Modified Ventures http://modifiedventures.com A Market Development Company Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Esri put first digital pin on the map in ’69 http://geowebforum.com/2012/05/esri-put-first-digital-pin-on-the-map-in-69/ http://geowebforum.com/2012/05/esri-put-first-digital-pin-on-the-map-in-69/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:05 +0000 Peter Verkooijen http://geowebforum.com/?p=602 Sajit Thomas’ job at the GIS market leader is to develop innovative uses of spatial technologies. ‘Mobile and location on mobile is going to dominate the market,’ Thomas says.

]]> http://geowebforum.com/2012/05/esri-put-first-digital-pin-on-the-map-in-69/feed/ 0 End of Part 1 http://dfmsummit.com/2012/05/end-of-part-1/ http://dfmsummit.com/2012/05/end-of-part-1/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:26:31 +0000 Peter Verkooijen http://dfmsummit.com/?p=107 The inaugural Design for Manufacturing Summit has ended. Thank you to everybody who was there for making the event a success.

Video and other materials from the summit will start appearing here next week.

The tentative date for the second edition is September 20. Contact us if you want to participate in any way.

]]> http://dfmsummit.com/2012/05/end-of-part-1/feed/ 0 Sonic Notify gearing up for big year http://geowebforum.com/2012/05/sonic-notify-gearing-up-for-big-year/ http://geowebforum.com/2012/05/sonic-notify-gearing-up-for-big-year/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:19:38 +0000 Peter Verkooijen http://geowebforum.com/?p=598 New York-based Sonic Notify enables media to be delivered to smart devices based on presence near audio beacons. Lady Gaga has already used the system, but the beacons can also be put in store shelves. Founder Jonathan Glanz explains.

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]]> http://geowebforum.com/2012/05/placeiq-maps-audiences-to-locations/feed/ 0 Fondu ‘platform for experiences’ http://geowebforum.com/2012/05/fondu-platform-for-experiences/ http://geowebforum.com/2012/05/fondu-platform-for-experiences/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 19:21:49 +0000 Peter Verkooijen http://geowebforum.com/?p=593 Gauri Manglik explains how her SpotOn app morphed into Fondu, an app that lets people share ‘bite-size restaurant reviews’. Fondu’s headquarters is in the same Soho building as Foursquare.

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]]> http://geowebforum.com/2012/04/mycityway-cracking-hyperlocal-marketing-problem/feed/ 0 Xtify and OGC added to program http://geowebsummit.com/2012/04/xtify-and-ogc-added-to-program/ http://geowebsummit.com/2012/04/xtify-and-ogc-added-to-program/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:48:17 +0000 Peter Verkooijen http://geowebsummit.com/?p=400 Xtify CEO Josh Rochlin joins the hyperlocal marketing panel with ThinkNear and Sonic Notify. Raj Singh, Director of Interoperability Programs for the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), will open the local mapping data panel.

]]> http://geowebsummit.com/2012/04/xtify-and-ogc-added-to-program/feed/ 0 Langoliers operates in post-Fordist universe http://dfmforum.com/2012/04/langoliers-operates-in-post-fordist-universe/ http://dfmforum.com/2012/04/langoliers-operates-in-post-fordist-universe/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:37:06 +0000 Peter Verkooijen http://dfmforum.com/?p=96 Pamela Liou uses 3D printing in her jewelry design company Langoliers. 'Mass customization is going to change the way people value design,' she says. 'Designers have to innovate to keep up with their consumer.'

]]> http://dfmforum.com/2012/04/langoliers-operates-in-post-fordist-universe/feed/ 0 The Mfg Startup Revolution http://dfmforum.com/2012/04/the-mfg-startup-revolution/ http://dfmforum.com/2012/04/the-mfg-startup-revolution/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:16:58 +0000 Peter Verkooijen http://dfmforum.com/?p=72 Digital technology and advances in materials science drive innovation that can bring manufacturing back without lowering standards. 3D modeling and printing, with lean manufacturing practices, can turn designs into products faster and better.

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]]> http://dfmforum.com/2012/04/the-mfg-startup-revolution/feed/ 0 Esri and PlaceIQ support Spring Summit http://geowebsummit.com/2012/04/esri-and-placeiq-support-spring-summit/ http://geowebsummit.com/2012/04/esri-and-placeiq-support-spring-summit/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:36:59 +0000 Peter Verkooijen http://geowebsummit.com/?p=396 Esri returns as lead sponsor on the Geoweb Summit. The geoweb industry leader also supported our very first event in November 2010.

Location intelligence pioneer PlaceIQ also supports next month’s fourth edition of the summit.

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