Coders, developers, designers…start your engines! Varoom…..Varoom. Too much? Now that the “start your engine” cliché is behind us, let’s talk about Hack Dat; a code competition taking place in New Orleans on December 9th through December 11th.  Code competitions have become popular because they allow people to come together and create something with the help [...]

  If you are a developer or programmer, chances are you've at least heard about Drupal. (If you haven't, its the third largest content management system available.) Well, New Orleans, we have the honor and privilege of hosting this year's Drupal summit, Drupal on the Bayou. "It's a Drupal Summit, At a Casino, In New [...]

NODE is a cluster development initiative of the New Orleans Business Alliance focused on supporting the growth of the Digital Entertainment Industry in New Orleans. The NOLABA like many in New Orleans is seeing the growth potential of the digital media industry with such companies as Game Loft moving here and great organizations being established [...]

This summer we reported New Orleans was one of twelves cities vying for the Code for America Fellowship Grant. Code for America is an organization that connects talented IT and technology professionals (such as web designers, programmers, and entrepreneurs) with city governments to help them become more effective. The program recruits top talent from the [...]

I still remember the very first time I ordered a pizza over the Internet. It was very basic, but I was able to select the size of my pizza, some toppings, and other fixings. Years later, I'm blown away at the fact that I can design my own pizza from my phone, order it, and [...]