Tag: Technology
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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…