Technically Philly: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:48, 24 February 2020

The Technically Media team at a December 2018 meeting.

We decided that we would begin reporting on the Philadelphia technology community, using open source publishing tools, online. “Tech blog is a go,” I wrote to Sean, after receiving one more rejection letter for another news job. We hate being called a tech blog these days, but like many at the time, we saw blogging as a tool or platform.

We came up with dozens of names for the publication. “The Philadelphia Technology Review.” “Benjamin.” “Circuithead.” We decided on “Technically Philly.”

Our original goal wasn’t to start a company, necessarily. Instead, we were hoping to keep ourselves busy and motivated and dedicated to the craft of journalism that we so much believed in. We were hungry. A few weeks later on Feb. 9, we officially launched what would become Technical.ly.

We’re so proud of how things turned out: Ten years in, Technical.ly has a small but mighty team of about 20 full-time people headquartered in the Washington Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, and spread out remotely across four cities.

Note: The above information came from a tenth anniversary article.

In The News

Ask Technical.ly: What do you want to know about poverty in Philadelphia?, Technical.ly Philly, January 24, 2019.
Celebrate Technical.ly’s 10th anniversary and get yourself a sweet hoodie, Technical.ly Philly, January 22, 2019.

Info

Annual Event: Philly Tech Week
National: Technical.ly
Twitter: @TechnicallyPHL
Video: About Technical.ly (YouTube, 4m24s)

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+{{toplink|url=http://technical.ly/philly|name=technical.ly/philly}}[[File:TechnicallyPhilly.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Technically Media team at a December 2018 meeting.]]We decided that we would begin '''reporting on the Philadelphia technology community, using open source publishing tools, online'''. “Tech blog is a go,” I wrote to Sean, after receiving one more rejection letter for another news job. We hate being called a tech blog these days, but like many at the time, we saw blogging as a tool or platform.
-Technically Philly gives the following descriptive information:<blockquote>Technical.ly grows local technology communities by connecting organizations and people through news, events and services. We provide original editorial, expert programming and tools which improve recruitment, marketing, community cultivation and economic development. We serve technologists, entrepreneurs and people who care about technology’s local impact.<br><br>Technical.ly  is made of a committed group of young urbanists in the Northeast Corridor.<br><br>''Cofounder and Business Director:''&nbsp;Brian James Kirk is Business Director and a cofounder of Technical.ly, the local technology news network. Kirk handles business development, marketing and product development, forging new partnerships, building brand identity and coordinating events and projects. He's an avid biker and lives in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia.<br><br>''Cofounder and Editorial Director:''&nbsp;Christopher Wink is a cofounder and Editorial Director of Technical.ly, the local technology news network. In that capacity, he is a co-organizer of Philly Tech Week, Baltimore Innovation Week, Delaware Innovation Week and other events that bring smart people together. Previously, Wink worked for a homeless advocacy nonprofit and was a freelance reporter for a variety of publications. He writes regularly about news innovation and best business practices on his personal blog here. The bicycle commuter loves cities, urban politics and squabbling about neighborhood boundaries.</blockquote>
+We came up with dozens of names for the publication. “The Philadelphia Technology Review.” “Benjamin.” “Circuithead.” We decided on “Technically Philly.”
-== Info  ==
+Our original goal wasn’t to start a company, necessarily. Instead, we were hoping to keep ourselves busy and motivated and dedicated to the craft of journalism that we so much believed in. We were hungry. A few weeks later on Feb. 9, we officially launched what would become '''Technical.ly'''.
-*Alternate URL: [[http://technicallyphilly.com technicallyphilly.com]
-*Event Calendar: [http://technicallyphilly.com/events Events]
+We’re so proud of how things turned out: Ten years in, Technical.ly has a small but mighty team of about 20 full-time people headquartered in the Washington Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, and spread out remotely across four cities.
-*Twitter: [http://www.twitter.com/TechnicallyPHL @TechnicallyPHL]
-<br>[[Category:Issue-Business_Startups]] [[Category:Issue-Enterprise]] [[Category:Issue-The_Arts]] [[Category:Issue-Technology]] [[Category:Issue-Science]] [[Category:Issue-DIY]] [[Category:Issue-Computers]] [[Category:Does-Event_Calendar]] [[Category:Is-Online_Publication]] [[Category:About-Innovation_News]] [[Category:About-Buzz]] [[Category:About-Business_Startup]]
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above information came from a [http://technical.ly/philly/2019/01/22/celebrate-technical-lys-10th-anniversary-and-get-yourself-a-sweet-hoodie/ tenth anniversary] article.
+==In The News==
+*[http://technical.ly/philly/2019/01/24/ask-technical-ly-what-do-you-want-to-know-about-poverty-in-philadelphia-broke-in-philly/ Ask Technical.ly: What do you want to know about poverty in Philadelphia?], Technical.ly Philly, January 24, 2019.
+*[http://technical.ly/philly/2019/01/22/celebrate-technical-lys-10th-anniversary-and-get-yourself-a-sweet-hoodie/ Celebrate Technical.ly’s 10th anniversary and get yourself a sweet hoodie], Technical.ly Philly, January 22, 2019.
+==Info==
+*Annual Event: [[Philly Tech Week]]
+*National:&nbsp;[http://technical.ly Technical.ly]
+*Twitter:&nbsp;[http://www.twitter.com/TechnicallyPHL @TechnicallyPHL]
+*Video:&nbsp;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp5skrFzx_M About Technical.ly] (YouTube, 4m24s)
+==See Also==
+*[[Generocity]]
+*[[Local Philadelphia Blogs]]
+*[[Startup Home]]
+*[[Technically Media]]
+[[Category:About-Business_Startup]] [[Category:About-Buzz]] [[Category:About-Innovation_News]] [[Category:About-Technology]]
+[[Category:Does-Event_Calendar]] [[Category:Does-News]]
+[[Category:Issue-News]]
+[[Category:Is-Online_Publication]]
+[[Category:Issue-Business_Startups]] [[Category:Issue-Computers]] [[Category:Issue-DIY]] [[Category:Issue-Enterprise]] [[Category:Issue-Innovation]] [[Category:Issue-Science]] [[Category:Issue-Technology]] [[Category:Issue-The_Arts]]