Philly Tech Week 2012 coverage [LINKS]

It’s the tail-end of the second annual Philly Tech Week presented by AT&T, so why not take a look at some of the wider coverage of 10 days celebrating innovation, creativity and craft in the region? If we missed any, please let us know.

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Philly Tech Week: Panels, policy talk, and play [Inquirer] “A driving concept behind both Philly Tech Week and its organizers is the idea that just as technology helps knit together people and institutions globally, it can also help strengthen a local community — and not just in a tiny handful of high-tech corridors.”
Philly’s tech scene is bubbling [Inquirer] — A bigger picture look from Patrick Kerkstra.
This Week in Small Business: The Cookiegate Special [New York Times small biz blog] “Philly Tech Week has a busy schedule this week,” says the very buried, very small mention of the week.
Philly Tech Week Turned Fidget Space Into An Experimental Electronic-Minded Music Laboratory Last Night [Philadelphia Weekly] “Sure, technology’s always played a part in music; when guitars were electrified the world changed, then came synthesizers, turntables and GarageBand. But there are still even weirder ways that artists can use plugs and computer programs to make the wildest sounds from the simplest of devices. Every performance from last night’s experiments necessitated a computer, and it’s more and more common these days to find a computer on stage amongst keyboards, guitars, and drums. However, computers weren’t just playing loops and samples last night. They were bugging brains out and expanding our collective sense of how music is made.”
Philly women are joining the ever-expanding technology party [Metro] “Of the 80 events on tap for Tech Week, more than a dozen are dedicated to communities often overlooked in technology, the female sect included, and many others are being organized by women.”
Daily News’ John Takiff on Switch Philly and other demo events this week
NBC10 covers the Content Strategy Philly: Behind the Eagles Draft.

How Three Temple Grads Aim to Make Philly the Next Big Tech Hub [Philadelphia Weekly] “Last year, the inaugural Tech Week drew more than 4,000 attendees, 30,000 visits to its website and a flood of coverage in both new and traditional media. City Council even passed a resolution declaring Philly Tech Week an official citywide celebration. That success paved the way for an even bigger event this year, complete with big-name sponsors like AT&T, Comcast and Microsoft, in addition to a long list of local businesses, tech startups, universities and media partners.”
SnipSnap App wins another contest [Philadelphia Business Journal] — On Switch Philly
City Hall spawns digital-focused partnerships during Philly Tech Week [Metro] “The reasoning behind these new public private partnerships is clear: in a budget strapped city that still wants to have an impact on digital access, local nonprofits and for-profits provide complementary, tech-oriented missions and a pre-defined audience.”
Philly Tech Week begins celebration of technology [Daily Pennsylvanian] “Though the week is only in its second year, Wink predicts that between 7,000 and 10,000 people will attend at least one event this week. Wink wants the technology community to be more recognized within Philadelphia.”
Tech Life: Shooting hoops at the ‘bot expo [Inquirer] “Robotics teams haven’t quite replaced football or basketball at schools in the area. But the technology and the social forces driving the discipline — including a growing national emphasis on “STEM education” to promote the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — are plainly leaving their mark.”
Philly Gears Up For a Tech Takeover [NBC 10]
Full Schedule: Philly Tech Week 2012 [NBC 10]
The city’s digital move-makers return to the spotlight during Philly Tech Week 2012 [Newsworks]
Philly Tech Week promises ‘more events, more attendance, more impact’ [Newsworks]
‘Philly Tech Week’ Kicks Off Friday [CBS Philly]
2nd annual Philly Tech Week kicks off this weekend [AP]
Nerd vs. Nerd [Daily News]
Urban Technology Partnership Tech Week kickoff breakfast photos [Flickr]
City’s digital divide can be squeezed [Inquirer]
As Philly Tech Week kicks off, long-range plans are made [Philadelphia Business Journal]
Start Planning For Philly Tech Week [Daily News Gizmo Guy]
Science Festival Picks [CityPaper]
Philly Tech & Science On Tap Today [Daily News]
Robot expo aims to prove Philly more than sports, cheesesteaks [Newsworks] “Now in its second year, PRX was created by Technically Philly and Central High School’s RoboLancers robotics team coach and physics teacher Daniel Ueda. Ueda and Philly Tech Week share a dream, “to make Philadelphia somewhere famous for not just cheesesteaks, the Phillies or the Flyers but also technology and science,” said Ueda.”
What Tech Week Gives Philadelphia [Metro column penned by Chamber of Commerce CEO Rob Wonderling]
KYW column by Fels Institute director David Thornburgh
NewsWorks Tonight ‘That’s History’ segment on Philadelphia as innovation hub, which you can also hear below
Newsworks Tonight ‘That’s History’ on Philly tech