DEFINITE READS
- Cyberjournalist reports that University of Pennsylvania researchers found readers are more likely to share three types of stories online.
- PEHub is looking for votes on where it should host its next meetup, and Philadelphia is a choice. Vote here.
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MIGHT BE OF INTEREST
- Keystone Edge has a Q&A with myYearbook founder Catherine Cook.
- i09 profiles the wildly successful Zombie screening that Geekadelphia held at the Troc in Chinatown.
- Peter Key of the Philadelphia Business Journal reports on Google seeking municipalities to try its broadband service. No word on in Philly is tossing its hat in.
- The Cadence Watch Company, which we covered in November before it was rebranded from Cadence Rowing, announced this week the winner of its watch design contest held during Design Philadelphia last October. Philadelphia University graduate student Josh Chadwick’s winning design will be manufactured and sold by Cadence in September.
GIVE A GLANCE
- AT&T’s regional office tipped Technically Philly that it has selected Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson as its infrastructure suppliers for its planned Long Term Evolution Network. It’s a step forward to creating the company’s next-generation 4G network, eventually here in Philadelphia.
- Philly Tech News has a roundup of the fallout surrounding SAP CEO Léo Apotheker stepping down — and more here.
- The Inquirer reports that “Philadelphia solar installer Eos Energy Solutions has been acquired by Mercury Solar Systems of New York.”
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