Stories

The Tampa Bay Lightning is the first professional sports team in the U.S. to roll out new technology that could be a literal game changer. Enthrall Sports, based in Seattle, is the developer of the software, which includes a mobile app called FanCap. Through FanCap, game attendees can shoot photos… Read More
Imagine being able to watch all 22 players at the snap with video that expands from your living room television set to the entire wall. Curious about how big Terrence "Pot Roast" Knighton really is, or how 5-foot-11 quarterback Russell Wilson is able to use his high release point to… Read More
If a half-hour comedy is too long, how about a 15-second thriller? A group of independent filmmakers from Britain are rolling out a daily, 28-episode series on Instagram. "Shield 5" is about the hunt for John Swift, who after three episodes appears to be a security worker who ends up… Read More
Anthony Comer walked in to Amalie Arena on Tuesday morning hoping for a fun way to skip class. He walked out with a potential new job. Comer, a 19-year-old senior at Tampa Bay Tech High School, made the most of the first ever Build Tampa Bay technical career fair, pairing… Read More
There are more opportunities today than ever before for entrepreneurs who are willing to match technology to the needs of potential customers. Entrepreneurs and smart business leaders who embrace the enormous opportunities will profit. To find out about some of the excitement and how you can tap into it, I… Read More
A cloud is a cloud is a cloud, right? Wrong. Although by now most people are aware of the different types of cloud computing, they still think that all cloud providers will lift their IT burden both literally (no more physical servers!) and figuratively (no more worrying about backup and… Read More
The number one question our team is hearing lately is: “So, what’s the new focus at TBTF and how can we get more out of our membership?” Workforce has always been the driving motivation of TBTF, and this year we’re going to step up our impact. Last year, we partnered with CareerSource… Read More
The Tampa investment firm founded by former Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford raised $1 million to invest in PayIt. Weatherford also was named to the board of directors of the Kansas City, Missouri company, which provides mobile payments processing for government services,according to the company’s website. Read More
A June event will aim to benefit Tampa’s homeless population through computer coding. The hack-a-thon, hosted by Hillsborough County annually in conjunction with the National Day of Civic Hacking, has been rebranded as a ‘code-a-palooza’ for 2016. Read More
Visit St. Pete/Clearwater has teamed up with Uber Technologies Inc., in a first ever marketing campaign that uses free rides on Wednesdays in February in an effort to lure winter weary Chicagoans down to the region’s beaches and sunny climate. The “Warm Up Wednesdays” campaign, which can be found on… Read More