Entries about Websites
New Iron City Site
I gave out a blurb on the last Iron City post about the need for a new Iron City website. Well, looks like a new site is now launched. The design looks entirely better than the previous design and is really aides to the new marking strategy.
Iron City’s New Site
Neighborhood Pride and Cupcakes
Coco’s Cupcakes will be hosting a neighborhood pride event tomorrow; Friday, March 6th. Coco’s will be preparing cupcakes that will represent many of the neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, each having a unique taste to the neighborhood.
The event is in partnership with Neighbor Teaze, t-shirts that represent many of the Pittsburgh neighborhoods (more coming soon from […]
Fashion Retailer Grows Downtown
Today’s Post-Gazette has a piece on Downtown Chick retailers of the kind of haute couture that, let’s be honest, you really can’t afford. Located in the Clark Building downtown, there is both a physical store and a (more successful) online operation. They employ aggressive national advertising, a staff of 30, and the kind of models […]
Read More >>Pittsburgh Sign Project
The Pittsburgh Sign Project is a project created through a grant to capture the signs that make up Pittsburgh through photographs. To collect photographs of the signs, the organizers are asking for submissions from local photographers. The photo collection will later be published in a book that will also reflect Pittsburgh’s 250 years.
If you’re a […]
Urban Velo Bike Magazine
Biking in Pittsburgh is becoming a huge activity among Pittsburghers, whether it is biking to work or biking on many of Pittsburgh’s city trails; biking is a new part of Pittsburgh. Local zine Urban Velo goes beyond Pittsburgh and covers the latest news, culture, and gear for bikers all over the world. Besides, running a zine Urban Velo also runs a […]
Read More >>Spoono
If you’re interested in learning or wanted to touch up on your graphic design, web design and coding; a great source to check out is Spoono. Locals Brian Fusco and Akash Goel launched Spoono back in 2003 to share their knowledge and allow their visitors to discuss web design and strengthen skills. The site was […]
Read More >>TalkShoe
Wexford-based TalkShoe sits at the crossroads of two hot trends: podcasts and user involvement. The software allows what are called Community Calls - multi-participant broadcasts that can be listened to live or after the fact. You can find plenty of Pittsburgh talk-casters, or create your own.
Read More >>ShowClix
Located in an unassuming retail building in Oakmont, ShowClix is a live event and ticketing web application with web 2.0 elements. The start-up was created by area residents Joshua Dziabiak and Lynsie Camuso who originally worked on it at Tuscany Cafe on the South Side. You can search for shows anywhere in the United States, […]
Read More >>Pittsburgh 2050
Elliance, an internet marketing company located on the North Shore, has created a slick web application called Pittsburgh 2050 that allows Pittsburghers to share their ambitions for the city. The current suggestions range from the serious (”I want Pittsburgh to be voted the most bike friendly city in the US”), to the sarcastic (”I want […]
Read More >>Podcast: Geek Riot
This local podcast does an excellent job of discussing current technology and news happening in our society. GeekRiot is hosted by Shawn Smith and Justine Ezarik. They have not been really active for a while now, but look forward to future installments of GeekRiot. The podcast premiers live every Sunday at 9 pm eastern, […]
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