Introducing Technically Philly’s Startup Roundup. Here, we’ll parse out the small pieces that make our greater Startup ecosystem thrive. We want to keep you in touch with the innovations that we can’t quite get to covering, but that deserve highlight. Follow along with the Startup Roundup’s dedicated RSS feed. If you’ve got news to share, get in touch.
Correction, 10:15 a.m.: The Nokia Blog is a news site that covers news about Nokia. The official Nokia blog is located at http://conversations.nokia.com.
MUST READS
Video viral ad creator PopTent, which connects brands with semi-pro video producers on the cheap, recently announced a series of ads created for Quiznos that is being aired on television. In related news, Nokia news site The Nokia Blog writes about its Poptent ads for the manufacturer’s new Nuron smartphone.
Baer Business Law’s blog publishes a column about the Blogger Tax, tying in a few other related and recent Philadelphia small business failures (ahem, it involves L&I and cupcakes). As Baer puts it: ” If the city doesn’t stop gargling its creative capital, those talented men and women will grab the first cupcake truck out of here.”
GIVE A GLANCE
Orpheus Media Research publishes a preview of its Myna voice extraction technology, which can separate vocal tracks from heavily layered songs. With the tech, music buyers could search for similar songs based on a particular singer.
The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reports that the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Philly office was in the northeast Pennsylvanian town to present a $2.2 million check to build a 30,000-square-foot business and innovation center, aimed at helping small businesses develop.
MIGHT BE WORTH YOUR TIME
TheNextWeb writes about Duck Duck Go’s attempt to differentiate from Google with one-click search.
VOIP provider Alteva has announced a new CEO, company COO since 2006 and former Naval Special Ops officer David Cuthbert.
EnergyByte has a video interview with Ryan Meinzer, founder of language learning tool PlaySay.
Wayne’s Keneza has announced a partnership with Harvard Business Publishing which will provide Kenexa users with Harvard’s Corporate Learning programs.
Before you go...
Please consider supporting Technical.ly to keep our independent journalism strong. Unlike most business-focused media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational support.
3 ways to support our work:- Contribute to the Journalism Fund. Charitable giving ensures our information remains free and accessible for residents to discover workforce programs and entrepreneurship pathways. This includes philanthropic grants and individual tax-deductible donations from readers like you.
- Use our Preferred Partners. Our directory of vetted providers offers high-quality recommendations for services our readers need, and each referral supports our journalism.
- Use our services. If you need entrepreneurs and tech leaders to buy your services, are seeking technologists to hire or want more professionals to know about your ecosystem, Technical.ly has the biggest and most engaged audience in the mid-Atlantic. We help companies tell their stories and answer big questions to meet and serve our community.
Join our growing Slack community
Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!
How one-click job listings overtook the process — and slowed down tech hiring
EDA director’s advice for Philly to land federal Tech Hubs funding: Make the pitch ‘crisper’
Air pollution inside Philly’s subway is much worse than on the streets
