Marc's Voice

Why I’m moving to Ohio

Chris O’Brien coined a great post in the San Jose Merc on why I’m headed to Ohio. NOTE: In its great wisdom the SJ Merc took down this story.  So this link is a reprint of the article - thanks Chris!

Chris is one of those rare reporters who actually listens, understands and reports truthfully what he heard.  I sure wish all my encounters with reporters and bloggers were as rewarding.

Anyway - Chris hits it on the head - I’m focusing on innovating in the area of workforce development, we’re going to use our PeopleAggregator platform and live video Helpto get peopel comfortable using computers and learning the job skills they’ll need - in the future.

We’re going to build LOTS of great interactive multimedia content in the process - and teach folks the job skills necessary to do that - along the way.

Oh yah - we’ll also help build out a software infrastructure that will enable a NEO wide alliance of cities, municipalities and neighborhoods to have their OWN platforms, dashboards, etc. - and mesh us all together.

Another thing Chris got right - NEO doesn’t have the  slightest idea what’s headed their way.

Well except for Lev Gonick, George Nemeth, Ed Morrison, Hunter Morrison, Jim Cossler, Kent Smith, Anthony Houston, Mayor Eric Brewer, Jim O’Bryan, Ron Copfer, Angela Seifer, Cara Keithly, Tom Williams, Jorge Delgado, Karen Baker, Bob Chalfant, Susan Sharp, Frank Revy, Bill Calahan, Cindy of the Beachland, Charley Daane, Peter Whitehouse, Nick Berente, Jon Cline, Mark Smith (and Patty), Joe Cimperman, Ben Blanquera, David Akers, Rep. Mike Foley and Anne Hill.

They know - cause they’ve met me.  And I’ll be teaching a class at CWRU - called “How to build a Digital City” starting Aug. 25th.

It’s EECS 396 if you’re around.  T-Thurs afternoon

Here’s the textbook for the class = http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/748967

and a pdf of it = http://www.box.net/shared/y40efkliqk

I’ll also be starting a new company called “Digital City Mechanics” and starting to tout the meme of ‘digital cities’ - for all!

Think shared servers.