Category Archives: Technology & Internet Media

Michigan Broadband Internet Maps online through Connect Michigan

May 25, 2010 – 6:32 am

Thanks Blogging for Michigan for the find. Connect Michigan has announced that 95.41% of Michigan households have access to the minimum threshold for broadband at 768Kbps downstream. Just under 175 thousand Michigan households remain unserved other than by mobile wireless or satellite service. The image to the right shows the availability of fixed wireless, one [...]

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Absolute Michigan’s Summer Photo Celebration!

May 24, 2010 – 9:01 am

Return to Chapel Rock by farlane Sometime over the weekend, the 100,000th photo was added to the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr. One hundred thousand. What an amazing gift you nearly 2400 photographers have shared with Absolute Michigan and Michigan in Pictures over the last four and a half years. Whether it’s dandelions or Detroit [...]

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Michigan by the Bottle’s Tweet & Taste with Shady Lane

April 8, 2010 – 7:04 am

We’re live at: #ttmi Had enough wine?? by pipefiddle Next Tuesday (April 13, 2010) at 8 PM EST you can join Michigan by the Bottle for their Tweet & Taste with Shady Lane winemaker Adam Satchwell, a master sommelier and several Michigan wine bloggers to explore a select group of wines from Shady Lane Cellars [...]

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Google for bikes: Michigan Bike Maps

March 15, 2010 – 6:56 am

My Wheels are Turning is a blog from Traverse City. It was created by Gary L. Howe to explore how and why it is we move, and to examine the values that we promote when we make those choices. It’s for walkers, bikers, motor vehicle users and users of other modes of transport. Grand River [...]

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When Conan O’Brien Attacks

March 11, 2010 – 10:00 am

I’ve decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change. ~Conan O’Brien On Conan’s Twitter page he says “I had a show. Then I had a different show. Now I have a Twitter account.” While he boasts a whopping 625,924 Twitter followers, he’s [...]

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Great Lakes Ice: A Play in Four Acts

March 10, 2010 – 12:41 pm

A blog I read posted a very cool bike ride to the Apostle Islands that got me thinking about ice on the Great Lakes and its impending demise. Lake Ontario doesn’t touch Michigan of course, but here’s Great Lakes Ice for your enjoyment. Power: Lake Huron Langell Boys, frozen in the ice on Saginaw Bay. [...]

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Michitwitter January 2010

January 12, 2010 – 1:33 pm

Read a good article or blog post about Michigan? See a cool picture or video? Listen to a great podcast? Attend a fun event or find a new web site? Scroll down to tell folks in the comments. Please keep them brief and friendly! Subscribe to Michitwitter via RSS or check out Absolute Michigan on [...]

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Lansing Family Christmas 2009

December 22, 2009 – 4:41 pm

A group of gifted musician friends from Michigan decided to get together by recording some holiday music and posting it up for all to hear. We think the songs sound great so pop over to their web page and hear their renditions of classics such as Baby it’s Cold Outside, Little Drummer Boy, Holy Night [...]

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The D in 3D: Detroit goes 3D in Google Earth

December 15, 2009 – 8:21 am

The Google Earth Blog notes that Detroit has finally gone 3D in Google Earth.The virtual model of the Motor City features hundreds of buildings, including all of the skyscrapers, stadiums and landmarks (except as they note, the Fist). Check out this cool YouTube preview: Get Google Earth right here and check out Google Earth Blog [...]

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Seeking Michigan: Saving Pictures of History

December 7, 2009 – 7:29 am

By Laura Boyd and Kyle Grimm, Archives of Michigan, Archives of Michigan, courtesy Seeking Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage. Russell Leavenworth founded Leavenworth Photography in 1895. For twenty-five years, [...]

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