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Mobile Apps and the Resistible Rise of a New Disciplinary Panopticon

March 30, 2012

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The rise of mobile applications has made our lives easier in unprecedented ways. From navigating a strange city to coordinating group plans to finding a nearby restaurant, the refrain echoes; “there’s an app for that.” The mobile market is estimated at well over a trillion dollars and counting, expected to reach 300 exabytes over the [...]

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Thoughts on Detroit Harmonie’s Get Funded Challenge and Entrepreneurial Community Building

March 8, 2012

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It’s not every weekend that I have the opportunity to be surrounded by entrepreneurs working on transformational ideas in the city of Detroit. Last Saturday, I was invited to judge Detroit Harmonie‘s Get Funded Challenge, a social entrepreneur pitch event with entrepreneurs competing for $50,000 in funding. I have judged a number of university-, corporate-, and [...]

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