Tag: Technology
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Competing for and Developing New Talent
In the New Economy, talent is oxygen. The very nature of creative economy work is defined as the constant pushing of boundaries to create new ideas, new processes and new combinations of the physical and intellectual. Anything that can be packaged, processed and replicated can ultimately be done cheaper over time through technology and outsourcing.…
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Wood County E-Government Pilots Huge Success
As a follow-up to the last post on what will help drive broadband adoption in the state, it is great to see the Parkersburg area taking a leadership role from a local government perspective. The Parkersburg News-Sentinel reports that personal property forms filed online in Wood County have exceeded their expectations after the first month…
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Is eBay the Killer App to Drive WV Broadband Adoption?
West Virginia ranks near the bottom of the list of states in PC usage and broadband accessibility and adoption. However, the Marketing Genius blog just highlighted the fact that Charleston, WV, is the leader in eBay usage among Internet users according to a recent Scarborough Research report (requires Adobe Reader). Forty-four percent of Internet-using adults…
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Updated! Check Out the New Createwv.com
We are happy to announce the updated createwv.com web site, full of useful links for anyone interested in learning about or developing the Creative Community in West Virginia. Thanks again to Maple Creative for their hard work on this site. Here are a few things you’ll find: Don’t forget we still have the statewide CommunityWalk…
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What is Your Vision for West Virginia?
We talk a lot about vision as human beings, don’t we? We like politicians who seem to have a vision for the country (it helps even more when there is an actual plan behind the vision, but that’s another blog post). The Book of Proverbs states “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” The…
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Can Old Money Fuel New Progress?
One fascinating topic that bubbled up during the Hinton Creative Communities Assessment Workshop was the need for resources to back innovative ideas for growth. Does West Virginia really have a shortage of funding sources to make bold visions become reality? In addition to the normal foundations and government grant programs, one source of potential backing…
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More Media Innovation in WV
For those who haven’t heard about it, you might want to check out WV Newsline, a news aggregating service started by Paul Helmick. The service pulls headlines from a multitude of state news outlets into one page so you can quickly view what is going on around the state. There are versions for several other…
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Speaking of Wireless
Sunday’s Charleston Gazette-Mail has a story covering the plan to cover the East End of Charleston with Wi-Fi connectivity. Details are thin, but this is similar to the efforts of other cities who have attempted to spark economic activity by treating Wi-Fi broadband coverage as a public utility. Municipal Wi-Fi was on a real tear…
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New Media from the Mountains
One of the most exciting things we’ve observed during the Create WV initiative so far is the creation of new media businesses bursting forth around West Virginia. The media industry – news, entertainment, etc. – has gone through dramatic changes with the explosive growth of the Internet and the advancement of media creation tools that…
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Concord University Takes Steps Supporting Innovation
One of our biggest opportunities in West Virginia to spread creativity and innovation is through our colleges and universities. It’s not an accident that most highly-rated “creative class” cities in the small-to-mid size population category are college towns. College towns attract the critical student and faculty talent required to generate innovation. For many of our…