How to Go From Struggling Startup to the Inc. 500 List: A B2B Growth Show Special
It may be true that nothing worth anything comes easy. But just because success takes some hard work doesn’t mean you can’t work smarter. Marc Fischer, our CEO, got to discuss how Dogtown Media employed this exact strategy in a recent episode of the “B2B Growth Show” podcast. Check out the whole thing here! The Early […]
Are Self-Driving Cars Ready for Society?
Will self-driving cars ever be safe? Unfortunately, the first pedestrian fatality involving autonomous vehicles just occurred in Tempe, Arizona. And it has cast a long shadow across this burgeoning industry once viewed as an inevitable part of our future. Now, everyone involved is left to pick up the pieces and answer the one question on […]
SXSW 2018 Recap: Is the Future of IoT as Scary as It Seems?
Just how scared should we be of the Internet of Things (IoT)? It’s hard to say. Recent cybersecurity threats like Mirai have caused the news to paint the future of IoT as an unsafe hackathon free-for-all. In his recent SXSW 2018 presentation, “Internet of Scary Things: Botnet in a Box,” our CTO Rob Pope separated […]
Google Makes Maps Available for Developers to Create the Next Pokemon Go
Are you an augmented reality (AR) developer? Well, I’ve got some great news for you — popular game development platform Unity now has access to Google Maps. This move is aimed to foster the next Pokemon Go, so if you have any unique ideas, it’s never been a better time to start! The announcement follows closely behind Google’s launch […]
Dogtown Media Talks Tech With Members of the Marshall Memorial Fellowship
At Dogtown Media, we’re absolutely obsessed with the future! We love to learn, ponder, and think of ways to build a better one every day. This forward-focused mentality extends well beyond mobile app development and even technology as a whole. Last week, we had the opportunity to host members of the Marshall Memorial Fellowship at our […]
We Made an App With Allina Health That’s Improving Cardiovascular Care!
A couple of years back, Dogtown Media had the awesome opportunity to work with Allina Health and the Minneapolis Heart Institute on developing a MedTech app to improve cardiovascular care. Fast forward to now, and our collaboration is doing much more than just catching momentum in the app market — it’s helping save lives! One of the […]
How AI Will Impact The Rise of Smart Cities
The One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence (AI), updated every five years, launched last fall. Their first report is dedicated to the impact that AI will have on the average American city in the next 15 years. Smart cities are springing up all over the world. As disruptive technologies like AI advance, they’ll play […]
How a Data-Tracking App Is Improving Education
In Fresno, California, there’s a new reason for students to jump out of bed in the mornings. At Edison Computech, 7th and 8th graders are tracking their attendance, grades, and regular check-ins for points in a computer game called Strides. The game, developed by an Ohio company called Conquer Apathy, is an innovative way to […]
Dogtown Media Earns INC. 5000 Ranking: Fastest Growing Companies in America
Since its founding in 1979, the magazine Inc. has chronicled all the major developments in American entrepreneurship. It has often been ahead of the curve; in 1981, it was the first magazine to feature Steve Jobs on the cover, claiming that he “changed business forever” (that definitely checks out). As app developers probably already know, […]