SCVNGR to launch rewards program for Philly September 14

SCVNGR, the Cambridge, Massachusets-based startup that originated as a project at Princeton and went through the first DreamIt Ventures program in 2008, will launch its SCVNGR Rewards program for Philadelphia on September 14 at Social Media Day Philadelphia, according to the event's website.

SCVNGR Rewards, which was just rolled out in Boston this past Tuesday, enables local businesses advertising with SCVNGR to offer freebies or discounts to people who have earned points using SCVNGR's mobile apps.

SCVNGR is backed by Google Ventures, among others, and reportedly employs more than 60 people.

Daily Links 9/2/2010: King of Prussia's GreenLink Launches Local Group Buying Product for Television

GSI to shed sporting goods inventory in a deal with Sports Authority
GSI will sell most of its remaining sporting goods inventory to Sports Authority. (Internet Retailer)

GreenLink Launches Local Group Buying Product for Television (Business Wire)

Five predictions to watch when a new Comcast/NBC emerges (Sports Business Journal)

Is Charles Phillips Leaving Oracle? (IDG via New York Times)

SAP's Sybase deal requires customers to update their mobile CRM strategy (SearchCRM.com)

New, Interactive Website CommonSpace Launched to Connect Philadelphia Friends to Social Fun, Seeks Consumer Input (PR Newswire)

University of Pennsylvania Awarded $7.5 Million From NSF to Contribute "Nebula" to Next Internet Architecture (Media Newswire)

FCC net neutrality proposal delayed (Washington Post: Post Tech)

Verizon officially announces prepaid smartphone data packages (Engadget)

Thomson Reuters buys health care data company (AP via Business Week)
Acquires Healthcare Data Management Inc. of King of Prussia.

How to Solve the TV Guide Problem (Media Experiences 2 Go: Motorola Home Blog)




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Daily Links 9/1/2010: Sprint ponders possible T-Mobile investment in Clearwire

Kenexa To Acquire Salary.com In $80 Million Deal (TechCrunch)

Three Things Investors May or May Not Like About Kenexa Buying Salary.com (Seeking Alpha)

Philly union says Tierney-could-return rumor is false (Poynter Online: Romenesko)

Startup Incubator TechStars Invades New York City (TechCrunch)

Report: Apple TV to launch with Netflix (CNET News)

Tiny New Apple TV Costs $99, 99-Cent TV Rentals Confirmed (GigaOM)

Sprint debates rival Clearwire investor: report (Reuters)

Clearwire, Sprint, Comcast break Boston's 4G floodgate (Mass High Tech)

Comcast Takes 100-Meg Internet Down Jersey Shore
Business Service Based on DOCSIS 3.0 Priced at $369.95 Per Month (Multichannel News)
Great for surfing.

FCC Asks for More Feedback on Net Neutrality
(IDG via New York Times)


Complex SAP project expected to succeed
Airgas expects many millions in annual benefits, in contrast to recent SAP failures in Marin County and elsewhere (Network World)

Viridity Energy and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Awarded $900,000 from the State of Pennsylvania for Innovative Project to Recycle Energy Produced by Electric Public Transit (Business Wire)

A Smart House at Drexel University in Philadelphia Is a Living Laboratory of Sustainability (Forbes: The CSR Blog)

Motorola Unit to Be Spun Off With $3.5 Billion (Bloomberg)

Healthfirst to Use Portico Systems Solutions to Transform Contracting Process (Insurance & Technology)




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Daily Links 8/31/2010: GSI Commerce's Rue La La growing rapidly

Pressmen reject Philadelphia newspapers' contract offer (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Rue La La fashions a niche in tough online sales market (Boston Globe)
GSI Commerce acquisition reportedly doing well in hot market.

Industry Minds Appear To Be Meeting Over Net Neutrality
Parties face Sept. 2 deadline for FCC meeting agenda (Broadcasting & Cable)

FCC Releases Details From Comcast, NBCU Meeting (National Journal: Tech Daily Dose)
Not much.

Alabama county mulling whether to keep, jettison SAP (Reuters via IDG)

Airgas Provides Update on Value of Highly-Customized SAP Implementation (PR Newswire)

Alteva Announces Cuthbert New CEO
New Successor Comes at a Time of Tremendous Growth (Marketwire)

Aria Systems and VMware Collaborate to Redefine Cloud Services Monetization (Marketwire)

Verizon, VMware Create Cloud Services (Light Reading)

Motorola Upgrades Software To Manage 'Multiscreen' Home
EDGE Software Suite Includes Renamed NBBS Platform (Multichannel News)




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Daily Links 8/30/2010: The World of Comcast

Online video key to Disney, Time Warner Cable row (Reuters)

Google in talks with major studios to rent movies via YouTube (Ars Technica)

The Full-On Assault On Cable Is Underway (TechCrunch)

DOJ Investigating Internet Video Antitrust Issues
Above and beyond Comcast/NBC impact on Hulu (Broadband Reports)

Cable Bills Rise as Economy Forces People to Stay on the Couch
(Bloomberg)


Comcast pushes for business services (Denver Business Journal)

Clearwire Launches Rover Prepaid Brand (PC World)
Clearwire Press Release

UnitedHealth Races McKesson in $11 Billion Tech Hunt (Bloomberg Business Week)
Mentions Portico Systems of Blue Bell as a potential acquisition target.

Interview with Gabriel Weinberg (This Week in Startups)

Interview with Philly-area resident Gabriel Weinberg, founder of search engine Duck Duck Go.

First Look: eLocity’s Android Tablet Makes Great Media Player (Wired: Gadget Lab)


EM Photonics and University of Delaware Team Up To Develop Advanced Algorithms on Multi-GPU Cluster for Air Force (PR Web)

Two Iconic Philly Images

My brother Rob recently was visiting Philadelphia and took this cool photo of the new Apple Store with Two Liberty Place (I believe that's Two Liberty; I sometimes get them mixed up) in the background:

(Photo by Rob Paine)

Philly Tech People News: 8/29/2010

QVC appoints a vice president for e-commerce and e-marketing
Alex Miller joined the retailer in 2001. (Internet Retailer)

iMANY Names Vice President of Global Sales
Jerry Schorn Hired to Lead Sales Organization (Marketwire)

Innovative Solutions & Support appoints Ronald Albrecht as CFO (Business Wire)

Growing Energy Efficiency Firm Expands Market With Philadelphia Office
Performance Systems Development welcomes a new member to its executive team – Pauline Warren, Vice President of Enterprise Sales. (I-Newswire)

Kembrel Scores Industry First with Launch of Facebook Private Sales Store for College Students (PR Web)
Company started at Wharton.

StreamTV Elocity A7 tablet packs Tegra 2 and Android 2.2, coming to Amazon for $399 in September (Engadget)
Engadget gets a look at Philly startup's new tablet.

Jeff Shell Wants a Job -- But at Tribune, or Comcast? (The Wrap)

Clearwire to Launch Pre-Paid WiMAX Service (GigaOM)

Daily Links 8/27/2010: Mid-Atlantic Angel Group raises $4.8M fund

Mid-Atlantic Angel Group raises $4.8M in 2nd fund (Philadelphia
Business Journal)

Economists to Meet at FCC About Comcast/NBCU
ACA, Bloomberg, Comcast among those to be represented at Friday meeting (Broadcasting & Cable)

Report: Pharma Digital Spending Growing — But Slowly
(Wall Street Journal: Health Blog)

5 Myths About Philadelphia’s ‘Blogging Tax’ (Wired Blogs: Epicenter)

Investor group proposes WPCS merger (Philadelphia Inquirer)

GSI Commerce: Citi Starts Coverage With Buy Rating, $29 Tgt (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

InfoLogix Positioned for Strategic Initiatives in Second Half of 2010 (PR Newswire)

The Current Competitive M&A Climate (Safeguard Scientifics Blog)

SCVNGR Brings Location Game to Facebook Places (Mashable)
SCVNGR, based in Massachusetts, is a graduate of the DreamIt Ventures program.

LifeShield Security announces technology expansions (SecurityInfoWatch.com)




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Comcast Targets Philly With SDV (Light Reading Cable)

Tribune Co. creditors court Michael Eisner and Jeff Shell for top jobs (LA Times: Company Town)
Shell, a high-level Comcast programming exec, would reportedly become Tribune's CEO if such a deal occurred.

Cisco Makes 'TV Everywhere' Play With Plans To Buy ExtendMedia
Customers of 52-Employee Startup Include AT&T, Bell Canada, Cablevision (Multichannel
News)
ExtendMedia competes with Comcast's thePlatform in many ways.

Clearwire Considering New Prepaid Options?
Announces cryptic plans to serve new consumer segment (Broadband Reports)

Gartner criticizes SAP for frequent product name changes (SearchSAP.com)

Rumored SAP-Red Hat Merger Seen as a Long Shot (PC World)

Freshly-founded startup GroupMe raises $850k to bring group chat to mobile (VentureBeat)
First Round Capital invests in New York startup.