Everything is now packed up and gone from filming Wanted in my local area of Chicago, but it was mostly fun while it lasted. They did shoot a scene with simulated gunfire and they did a car scene as the guy from the Ultimate Arm was here filming with them. Below are two pictures, one [...]
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adtech Chicago: Tactical Search Strategies: Local and Mobile Search
August 1, 2007 session… MODERATOR: Chris Bowler, VP, Media Director, Agency.com PANELISTS: Warren Kay, Director of Emerging Products, Yahoo! Search Marketing (not present) Dominic Preuss, Product Manager, Local Advertising, Google Janice Rohn, VP of Consumer Experience, Yellowpages.com John du Pre Gauntt, Senior Analyst, eMarketer The most important thing about this session is that half of [...]
Wanted Movie – Mobile Chicago Local Neighborhood Filming
Yesterday I came home and found a note on the door (see below) about the filming of the Universal Pictures film Wanted over the next few days. The movie’s cast includes Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Common, Konstantin Khabensky, Terence Stamp, Chris Pratt and Kristen Hager. Normally, I don’t write about celebrities, then again [...]
TiE Chicago Chapter Start Up Stories
Moderator: Jai Shekhawat, CEO of Fieldglass Alan Warms, former CEO of Participate and now Publisher of Real Politics (Buzztracker) Matt Moog, CEO of Viewpoints James Malackowski, CEO of Ocean Tomo First up is Alan, founder of Buzztracker. Was part of Freeloader, eShare, Participate Systems, Realclearpolitics.com and now Buzztracker. The opportunity is to build the custom [...]
Chicago Conference Attendees Point to Chicago Shortcomings
Brian Beutler posts his beliefs on why there are so few electric outlets available here at YearlyKos 2007 conference: ” The McCormick Convention Center is, unsurprisingly, operated by a series of labor groups who, working hand in hand, rip apart the building and put it back together to fit the needs of whichever group happens [...]
Google Book Search Partners with University of Chicago and Big 10
I was flipping through the most recent University of Chicago alumni magazine and noticed a small blurb about The University of Chicago and 11 of the Big Ten partnering with Google Book Search. The press release states: “These universities, through their provosts and other key leaders, have worked together on some of higher education’s greatest [...]
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David Dalka is a digital business strategy professional experienced in realigning organizations to capture customer demand while improving margins. David is a business keynote speaker providing customized business strategy services and corporate executive retreats. David has been cited in the following business publications
