the 18 and over crowd. Catch Daily Detroit at http://www.dailydetroit.com/, and you can read some more of Andrew's wit and wisdom in articles like this one: http://www.brobible.com/life/article/douchebags-you-see-out-at-night/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/212728528" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] As always, we can be found: On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Live Podcast Broadcast Recording: Social Media Day Detroit 2015 Jun 28, 2015

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IT in the D was pleased to be a part of Social Media Day Detroit on Friday, June 26. Listen to the opening panel discussion during the VIP reception...which was originally supposed to be about new ways to use technology to solve some problems in Detroit, but wound up being a deeper discussion about what those problems are and how they impact people's lives... Some great folks were on the panel including: Guests of Honor: David Anderson, CoFounder at Bamboo Detroit Piper Carter, CoFounder at Detroit Digital Justice Coalition Jake Cohen, Partner at Detroit Venture Partners Michael Evans, Senior Developer at Loveland Technologies Edi Demaj, CoFounder at Rocket Fiber Jill Ford, Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the City of Detroit Niles Heron, CoFounder at Michigan Funders Alicia Jones, CEO at Harmony Point ITC Alyssa R. Martina, CoFounder & CEO of Memloom Marlin Page, Founder at Sisters Code So give it a listen. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/212293062" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]

Episode 97: Social Media Day Detroit, SMAMi, Engineering Society of Detroit, MITechNews.com and More Jun 23, 2015

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Episode 97 saw us joined by Sola Obayan of SMAMi.org to talk Social Media Day Detroit, Matt Roush to talk about the Engineering Society of Detroit and his own Tech Century tech blog, and Mike Brennan to talk about the latest goings on with MITechNews, and a whole lot more. From cyber-bullying to social media best practices, this episode was a ton of fun... As always, things kicked off with our take on the news, stories and events that caught our eye over the past week. We also took care of some of our own business as we chatted about our event last week at Blackfinn in Royal Oak and our event next week at the Whisky Bar downtown. Then we dove in to talk about Pixar's latest film "Inside Out" and our conflicting takes on it, the suck that is QR codes and the harsh lesson that Heinz learned about using them in conjunction with domains that you forget to renew and get snatched up by people who don't exactly have your company's best interests at heart, AT&T getting slapped with an enormous fine over bandwidth throttling, a fake Facebook post that led to hundreds of people gathering at a church in Flint thinking they were there to find out about jobs at GM...but no such luck...and even more. We came back with segment two to talk with Matt Roush and Mike Brennan, two guys with a lot of history as journalists here in the area and elsewhere. Mike runs MITechNews.com, our content partner behind the "News" tab up above and the "breaking news" widget in the right rail. Matt's the Director of Communications and Public Relations for the Engineering Society of Detroit, but we've known him since his days of working at Crain's and then from the Great Lakes IT Report (GLITR) that showed up in our inbox for the longest time with news and information we paid attention to. They've got some great perspectives on things here in the area, including the new Maker-based economy, 3d printing, tech in general and tons more. It was great having them in, and we're looking forward to helping them launch their own show in the near future. For segment three, we dove in with Sola Obayan from SMAMi.org, the Social Media Association of Michigan, to talk about this Friday's Social Media Day Detroit event. There's a VIP reception. There are some great speakers. There will be a ton of people in attendance that you want to meet and chat with. Best of all, the main session from 7-10 is completely free of charge, and it's the one place in the planet where having a conversation while staring at your phone is not only tolerated, but expected. Tickets are still available for the VIP reception portion of the evening as well...and rumor has it we'll be doing a live broadcast from the event with whatever guests we can collar as they walk by, so we're looking forward to seeing you there. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/211656359" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Our fourth segment doubled back on a topic that we started getting into during our third segment but wanted to break to give it enough time for an actual talk about it - cyber bullying. What it means in the world today, and why it's different than when those of us around the table were growing up. Then a little sappy sentimentality since it was Bob's anniversary, and his wife actually sat in with us for the night to hang and have some fun. That brought our latest broadcast to a close, and we couldn't be happier with how it turned out. Oh, and Matt hung out all night just so he could get put on the spot and drop a one-liner... Again, our guests can be found at: Matt Roush: http://technologycentury.com/ and http://ww2.esd.org/home.htm Mike Brennan: http://www.mitechnews.com/ Social Media Day Detroit: https://www.facebook.com/events/372049809658834/ Social Media Association of Michigan: http://www.SMAMi.org As always, we can be found: On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Episode 96: Make Moore Media, Professional’s Night Out, Dryv, Daily Detroit and More Jun 17, 2015

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Even widespread power outages couldn't stop Episode 96 of our weekly live podcast from happening. We lost one guest due to the reschedule due to travel commitments, but we were joined by some really great guests for some fun discussions about everything from best practices with making and using video, an event next week that you should check out, a new dry cleaning service that'll pick up and deliver not just for you but for companies as well, as well as some stories and items around the city... As our 1996 based intro closed out, we got rolling with the latest news, events and items that have caught our eyes over the past week. Naturally we talked a little bit about the power outage that caused us to roll on a Tuesday night instead of our usual Mondays. Good times. As noted, we lost one of our guests in the midst of the chaos due to travel requirements, but we'll have him back on as soon as his schedule permits. We chatted about our event tomorrow (Thursday) night over at Blackfinn. As always, we'll be in the back room starting at 5pm, and we're looking forward to seeing everyone there. Details can be found here on the site - https://itinthed.com/meet/, on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/ITinTheD, or in our Meetup group - http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ We talked about the (and we use this term loosely) "hacking" story coming out of Major League Baseball, the OPM breach that has an impact on anyone who's ever had a security clearance or any of their references, more fun and humor with Amazon product reviews and more. For segment two, we talked with Scott and Kris from Make Moore Media. From working with Herman Moore of the Lions to our own "What Is IT in the D" video, these guys have done some great work since launching and we couldn't be happier for them. A good series of conversations about best practices with video, what's realistic and what isn't, why "4k" is the buzzword causing migraines and more. Check them out at http://makemooremedia.com/ In our next segment, we talked with the guys from YumVillage about the Professional's Night Out - Detroit event taking place next week. Kicking off its inaugural year, Professional's Night Out (PNO) will provide a semi-formal networking and dining experience for you, the entrepreneur, the working professional, the creative, the foodie. A first of its kind, 3-part indoor + outdoor event, PNO will exclusively bring super-achievers from across Detroit, together for the dual purpose of connecting and building with world-changing thinkers and innovators, as well as experiencing and enjoying some great eats and art. The evening will kick off with our Innovator's Meet & Greet, presented by Dreamers+Doers, which will run from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., followed up by our Dining With Doers Dinner Party, from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. and close out the night with our Dessert Afterglow. Check them out at http://www.pnodetroit.com/, and use discount code ITintheD to take $15 off the ticket price! Our last segment dove in with the guys from Dryv, a new Uber-esque dry-cleaning service that's just launching here in the area. They come to your house, pick everything up, get it cleaned, and then bring it back to you...without killing you with a heavy price markup thanks to their model and volume based relationships. They're also offering programs for companies and their employees, so you should definitely talk to your HR folks about a setting up a new office perk. They're still building out their service areas, and you can help shape things by grabbing the app and signing up at http://dryv.com/detroit/, and best of all, they went ahead and setup an ITintheD discount code while we were on the air with them so you can get rolling on the cheap. Check them out at http://dryv.com/detroit/ And just as a little bonus, we had Daily Detroit in the house talking about some of their latest stories, info around the city, and more. Check them out at http://www.dailydetroit.com/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/210755969" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Again, our guests can be found at: Make Moore Media: http://makemooremedia.com/ Professional's Night Out - Detroit: http://www.pnodetroit.com/ (discount code ITintheD) Dryv: http://dryv.com/detroit/ (discount code ITintheD) Daily Detroit: http://www.dailydetroit.com/ As always, we can be found: On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Episode 95: #Hack4Detroit, City of Detroit Data, Automation Alley, Detroit Beer Press, Batch Brewing and More Jun 10, 2015

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Episode 95...and on our fifth episode from the new studio, we had a pretty packed room with guests covering all sorts of topics. Open data in the city of Detroit and an upcoming hackathon to find better ways to use it. Updates from our friends at Detroit Beer Press about their latest issue. A check in nearly two years later with Batch Brewing Company on how things are going downtown. A look at the state of the Detroit tech scene from the eyes of someone still in school and breaking into the industry. Don't forget you can get 10% off Squarespace's offerings by using discount code IT during the checkout process: http://www.squarespace.com/, and you can try QuickBooks for self-employed tryselfemployed.com/it And so, so much more... After our 1995 themed intro came to a close, our opening segment kicked off with a recap of our last event and information about our upcoming events, the depressing information that both The Goonies and Ferris Bueller's Day Off are now both thirty years old, the hilarious (to us) story about a member of ISIS posting a selfie that led to an airstrike less than 24 hours later, a very concerning tale about how the Red Cross spent over $500 million in Haiti after the terrible earthquakes there...and yet somehow managed to only build six houses, Gamestop's purchase of ThinkGeek's parent company, our lovely new kegerator stocked with the Scurvy Dan Blood Orange IPA from Falling Down Beer Company and more. In our second segment, we dove in with our guests David Lingholm, the Director of Digital Media and Community Engagement for the City of Detroit, and Erin Sommerville, Media Relations Specialist for Automation Alley. There's a hackathon coming up this weekend, #Hack4Detroit, that's looking to find some better uses for the massive amounts of data that the city has accumulated over the years, and there's some decent prize money for those who can help. Designers, coders, and even just folks with ideas are welcome...but the signup cutoff is Wednesday, so hurry: http://www.automationalley.com/Events/Calendar/Event-Detail.aspx?uniqueid=16840 In segment three, we checked in with our friends Courtney Ochab, Ian Burk and Tony Barchok from Detroit Beer Press and Stephen Roginson of Batch Brewing Company. Batch Brewing was on waaaaaaaaay back in episode 10 of our show when they were a finalist (and eventual winner!) of the Hatch Detroit competition in 2013, and they've come a long way since then. Not only are they open, but they're in full swing with production of a number of great beers, have a solid kitchen, and have a monthly "feel good tap" where a portion of the proceeds go to a local organization. Can't beat that. Detroit Beer Press isn't doing to shabby either, with their latest issue in breweries, distilleries and locations throughout the area...which hypothetically might include another IT in the D style rant. Updates about their Howler Club Membership program and more await your ears. In our fourth and final segment (no, still no infamous fifth segments in the new studio as of yet), we talked with Kevin Hill, a local guy still in college at RIT, and working his way into the Detroit tech scene. We met Kevin at our Hopcat event back in May, and absolutely had to have him join us in-studio to continue that conversation on air. He's got some great perspectives on how things look from his point of view - what he sees going well, going wrong, what works, what doesn't, and just a great take on things in general. And that brought us to a close. Tune in next week as we're joined by Right Brain Networks to talk about DevOps among other topics, Make Moore Media to talk film and production, and Yum Village to talk about their group's organization and event. Don't forget you can get 10% off Squarespace's offerings by using discount code IT during the checkout process: http://www.squarespace.com/, and you can try QuickBooks for self-employed tryselfemployed.com/it Again, our guests can be found at: The City of Detroit: http://www.detroitmi.gov/ Automation Alley: http://www.automationalley.com/ The #Hack4Detroit event: http://www.automationalley.com/Events/Calendar/Event-Detail.aspx?uniqueid=16840 Batch Brewing Company: http://www.batchbrewingcompany.com/ Detroit Beer Press: http://www.detroitbeerpress.com/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/209645830" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] As always, we can be found: On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Episode 94: Major General Amy Courter, Mack Avenue Media, Daily Detroit and More Jun 03, 2015

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The 90s continue as we hit episode 94 of our live weekly broadcast. We were joined by Major General Amy Courter of Youngsoft (and, obviously, the military), Emily Alber of Mack Avenue Media, and Jeremiah from Daily Detroit. A great show, filled with some good information, some laughs, and the usual mayhem you've come to expect... The first segment, as always, kicked off with the week's stories, news and events that happened to catch our eyes. From the IRS hack that's left hundreds of thousands of people vulnerable to people renting cars so they can be Uber drivers, out to the lady who dropped off an Apple 1 at a recycling center with clearly no clue what she had and the freaking rumors about a freaking remake of Big Trouble in Little China... ...yeah, that might have caused a rant. In our second segment, we dove in with repeat guest Major General Amy Courter, who in addition to her military experience is also a Senior Vice President at Youngsoft. We talked about her work at Youngsoft, the markets that they play in, and the specialties that they've cut out for themselves...but we also talked about the challenges facing our military veterans when they return from deployment and the transition back into the workforce. Definitely a lot of good thoughts and opinions in here. You can catch Youngsoft's job openings at http://www.youngsoft.com/careers Next up, we spoke with Emily Alber of Mack Avenue Media. She's the fire behind a new social media consultancy that's really taking off. Her clients include a non-profit that's helping youths downtown through boxing and tutoring (http://downtownyouthboxing.org/), a building that was once upon a time a pickle factory looking for new life as an event space like the art exhibit currently being hosted (http://www.dashboardcoop.org/detroitboomboom/) and others. Go give her a like on Facebook over at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mack-Avenue-Media/686032238165255 Segment four was a good chat, as always, with Jeremiah of Daily Detroit. From the policy conference on Mackinac Island last week to some cool open data stuff happening downtown (that you'll hear more about on our show next week), Jer's always got his finger on the pulse of what's going on around downtown, and Daily Detroit does a great job of covering what matters without the fluff and nonsense that so many other publications resort to these days... ...which is why he's been on our show more than once or twice. That's all for this week. Tune in tomorrow (Wednesday) night for a little live broadcast from our networking event at Stray Cat Lounge on the 2nd anniversary of our first show, and we'll also be back live on Monday night with more guests and fun for your ears. Again, you can find our guests at: Youngsoft: http://www.youngsoft.com/careers Mack Avenue Media: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mack-Avenue-Media/686032238165255 Daily Detroit: http://www.dailydetroit.com/ [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/208549765" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] As always, we can be found: On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Episode 93: Social Coop Media, Long Neck Strangler, Hacks Everywhere and More May 26, 2015

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Our third episode from the new studio is in the rear view mirror, and it marked the return of two very important things: beer from Falling Down Beer Company and the cheesy hotel front desk bell, both of which we've missed terribly. Joined by our guests from Social Coop Media, Long Neck Strangler and Mess Bucket Comics, we covered a whole gamut of topics for your listening pleasure... We originally had a couple of other guests scheduled for tonight's broadcast, but whacky mayhem ensued and so we drafted some folks into hanging out with us to keep the conversation flowing. A few hacks highlighted the early conversation - Starbucks has a problem with their gift cards, Adult Friend Finder got themselves breached and millions of rather sensitive and potentially embarrassing user details are out in the wild and already being used to blackmail people, some rather unpleasant items from the worlds of Twitter and Google Maps when it comes to overt racism, the return of Clearly Canadian, a few more items that make us feel all too old as Empire Strikes Back turns 35 and Real Genius turns 30, and a really miserable chain of events at a 16th birthday party. All that and more got covered during our first segment. In segment two, we dove in with Billy Strawter of Social Coop Media. In his first appearance at the new studio, we chatted through cringe-worthy social media fails, a new client that they've recently landed, some basics for a company or an individual looking to maximize their social media capabilities and more. It's always a great chat when we have Billy in, and this time was no exception. Check them out at http://socialcoopmedia.com/ For our third segment, we dove in with Kevin from Long Neck Strangler and Dom from Mess Bucket Comics to talk about all sorts of topics - Kevin's take on the local music scene, some great tours he's been a part of, some cautionary tales he's witnessed along the way, and some more catching up with Dom from Motor City Comic Con, running a comic business, and how social media plays and interacts with their various endeavors and operations. As always, our final segment recapped some of our earlier topics, covered a few things that we missed in the opening segment, and wrapped things up with our guests for the night. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/207306520" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Tune in next week as we're joined by repeat guest Major General Amy Courter, and newcomer Emily Alber of Mack Avenue Media. Again, find our guests at: Social Coop Media: http://socialcoopmedia.com/ Long Neck Strangler: https://www.facebook.com/longneck.strangler Mess Bucket Comics: http://messbucketcomics.com/index2.html As always, we can be found: On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

Episode 92: Motor City Comic Con Recap with Motor City Geek and Mess Bucket Comics May 20, 2015

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Episode 92, our second broadcast from the new studio, is live and ready to make you laugh at our exhaustion and ridiculousness. We were joined by our friends from Motor City Geek and Mess Bucket Comics to talk about our collective experiences at Motor City Comic Con this past weekend and more. So listen in as we kick off with our 1992 flavored intro and get rolling... Joined by Austin and Rob from Motor City Geek, Dom from Mess Bucket Comics and our new regular Nuri, we settled in and got rolling. From AOL getting bought to the FTC stepping in on Radio Shack's proposal to sell their customer data during their bankruptcy proceedings, there were quite a few events and articles that caught our eyes this past week. We also talking about our upcoming event tomorrow (Thursday) night at Blackfinn, some minor details about the weekend's activities and more. Our second segment dove right into Motor City Comic Con head on with our friends from Motor City Geek. The artists, the media guests, the after parties...oh my, the after parties...we definitely had a lot to talk about. If you're not familiar with Motor City Geek, you should be. They're deeply engaged in trying to bring to the surface just about any facet of being a geek you can think of. From comics to cosplay, from LAN parties to LARPing, they've got something about for you. Check them out at http://motorcitygeek.com/ Segment three dove in with Dom from Mess Bucket Comics, who's been a guest on our show before and we always have a great time with...including at some of those aforementioned after parties. Dom's got a couple of graphic novels out currently, with the third on the way, and he's also involved in an annual charity hockey event that does some really cool stuff for a local cause in Detroit. Check him out at http://messbucketcomics.com/index2.html Our fourth segment included a live, on-air taste test of...shudder...vegan jerky (we don't understand how that works either), as well as doubling back on some earlier topics and just wrapping things up for the night. Episode 92: Motor City Comic Con Recap with Motor City Geek and Mess Bucket Comics 5/18/2015 air date [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/206458604" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Motor City Geek can be found at http://motorcitygeek.com/ Mess Bucket Comics can be found at http://messbucketcomics.com/index2.html As always, we can be found: On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD

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