Tag: Technology
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West Virginia Seen Through a New Friend’s Set of Eyes – Mayra Ruiz
A guest post by Mayra Ruiz-McPherson The other day, I read with much interest Justin Siebert’s June 28, 2008 blog post entitled “Marketing a State – Online Reputation Management for West Virginia.” Unlike Create West Virginia’s own Jeff James and Wheeling’s own Justin – both West Virginians who returned to the state after years of…
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West Virginia Welcomes a New Creative Misfit
OK, so there are those who dabble in social networking and media. And then there are those who live social networking and media, blazing new trails and teaching the rest of us about its potential as they go. The latter describes Mayra Ruiz-McPherson, a wonderful new addition to the creative talent base here in West…
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Kiva.org – A Model for West Virginia?
Let’s face it, West Virginia needs to dramatically spark our level of entrepreneurship. It’s a pretty open secret that our dependence on both government and extractive industry over the decades has not exactly trained ourselves to think in innovative ways towards wealth creation. Several organizations and volunteers have been working hard to change the awareness…
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Filling Our Tech Entrepreneur Pipeline
West Virginia has been called out in several “new economy” state rankings for its lack of vibrant high tech entrepreneurship culture. To address this issue, some key organizations in West Virginia have developed a program to jump-start the number of entrepreneurs in this area. We encourage you to consider participating or sharing with contacts inside…
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Eastern Panhandle Innovation Center (Epicenter) Opens in Martinsburg
An exciting grand opening of the Eastern Panhandle Innovatin Cener, known as Epicenter, is being held on December 12 in Martinsburg. It’s great to see this kind of mixed use facility being launched. Better yet, it is great to see that it is an historic, restored building. You are invited to the celebration event: CITY…
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Things That Are Necessary Tend to Happen
One the eve of the CreateWV conference, I want to close out my discussion of the book, Disrupting Class, with a simple, but profound statement made by Dr. Johnson, the book’s co-author, the last time I sat down with him in person – “CreateWV is all about creating something that is not there.” Public education,…
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MATRIC Continues its Innovative Ways
MATRIC – the Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and Innovation Center – has already put dozens of ex-chemical industry Ph.D.’s to work in South Charleston. Yesterday the non-profit group, which was launched in 2004, announced a new round of investments and new jobs. From the Charleston Gazette: The Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and Innovation Center in South Charleston…
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Free Training on Communication, Creativity at Create WV Conference
Two more great reasons to attend this year’s Create WV Conference – free training! Two special pre-conference workshops are scheduled from 1pm – 4pm at Snowshoe Mountain Resort. One session will show you how to unlock your own creativity in your work and personal life; the other will show you how to effectively communicate and…
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Creative Communities Under Construction’ Across West Virginia
In preparation for the Create WV Conference, Oct. 20-22, we’re inviting bloggers across the state to highlight “Creative Communities Under Construction,” by demonstrating local examples of the “new economy” in West Virginia. Several bloggers helped jump-start the effort, and others will be added to this list as it expands: abetterwestvirginia.com Health Care Attorney Bob Coffield…
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Charleston Catholic Uses Web 2.0 Technology to Open New Communication With Students, Parents
“Oh man! When is that psychology paper due again? I hope it’s not tomorrow!” “I forgot all about that big assignment due in English! I don’t even remember what to do. I am totally going to fail!” “Oh, no, Mom, I don’t have any tests to study for.” These are just a few of the…