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Team High Five SXSW: In Love With Detroit

Detroit 1 March 2011 | 1 Comment

The team and I have been working real hard for the past week on this video about Detroit for our road trip challenge web site. The idea was to create some unique content for the site, and talk about all of the things we love about Detroit. It turned into a short documentary-style video full [...]

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Ignite Detroit #2

Detroit,Social Media,Technology 1 March 2011 | 1 Comment

I am proud to once again be a part of Ignite Detroit, which is bringing the sequel to The Sound Board at Motor City Casino Hotel on April 14th, 2011. If you’re not familiar with Ignite events, it is a public speaking competition that is intended to start the flow of ideas in the community. [...]

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Meet Team High Five SXSW

Detroit,Social Media 10 February 2011 | 0 Comments

The madness begins! Follow along at: http://highfivesxsw.com/

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Update: @ProgressDetroit Album Drive

Detroit,Music 5 February 2011 | 0 Comments

Just wanted to take a second to congratulate D. Allie (@DAllie) and Eddie Logix (@EddieLogix) on a successful Kickstart campaign. 127 donations were made for a total of $5,288, giving them enough donations to get their new album off the ground. The album release party will be on March 25th at The Magic Bag in [...]

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#Tweetea Survives #Snowpocalypse 2011

Detroit,Social Media 2 February 2011 | 3 Comments

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Every Tuesday, tweeters from all over Metro Detroit gather at various cafes to meet, network and discuss relevant issues about the digital marketplace. It’s called Tweetea. I’ve been a part of the community since the very beginning, and have found it to be very rewarding. Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 presented somewhat of a challenge for [...]

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Support Detroit Music: @ProgressDetroit’s Album Funding Drive

Detroit,Music 30 January 2011 | 1 Comment

A talented duo in Detroit is trying to fund a new album, and they need your help. Progress Report is a hip hop duo made up of local emcee and business man, D. Allie, (@DAllie) and producer Eddie Logix. (@EddieLogix) Their 7″ EP, Spill Out Series Vol. 4 was released over the summer, accompanied by [...]

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The 2011 #Chevy #SXSW Road Trip Challenge

Detroit,Social Media 28 January 2011 | 6 Comments

Detroit's 2010 Chevy SXSW Road Trip Team

Yesterday, Chevy announced the teams for the 2011 Chevy SXSW Road Trip. Last year’s challenge included one team from Detroit, and seven other teams from around the country. The teams competed with each other by completing challenges along the way, and getting help from their friends back home through social media. Despite being met with [...]

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Want to see DJ Meph spin at Bleu on NYE?

Detroit,Music 23 November 2010 | 1 Comment

I need your help. I am trying to land the gig of my dreams. Last week, my friend Mike (@p7lbass) and I spent five days listening to records and recording a demo for our new DJ super group called Prisoners of Atlantis. While this project is very new, there are 20 years experience between the [...]

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Detroit: Power In A Name #swdetroit

Detroit,Social Media 12 November 2010 | 0 Comments

Tonight is the first session of Startup Weekend: Detroit. Many of Detroit’s entrepreneurs will be getting together at TechTown to come up with new business ideas. The winners will receive $5000 to start up their business. It’s a mental exercise that gets the flow of ideas going and just one piece of the puzzle that [...]

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Soon

Detroit,Social Media 17 September 2010 | 0 Comments

I wanted to announce the location of the #freebiscuit tweetup this week, but I’m still finalizing the arrangements. It’s actually looking out to be a pretty epic event. Maybe not as epic as the Epic Tweetup, but close. I will be DJing this event alongside a few other Twitter celebrity guest DJs. It’s going to [...]