Where do you think the Balt tech scene is heading?
In the comments in the first post, Twitterer @ecogordo said he'd like to get my view on where the BaltTech community is heading.
Heck if I have a crystal ball -- like this guy on the left.
But here's what I do know: there are lots of people talking to each other in this town and in the greater Baltimore/Maryland tech scene.
Every week, you're hearing about tweet-ups and networking events. Perhaps all the tech-talk is nothing new, skeptics might say. Or maybe, thanks to a whole set of social media tools -- i.e. Twitter, Facebook -- people are making connections and sharing ideas at an exponentially increasing rate. You need such percolation to fuel the startup dreams (and new jobs) of tomorrow.
Check my calendar on the right of this page and you'll start to see the summer filling up with events, such as Baltimore's first BarCamp.(On Twitter, www.twitter.com/barcamp)
One of the best local posts about the tech scene can be found on Mike Subelsky's blog. Subelsky -- a hacker, Ignite Baltimore co-founder, theater improv dude and all around brainy guy -- gives us his informed take and neatly summarizes some of the trends we're all starting to see. Take a look.
What do you think about Baltimore's tech scene? Where is it going and where does it need to go?
(Photo credit: Karl Merton Ferron, Sun photographer)
This is an archived version of the technology blog. For updated coverage, see the current baltTech location: baltimoresun.com/balttech
Comments
Gus, this is a great question! There are so many great things in Balt tech scene collaborative entrepreneurship, new, intimate events & lots of tech pride! One area I think we need to move towards is more focus on community-tech! We need to see more public/private partnerships to uplift our communities for example City officials missed a major, major opportunity when WiMax launched 1st in Baltimore last year - I was begging ppl to pay attention & leverage WiMax for our kids schools & other community centers who lack net access
Posted by: Mario Armstrong | June 1, 2009 9:53 AM
Gus, this is a great question! There are so many great things in Balt tech scene collaborative entrepreneurship, new, intimate events & lots of tech pride! One area I think we need to move towards is more focus on community-tech! We need to see more public/private partnerships to uplift our communities for example City officials missed a major, major opportunity when WiMax launched 1st in Baltimore last year - I was begging ppl to pay attention & leverage WiMax for our kids schools & other community centers who lack net access
Posted by: Mario Armstrong | June 1, 2009 9:54 AM
Thanks for the shout out to my blog! My crystal ball says, we're getting better at organizing ourselves and aligning resources for doing new things in Baltimore. So there's a greatly increased potential for new tech activity in our town. What it will look like, who knows, but I'm hopeful we develop a stronger product sector.
Posted by: Mike Subelsky | June 1, 2009 11:26 AM
Gus, just read over all of your information. You really have done a great job of informing the public. The picture is a good one too. The tech scene I think is moving all over the world. I agree with M. Armstrong on his comments.
Posted by: Darlene Twigg | June 1, 2009 2:29 PM