Whipped Bakeshop launches a live ‘CakeCam:’ Links [VIDEO]

• SunGard in $14 million Center City expansion [Philly Deals: Inquirer]
• Quiet Time-keeping for Musicians at Curtis This Year [ATR website] — Bucks County-based ATR Systems installed more than 60 synchronized wall clocks at the new Curtis Institute of Music building in Center City
• Whipped Bakeshop’s New Website & CakeCam  [Geekadelphia] — Fishtown high-end dessert shop is trying something new, a live camera of their work during normal business hours.
• Spark Energy Launches New Mobile Website & App [Spark website]
• What data should the city release? [It's Our Money: Daily News] — The report on the OpenDataRace, which we told you about, and which also got coverage in GovFresh by developer Mark Headd.

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Podcamp Philly 2011 broadens focus, podcasting joined by more online media

Podcamp Philly registration table seen above. Photo by Theresa Regan.

The following is a report done in partnership with Temple University’s Philadelphia Neighborhoods program, the capstone class for the Temple’s Department of Journalism.

Online media beyond podcasting played a large role Saturday at the fifth annual Podcamp Philly, held in the Tuttleman Learning Center at Temple University.

“[The event] started out being focused toward podcasting and video podcasting and has really grown to encompass everything from blogging to social media tools,” Linda Whitney Hoffman, the director of operations for Podcamp Philly said. “It’s about teaching people to share information, not just online media.”

Graphic design, content strategy, business basics and the social media giants all were discussed in multiple sessions, among other topics that don’t directly touch podcasting.

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Event Highlights for April 5th – 11th, 2010

Update: Edited Hive76 event.

I hope you left next weekend open, Philadelphia, because our event calendar should give you plenty to do this Saturday.

First, you can head to the hometown of our very Brian James Kirk for BarCamp Harrisburg 2. It’s Technically not Philadelphia, but the attendee list tell us that several people are making the trip.

Though if you don’t feel like spending a lot of time on the turnpike, stay local and help Hive76 make a video game in three hours. But if your weekend is already stacked, head to Center City to discuss the city’s burgeoning social entrepreneurship community.

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