by Leopoldo Jacobsen | May 25, 2017
When they were MBA students at UIC’s Liataud Graduate School of Business, Matthew Norris and Michael McCoy formed a student business plan team that used sound separation technology developed at UIC to develop a plan for a wireless fetal heart sound monitor. UIC has...
by Leopoldo Jacobsen | May 25, 2017
Your Vote Now Counts Past Election Day! Visible Vote is a free application created to empower Facebook, iPhone, Blackberry and Windows users to advise congress on how to vote on major upcoming legislation, get immediate feedback when legislators vote for/against the...
by Leopoldo Jacobsen | May 25, 2017
Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in cities across the United States. Using the unique concept of collective buying, Groupon is able to promise businesses a minimum number of customers and, in turn, can offer deals that aren’t...
by Leopoldo Jacobsen | May 25, 2017
Gogo Inflight Internet has made plane time ‘me time’ by turning a commercial aircraft into a flying Wi-Fi hotspot, providing at 35,000 feet the same high-speed Web experience travelers once only enjoyed on the ground. Since its launch in August 2008, the service has...
by Leopoldo Jacobsen | May 25, 2017
EveryBlock is a local news site that publishes news at a so-called “microlocal” level: type in an address and the site shows you what’s been in the news around that specific address. It’s been lauded in the journalism and technology worlds for its inventive approach...
