January 2010
12 posts
My Mardi Gras Experience: Not All About Beads &...
Crazy Wild Parties. Boobs. Bourbon Street. Drink ‘Till You Drop. If somebody was playing the word association game with Mardi Gras, you’d probably hear the following words or phases pop up. For locals, the Mardi Gras atmosphere is second nature. I’ve never missed a Mardi Gras season in my life so things like nudity, public drunkenness, and other crazy acts aren’t out of character during this...
The #bangitoutshow Ep. 5: Tech Tools For Haiti,...
We got a rocking podcast with a bunch of local tech news from around the city!
PUNCHCARD Series: Gambit’s Electionland Allows...
In our interactive world, we pretty much expect immediate or ASAP response time. With the common availability of WiFi, 3G, smartphones, etc., there’s almost no reason NOT to be connected, especially if you are in a position that might require you to provide answers in a time-sensitive fashion.
With this in mind, I was excited to see Electionland pop up on the Gambit’s Best of New Orleans blog...
NFL Says “NoDat” To New Orleans Shop Owner
With the Saints having a magical season, local shops that sell Saints merchandise are riding the wave of excitement by promoting local sayings. Local t-shirt shop owner, Lauren Thom of the Fleurty Girl t-shirt shop is doing just this with her catch phrased inspired shirts. You’ll notice all of her shirts have some type of New Orleans themed topic such as Makin Groceries or There No Place Like...
NOLA Volunteers Ban Together To Create Tech Tools...
No one has been immune to the recent news about the devastating earthquakes that rocked Haiti. Support in the form of money, clothes, and food have already poured out to aid the the nation. But technologist across the country have found an unique way to support the disaster. Under a cause called Crisis Commons programmers, developers, and everyday volunteers have united together to use their...
Win An iTrip Auto Universal FM Transmitter & Car...
NewOrleans Tech is giving away a free iTrip Auto Universal FM Transmitter & Car Charger. What does it do? If you have a device with a standard flush 1/8” headphone jack (whether CD, MP3, iPhone 3G/3GS, iPod or, yes, cassette) you can play music through your car speakers. For people that have iPhones/iPods you can also charge your device because of a USB port. Rules for the giveaway after...
NOLA StreetUp Party: Foursquare Geeks Unite!
Check in here. Check in there. Gotta be my points and badges. Everybody seems to be going gaga over Foursquare these days. For those of you that are late to the party, Foursquare is an application that allows people to “check-in” from your phone at any location. Check-in to a local business, eatery, or venue in order to get points, special badges, and become mayor. Points are...
ElectionHub: The iPhone App For The New Orleans...
The 2008 election set a precedent on how candidates embraced social media and web apps to connect with voters. Ever since then, these models have trickled down to elections of all types. Local candidates have come to understand the important of using these tools to campaign to a hyperlocal market.
Election Hub brings a new dimension of information and media to the political landscape. It’s an...
LaunchPad TV: New Season, New Focus, New Hotness
After a successful run of nearly 29 web episodes, LaunchPad TV is back on January 8th for a new season with more focused goals. LPTV originally came from the brains behind LaunchPad NOLA, a collaborative working space. It began as an experiment with the goal of creating a campfire that the community could gather around and celebrate what was happening in NOLA. Every Friday LPTV would host a 30...
postMedium: The Online Artist Portfolio Engine
You can find the most beautiful artwork on the streets of New Orleans, sometimes on sidewalks or hanging in cozy shops. Even the guys that hang their paintings off the gates of Jackson Square bring to mind the memories of how New Orleans artists have always told our story.
Two NOLA artists, one a graphic designer another a web developer want to infuse the cities art scene with the power of the...
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IgniteNOLA: Spreading The Knowledge Of Innovators
It’s one thing to love what you do. It’s another to be passionate about what you do. So passionate that you would tell each person you run into, every single day of your life. For a handful of speakers, that’s the environment IgniteNOLA provides. The idea behind IgniteNOLA is nothing new. Speakers have 5 minutes, 20 slides, and 15 seconds in between each to ignite the...
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2010 Brings New Enhancements For NOLA Tech
Yes, just like you we have our own resolutions for the new year. Our hope is that we can continue to bring you quality information about local New Orleans technology news. Read about some of our enhancements for 2010!
Connecting With Others: We love the support that we have gotten from the New Orleans tech community but we want others to know about the great things that are going on in regards...