October 14, 2009 – 9:38 am
Silicon Flatirons hosted a lecture by Fred Von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation entitled “Digital Copyright and Innovation Online: A Little Dose of Optimism.” Von Lohmann framed the challenge of digital copyright as “encouraging innovation and market entry while protecting copyright.” Specifically, the key issue is whether internet intermediaries can be held [...]
October 13, 2009 – 3:00 pm
The Next Big Sound founders found themselves in a tight spot on the eve of joining the 2009 TechStars class. As the trio of founders set out on their drive from Chicago to Boulder to begin the thirteen week curriculum, the founders knew they no longer wanted to pursue the idea with which they [...]
October 12, 2009 – 10:45 am
High Order Bit announced the release of the second version of TwitBit, which in the original release was the first Twitter iPhone app to feature push notification. Like the first release, the second version also features push notification, yet also includes new features like flickr integration and is geo-enabled to allow users to search [...]
October 12, 2009 – 9:20 am
The third week of October offers something for everyone: A broadband video conference for the IT crowd, a neuroscience panel for those into the life sciences, a CORE sustainability breakfast for clean tech enthusiasts, and an CU event discussing the thorny issue of digital copyrights. In addition there is a Da Vinci Institute Startup Junkie [...]
October 9, 2009 – 3:22 pm
Those who braved the first inclement day of the season to make it to DEMOGala were treated to several keynote addresses from tech company leaders, a variety of panel discussions covering all topics IT, and a company showcase featuring several of Colorado’s innovative companies. Kicking of the morning at the Colorado Convention Center was [...]
October 7, 2009 – 1:46 pm
New Tech Boulder was back to standing room only for October’s meeting. First up was Tuggl presenting its business listing, which allows consumers to find businesses that are giving back to their communities. Each business is given a tuggl score which combines consumer ratings of service, quality and price with recognition from non-profits [...]
October 6, 2009 – 11:35 am
Inviragen, based in Fort Collins, Colorado and SingVax, based in Madison, Wisconsin, announced that they have merged and that the combined company has raised a $15M Series A round. Inviragen’s lead product candidate is a vaccine for dengue fever while SingVax brings potential vaccines for hand, foot and mouth disease and Japanese encephalitis. [...]
October 5, 2009 – 7:54 am
The second week of October sees a busy Tuesday with a New Tech Meetup in Boulder, a CBSA program discussing insurance, and Access and Open Source User Groups in Denver. Thursday features CSIA’s DEMOGala which includes over 50 speakers on 22 different panels as well as a showcase of 20 of the most innovative companies [...]
October 2, 2009 – 11:48 am
ItsTheEndOfTheWorld<dot>AsWeKnowIt: Thursday was a day some believe is the beginning of explosive growth for the Internet, while others saw it as the beginning of the end. According to the LA Times, yesterday marked the day when the United States Government relinquished periodic reviews of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a [...]
October 1, 2009 – 10:58 am
Depending upon what source one references on the web, there are either 40,000 or 100,000 or 175,000 new blogs launched every day. Whatever the real number may be, many of these never make it past a few initial entries before being cast aside into the digital dustbin. While myriad factors likely contribute to early abandonment, [...]
