Bigger commitment to solar coming to Wisconsin. http://tinyurl.com/wisolar

Going to need more wireless coverage as consumers choose to use only cell phones http://tinyurl.com/cellphon…

Yahoo dropping user data after 3 months, Google still holds for 9 months…Google, you paying attention? http://tinyurl.com/yahoodata

Virent Technologies in Madison in Time Magazine’s 50 Best Inventions of the Year for “grass to gas” technology: http://tinyurl.com/grassgas

Orion Energy Systems in Manitowac received the Sustainable Technology Innovation of the Year award: http://tinyurl.com/orionenergy

Web slow, you lose customers: http://tinyurl.com/webslow Remember study saying WI 45th slowest? http://tinyurl.com/5mqv3g There’s work to do

US workforce: 50% Techno-Peasants, 25% The Walking Dead & 25% Smart People. More tech training needed in WI: http://tinyurl.com/techtrain

You can buy a Wisconsin Christmas tree online and have it delivered anywhere in the world? Who knew. http://tinyurl.com/witree

Looks like Charter Cable is going bankrupt. Is it bad service, high prices, bad finances or all the above? http://tinyurl.com/chrtrbkrpt

Google admits staff picks and chooses what appears in its search results? That’s a massive, unsettling change. http://tinyurl.com/googpick

Got e-waste? Great WI company will take it off your hands, might even pay you for it! read the story: http://tinyurl.com/5r3453

All your social networking in one place, easy to use, on your smart phone? Yep! Hope others follow along. http://tinyurl.com/5vberv

Milwaukee 16th best city in America to do business? Woo-Hoo! The Wall Street Journal says so. See it: http://tinyurl.com/Milwauke…

Internet feel slow? Is it because you are in WI? PCMag.com study ranks WI 45th amongst the states..sigh See it: http://tinyurl.com/5mqv3g

Got an old cell phone or ipod in the drawer? Want cash? This is recycling service is slick – Flipswap http://www.flipswap.com

The 2008 New North Summit, a gathering of business leaders and economic development officials in Northeast Wisconsin, will feature breakout sessions that promote business practices featuring Web 2.0 applications and services, and provide information on how to effectively use those websites.

Katie Felten, a LinkedIn expert that hold a monthly “LinkedIn 101″ class, will provide demonstrations on using the business networking site and discuss ways that business leaders and employees can use the service to their advantage.

Cd Vann, creator of SoHoBizTube, will discuss the benefits of and strategies for using viral marketing, social networking, and word of mouth marketing to promote, brand, and position products and services for businesses in the New North.

The Summit is being held on December 8 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, and more information is available at www.thenewnorth.com.