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The Community Movie Theater
Everett Christensen talks about the importance of a movie theater in drawing together the people in this small midwestern town. Christensen is the namesake for the local communications company and is a leader in his community, as evidenced by the way he revived this Madelia, Minnesota landmark. This theater is one of the reasons that…
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The Smart Energy Ecosystem
An ecosystem is beginning to develop around smart meter data, observed Stephen Johnson, Product Line Manager, Consumer Energy Manager, Itron at Parks Associates’ 2012 Smart Energy Summit. In this interview, filmed at that event, Johnson also discusses the Federal Government’s Green Button initiative and how utilities are embracing this standard for energy management. He points…
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Whoa, Whoa, It’s Magic to Me
The line between thoughts and reality becomes quite blurry with the passage of time. I can recall the moment some six years ago, late at night, while working on the Viodi View in a hotel lobby, when I heard an old song and thought how useful it would be to have the meta-data associated with…
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Verizon/Redbox – More than Meets the Eyeball
Verizon’s announcement of its partnership with RedBox isn’t much of a surprise given last year’s formation of their Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS) unit. At the Media Innovation Summit, Louisa Shipnuck explained VDMS and how it is an end-to-end content workflow and delivery solution; or as some would say content from camera to eyeball. Shipnuck is clear…
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Award Winning Economic Development
Everett Christensen of Christensen Communications explains four of the things his company did to improve the community his company serves. By being part of the community, he sees the needs and is continually striving to improve the quality of life for his fellow Madelia, MN citizens. As a result, his company won the 2011 Minnesota…
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Powering Telecom Progress
Power is a critical element to a reliable communications network. This may be even more so in rural areas, compared to urban areas, as the economics of a rural build don’t support multiple last mile networks and the physics of a rural area often don’t allow wireless communications. Nowhere is this more evident than at…
