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Nutter to launch city-backed ‘seed fund’ for local startups
The city of Philadelphia wants to bankroll local startups with a new city-backed seed fund. Mayor Michael Nutter will make the ann ...
13 years ago
We’ve heard of binary star systems, but how about a quadruple star system?
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Air Date: October 22, 2012
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Philly’s newest social media company wants to make text sexy
In this socially networked world, text is king. Status updates — tiny dispatches from friends, family, strangers — are the atomi ...
13 years ago
Young Involved Philly lines up behind three worthy initiatives
A civic-minded group of young Philadelphians has awarded small grants to propel three projects that aim to make their city more livable a ...
13 years ago
Unraveling the mysteries of black holes
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Air Date: October 8, 2012
ListenQuorum plays matchmaker for Philly investors, clean energy startups
Sometimes startups need an angel investor to turn an idea into a moneymaker. That’s the idea behind the University City ...
13 years ago
Art exhibit shines light on the night sky
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Air Date: October 1, 2012
ListenDigital meets gravestone: a lesson in ancestry
After suffering a series of personal losses, a Bucks County couple is launching a new business that they say will help others grieve — ...
13 years ago
Philly’s Textizen campaign works best on commuters
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission recently tried out a new tool for stoking civic engagement. The pilot project is over. The resu ...
13 years ago
A harvest moon will brighten the night sky
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Air Date: September 24, 2012
ListenTemple conference explores business value of ‘big data’
“Big data” is the new black. The business school at Temple University is hosting its first ever big data conference Th ...
13 years ago
Philly’s appRenaissance launches new platform for mobile app optimization
There are plenty of online tools that make it easy for workaday Web users to do complex things. Now a Philadelphia firm is bringin ...
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