Month: July 2011

  • Separating Hype and Reality – Companies Moving Downtown

    I’m curious. I’ve had some people show up in my inbox or on my phone wanting to chat about companies moving downtown. It could be that their company has already announced a move downtown, or that their company already has moved downtown, or that they’ve heard through the grapevine that it’s coming… …and they’re not…

  • Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs…Plus Shifting Gears, News, Updates and Jobs for July 27, 2011

    It’s fun to sit back and watch things evolve. A little over a year ago, I published some random thoughts about perspective.  A little historical romp through ITinTheD.org’s past, as well as where we were at the time and where we thought we’d be. Well, sitting here as July of 2011 is winding to a…

  • Great Event Last Night…And How Do You Pick Your Favorite Child?

    We had a great event last night at the BlackFinn. As always, thanks to the staff there at the ‘Finn for having us, and most importantly thanks to everyone from the group who made it out.  There were a lot of new faces there last night making their first appearance at an event, and that’s…

  • ITintheD.org Networking Event Tonight…and Thank You!

    Just a quick reminder about tonight’s event at the BlackFinn.  5:01pm start time, but if you can’t be there right away…don’t sweat it (ha ha, a heat joke!) and just get there whenever you can.  As always, we’ll be in the back room, and look forward to seeing you there. Tonight’s networking event will take…

  • Networking Event Tomorrow Night! Jobs, Don’t Be That Guy Double Trouble and More – Updates for July 20, 2011

    Hot enough for ya? Yes, I can actually hear you screaming “Dude, don’t be that guy” from here.  You can stop now. It’s been a lot of fun this past week.  Scorching temperatures closing in on 100 degrees…and we’re supposed to hit that mark tomorrow.  So what better way to handle the heat than to…

  • Networking Event Next Week – News, That Guy, Jobs and Updates for 7/13/2011

    We’ve got our next metro Detroit networking event taking place next Thursday, there are discussions and jobs sitting in our LinkedIn group, and there’s another Don’t Be That Guy out there. Yep, that’s right…another Don’t Be That Guy is live.  We swear…it’s not our fault.  We’re the victims here.  They keep showing up, wildly waving…