Archive for December 14th, 2007

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Chicago 2016 Update: Prague to drop bid for 2016 Summer Olympics…maybe

The Associated Press reported that Prague may withdraw its bid for the 2016 Olympics unless it gets money from the Czech government. Tomas Petera, head of Prague 2016 said, “quite frankly we are pressed for time”.
According to estimates, the Prague bid needs about $6.7 billion to compete.
Petera said, “without it our chances equal zero. […]

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Friday, December 14th, 2007

Blogosphere Update: Links of interest

Here’s Greg Verdino’s look back at trends that defined the marketing world in 2007.
Last month, my buddy Tim Spangler celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Max Headroom incident on Chicago television.
Martin Reed goes over some common mistakes people make when they build online communities.
Fellow Future of Chicago blogger David Armano talks about why Fox kicks […]

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