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Apple Pickin’ with the Gadget Guy

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EmilyDigital Summit is coming to the Motor City September 22-23 and it promises to be one of the most important conferences of the year in digital marketing.  Our own Digital Diva, Emily Hay, CEO of Haytheresocialmedia, joins us to talk about the importance of the conference.  Emily will also help us catch up on some key changes in social media tools in marketing: Facebook and Instagram.

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Answering Listener Questions

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During the MSU sport season this hour, which is normally heard live on WJR, is preempted by pre-game programming.  BUTwe still record an hour of answering your questions!

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Smart Parks and Social Media

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Media Tips for Small Businesses

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Emily Hay, the founder of Hay There Social Media and our social medial expert, talks about ways of making your business stand out from the crowd.

 

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Lisa AlbertsVP Creative Strategy, is helping a Traverse City winery become the toast of the Internet.

 

 

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Grand Circus: Training the Next Generation of IT Pros

VFA HeadshotDerek Turner, CEO of Grand Circus presents the cutting edge training being done by this Detroit startup to develop the next generation of IT Pro’s for the new economy. The company is  coming up on 2 yrs since launch and in that time they have taught more than 600 people some form of tech skill. Their main focus now is intensive 8-Week boot camps and they just graduated their 100th student.

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Royal Oak’s Park Gets Smart

Jim EllisonMayor Jim Ellison shares the vision for transforming a small corner of downtown real estate into a futuristic hub for Internet connectivity, smart car charging stations and entertainment in the heart of one of America’s …


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Emily Hay Wins Vanguard Award

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Our social media expert, Emily Hay was honored by the Detroit Chapter of Women in Communication for “innovatively using a communications medium during the past year.”  She shared the honors with famous chef Keith Famie and Marilyn Trent of Trent Creative.

Emily Hay of Hay There Social Media will be recognized with a Vanguard Award for innovatively using a communications medium during the past year. Hay is founder of Hay There Social Media and TweetTeam™, delivering social media marketing services to a variety consumer-focused clients. She also is the co-creator of “Saving Face for Parents and Schools,” an online video program helping parents and educators coach tweens to become smart digital citizens. A Birmingham resident, Hay is a public speaker, social media contributor to the Internet Advisor show on WJR 760 AM and a contributing professional on “Live in the D” airing on WDIV/NBC Detroit. She was named one of “30 in their 30s” by DBusiness magazine and one of “52 Empowering Women of 2013” by the WooHoo Radio Network. Hay is a volunteer with Challenge Detroit and a partner at Cornerstone Schools.

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Podcast 1511 3/14/15: Rick Broida Takes A Bite Out of Apple & Answering Listener Questions

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Is the New 12″ MacBook A Marvel of Design or the Result of the “Apple PR Zone”?

Join our hosts Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Shane Hamelin and Foster Braun and they look at the Apple Spring forward event (3/9/15.)  Was it really about Apple Watch or even about the 12 ” MacBook Retina?  Maybe we all missed the main point of the dog and pony show in Cupertino!

rick broidaRick Broida, the Gadget Guy and Cheapskate blogger, joins us in studio to give his opinion on Apple technology, his current favorite watch and his recommendation for your next Windows laptop.

 

Click Here to Listen to Apple Part 1 (The Apple Watch Event?)

Click Here to Listen to Apple Part 2 (Technologies that will change mobile)

Click Here to Listen to Apple Part 3  (Rick’s favorite watch and laptop recommend)

The Real Story of the Apple Reveal: New Technologies that will change mobile computing

The New Force Touch TrackPad

The New “Butterfly Keyboard 

USB-C: One Connector to Rule Them All


 

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Podcast 1506 2/7/15 :FCC Battle Stations, Sportsman Tracker, Anthem/BCBS Connection and Mind Set

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Net Neutrality Battle Stations

tomwheeler2-300x300FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler opened the battle for Net Neutrality this week by declaring that wired and wireless carriers would be classified as “common carriers” under Title 2.

 

Charlie HopperCharlie Hopper, owner of Pasty.net, both wired and wireless services, in northern Michigan shares his perspective on the decision and why he thinks it may hurt more than help net neutrality.

 

Click Here to Listen to Charlie Hopper Talking About Net Neutrality

 

Twitter Launches Group Messaging

 

Emily Hay, founder of Haytheresocialmedia describes a new way to get your message out to a select group of people quickly with Twitter’s new Group Messaging.  She will also tell us what moms thought about the Super Bowl Ads and her recent appearance on TV as part of a select panel of local experts.

 

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Jeff Courter is the founder of a Grand Rapids based company which recently secured new venture capital to launch its first hunting app Sportsman Tracker this coming March.  Jeff’s idea has found enthusiastic acceptance and the app is almost ready to launch.  Full details follow.

 

 

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Podcast 1501 Jan. 3, 2015: Security, Drones, Unicorns & Innovation

 

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Internet Advisor Predictions 2015

 

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Hour 1:  2015 Year of the Super Hack?

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Richard StiennonRichard Stiennon, President of IT-Harvest is an international authority on security and a frequent contributor to the Internet Advisor.  Richard will give us his outlook on top security concerns from a global and national perspective.  Will this state sponsored hacking go from Cold War to a very Hot War with an attack on our infrastructure?

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TrustPipe: Personal Security for $5/Year

Ridgely EversRidgely Evers, CEO of TrustPipe reveals a new way of security your computer, servers and even hardware against the slickest attacks by hackers.  Don’t miss this conversation; it could be the difference between security and misery in 2015.

 Listen to Stiennon & TrustPipe Part 1

Listen to Stiennon & TrustPipe Part 2

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 Hour 2: Drones & Future Forecasting

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Social Media Predictions 2015

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Emily Hay , founder and CEO of HayThereSocialMedia and  our social media expert,  looks into her crystal ball and tells us what to …


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Podcast 1449 Dec. 6, 2014: Shop Till You Drop…Locally & Web Design Winners

 

 

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How to Shop Instantly on Instagram and Shop Locally on Etsy

Emily HayOur social media maven, Emily Hay, founder of Hay There Social Media has some timely tips for your holiday gift shopping.

Contrary to popular belief, Instagram isn’t just for selfies and snapshots of your lunch. Sure, users don’t hold back on posting photos of their most picturesque provisions but that’s not the only thing we’re all doing on the app.

Everyone knows how important shopping local is, right? It impacts your state/city/region by keeping money and jobs in your community. But did you know that you can use the Internet to shop locally?  You can. It’s easy. Enter Etsy.

Click Here to Listen to Emily Hay Shopping Segment

 


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And the Winners Are…Student Web Designers Awarded for Their Budding Skills

The Michigan Council of Women in Technology is dedicated to inspiring young women to achieve great things in technology.  One of the ways they accomplish this is through the 9th Annual Website Design Competition for high school girls.  We are delighted to have one of the budding designers in studio with us:

Winning girls

 

Likitha Nimmagadda from Farmington Harrison HS  (See her site)

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Podcast 1433 10/25/14: A Star is Born & Social Media in the D

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Hay There Social MediaMeet Ainsley Hay, daughter of our charming Social Media Expert, Emily Hay, CEO and founder of Hay There Social Media  a company dedicated to helping small and mid-sized businesses maximize their presence with social media.

We first spent some time catching up with Emily and her colleagues at Hay There Social Media learning about their recent projects which you can explore at their homepage.  Then Emily introduced us to two of her colleagues who are helping to create a whole new technology hub in Southeast Michigan.

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Defining Your Brand

Hajj Fleming-0103POSTHajj Flemings, Digital Brand Strategist and Founder of Brand Camp University, discusses Brand Camp, and what else is on the tech horizon in Detroit in 2015. Defining, communicating and defending your brand.

 

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Bamboo Detroit: Creating a Coworking Atmosphere in the Heart of Detroit

Dave AndersonDave Anderson is one of the cofounders of Bamboo Detroit, a coworking space located in the heart of downtown Detroit that is available to start up businesses looking for both a space to set up shop and people who will feed their energy for success.  …


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Podcast 1430 July 26, 2014 : inGAGEing Women in Business and Granny's Twitter Adventure

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inGAGE: Training Women in Business Leadership

Rachele DownsRachele DownsRachele J. DownsRachele Downs, VP of Entrepreneurial Strategy Inforum and the Inforum Center for Leadership explains how budding female entrepreneurs in Michigan can get a head start on the competition through inGAGE which provides training and networking to women who are launching a new business venture or having been established.  inGAGE is Inforum Center for Leadership’s strategy to position Michigan as the Midwest hub for high-growth, high- tech women entrepreneurs.

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Inforum Center for Leadership Awarded Renewed Funding from MEDC for Entrepreneurial Strategies

inGAGE: Positioning Michigan as the Midwest Hub for High-Growth Women Entrepreneurs 

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Emily Hay, CEO of Hay There Social Media and our Social Media expert shares what she gained from inFORUM until a certain little bundle of joy put things on hold for a while!

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Grandma Gets Social Media, With a Passion

Natalie Yellin76 year old Farmington Hills resident Natalie Yellin made national headlines last fall when she became a “goodwill ambassador” for Square, a San Francisco-based company that operates software allowing virtually anyone to send and receive payments. Natalie is absolutely unfazed by the Internet, social media and all its intricacies.  Maybe …


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Podcast 1425 June 21, 2014 : Mrs. Weber's Neighborhood, #SMDetroit and AT&T Hotspot

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Summer Social Media Daze

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Our social media guru and new mom, Emily Hay has been on maternity leave for the last few months but has managed to stay connected to the world of social media.  Today she introduces us to two of her friends:

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Jeff-DeHaven-SocialJeff DeHaven tells us about Detroit Social Media Day: June 27.  The event is designed to bring together people who are interested in promoting the use of social media throughout the Metro Detroit area. Sign up for the event.

Lauren Headshot-for-blogMrs. Weber’s Neighborhood where Lauren Weber helps young families find fun things to do during the summer and young mothers find a kindred spirit.

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AT&T:  Hotspot, Audiovox Car Device, Amazon Fire Phone

audiovox_car_connectionTodd Lane, AT&T Regional Sales Mgr. Michigan, talks about the company’s three hot new ways of connecting with the Internet and even your car!

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Shardae Rudel’s London Blog

Follow our young heroine during her 2 month internship in London, England that began yesterday.

 

 

 

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