philadelphia

Twentieth Anniversary: Philadelphia Emerges as an Innovation Center

We’ve been celebrating Chariot Solutions’ 20-year anniversary this year with a series of lookbacks across specific industries, team members and types of technologies. But any reflection on the last two decades would be incomplete without a deep dive on the tech-related changes in our hometown of Philadelphia during that same span. The pre-Y2K tech scene … Read More

ETE 2012 – Anna Bloom and Jeff Friedman – What Happened When Philly Launched a Social Network to Improve Neighborhoods?

From the abstract: Online connections have inspired offline action when it comes to political campaigns. How can a city leverage the power of online organizing to inspire new city leaders and make neighborhoods better offline? What is its role? And what are some of the challenges and barriers to inspiring community leaders to work with … Read More