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You bring the digital sparks, we'll supply the gasoline.
It's time to ignite the collective genius of Chicago's digital minds. The Chicago Convergence celebrates digital ideas in every form, in every place and in every person. Its' where the energy between your ears is cultivated and grown, and then let loose into the world.
You don't have to be the CIO or the CEO or even Einstein. If you're in the digital arts, entertainment, communication, business or government, we want your brain. Chicago is already the leader in the digital world. But now it's time for the rest of the world to know.
The Chicago Convergence. Where ideas, talent and code collide.
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First local film to sign with Truly Indie Jameel Kahn's comedy releases on 10 screens
Writer/director Jameel Khan’s “The Strip,” the $1.2 million independent comedy starring Dave Foley that shot here in 2006, is the first Chicago film to sign with Truly Indie, an innovative self-distribution program mainly through Landmark Theaters, owned by Mark Kuban and Todd Wagner.“The Strip” will open theatrically in 10-cities beginning Dec. 4, including the local Landmark Century Cinema theater in L… Continue
Posted by John Patterson on November 22, 2009 at 3:42pm
'Oprah' to end run in 2011 Talk show host to exit syndication after 25 years
Winfrey broke the news to staffers at her Chicago-based Harpo production company on Thursday. She'll officially announce her exit on Friday.
Whether or not that means Winfrey will launch a new talker on her burgeoning cable partnership with Discovery, OWN, remains to be announced--but Winfrey is expected to have a major presence on the cabler. It's no secret Discovery topper David Zaslav would like to se… Continue
Posted by John Patterson on November 19, 2009 at 6:26pm
Face-to-Face is the Original Social Media
In the last few weeks, two airlines have run sim… Continue
Posted by Collin Canright on November 16, 2009 at 9:24pm
Dear Producers
Hello, I’m Doris Anne Beaulieu. The lagging economy has made going to the movies one of the best entertainment sources that many families can afford. The box office numbers clearly show us that it fits the consumer’s needs and desires for entertainment despite the tight economy.
That tight economy, however, has shown another side to that coin that the movie industry needs to look at and hopefully respond to so that we don’t end up with a generation of lost stories.
We… Continue
Posted by Doris Anne Beaulieu on November 13, 2009 at 7:31pm
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Looking to invent the next 'big thing', look no further
Anything that innovates the the speed, simplification or expansion of a humans intent to be healthy, happy and prosperous will be highly valued by a large number of people. The Key: the next big thing won't get invented by trying to simply solve a marketplace pain, it will get invented by innovating our capacity to transact within it.The Internet is free? Big difference between money and cash
If you see money as help, it expands your understanding and you can pay attention to money (help) in all its forms: service, trust, favors, introductions and lots more. You are almost always in a transaction for help from others to live a healthy, happy and prosperous life.Never trust the advice of those who can't show up on time
I have found training thousands of people that anyone that tells you they keep their promises when they don't show up on time is actually telling you they will sometimes keep their promises some of the time, maybe.Music Video Edit Challenge RSVP Now
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