The Chicago Convergence - You bring the digital sparks, we'll supply the gasoline.

You bring the digital sparks, we'll supply the gasoline.

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Welcome

The Chicago Convergence is an annual conference of select presenters and companies powered by a collective of journalists, entrepreneurs and organizations with noteworthy accomplishments in digital technologies, entertainment and design.

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.

The Chicago Convergence Talks (TCC Talks)

Future in Motion, A History of Tomorrow's Interfaces, Mason Dixon, MGFest

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Chicago by the Numbers

From World Business Chicago

World Business Chicago tracks a number of indicators from month to month to gauge the strength of several aspects of the Chicago area economy. These include employment in major sectors, residential and office real estate data, price and purchasing indexes, and auto/truck sales.

Several key trends are evident in this edition of By The Numbers: See… Continue

Posted by John Patterson on December 3, 2009 at 3:02pm

PC Mall, Inc. / SARCOM Officially Open Chicago Office

From World Business Chicago

PC Mall, Inc., a leading supplier of technology solutions to business and consumers (NASDAQ: MALL), recently celebrated the grand opening of the new Chicago office of its subsidiary, SARCOM. The company relocated to downtown Chicago, expanding on existing employees alr… Continue

Posted by John Patterson on December 3, 2009 at 2:57pm

Private file sharing

Would you agree to leave a copy of your mail at the post office? If not, then why would you leave copies of your digital files on someone else's server?

If you choose to upload your files somewhere, do consider the following issues:

1. What are the privacy and security policies? How is your data protected? Who has access to the servers?
2. What is the backup and failover policy? How soon will the servers brought up? Where are the backups kept? Who has access to the backups?
3. What to d… Continue

Posted by Imran on December 2, 2009 at 12:34pm

How to win a car through social marketing

We are proving the power of social media and marketing right now. My client: Madison "A Gift of Adventure." http://www.lovebugcontest.com/view-and-vote/story.aspx?ID=39
She's one of the top vote getters for a new car that will be decided by who gets the most on-line votes. Her youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/forwordtv
Tips: cross marketing - hometown: Geneva, c… Continue

Posted by Nancy Hanna on November 30, 2009 at 1:10pm

John's Blog

Idiot! Why do you think that way...what's wrong with you?!

I was in a discussion last night about common sense and the popular statement was made: "People should have more of it". I would argue that there is no such thing.

Everyday commonsense knowledge is too abundant to hold scarce value

The holidays are upon us and I was thinking about Furby. Parents waited for hours to purchase the must-have toy of 1998.This happens when demand is high and supply is short. The same goes for knowledge or ideas. Yes, knowledge is power - but if everybody knows it, it has little power or value in the marketplace.

Hierarchy of Performance: What do I do?

I have created a visual display of a hierarchy of performance. The higher needs in this hierarchy only come into focus when the lower needs in the pyramid are met. Once you have moved upwards to the next level, needs in the lower level will no longer be prioritized. If a lower set of needs is no longer being met, you should temporarily re-prioritize by focusing attention on the unfulfilled needs.

You bought the 100th Monkey

In his book Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time, Michale Shermer explains how the urban legend started, was popularized, and has since been discredited.