 RAIN 6/24: Lee Abrams to deliver keynote at RAIN Summit Midwest in Minneapolis ·Jun 24, 12:06 PM PLUS OTHER SPEAKERS ADDED TO RAIN SUMMIT WEST, JULY 16 AT THE CONCLAVE Radio legend Lee Abrams will deliver a keynote address at RAIN Summit Midwest on Saturday, July 16. The Summit takes place during the 36th annual Conclave Learning Conference in Minneapolis.
This is our second-annual RAIN Summit Midwest. You can find coverage of last year’s packed gathering (with keynoter Steve Dahl) here and register to attend with the Conclave here. Abrams was a panelist at RAIN Summit West in Las Vegas this past April (more coverage here). We’re delighted to have him back to deliver a keynote address at RAIN Summit Midwest — it’s sure to be a “don’t miss” experience!
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AccuRadio COO John Gehron (pictured) told Inside Radio, “It’s taking the best of radio, which is curated channels, and then allowing them to be personalized…From a financial standpoint it turns out to be even more successful in small markets.” You can read the full article by subscribing to Inside Radio here. ARCHOS DEBUTS NEW ANDROID-POWERED WEB RADIOArchos yesterday launched a new Android-powered portable web radio. The device, dubbed 35 Home Connect, sports Wi-Fi, a touchscreen and comes with TuneIn Radio’s Android app pre-installed to stream Internet radio. It will be available in September for $150.
Unlike other tabletop media devices like the Chumby or Sony Dash, the 35 Home Connect is battery-powered, making it a “web radio that should do wonders by your bedside, or kickin’ it on the beach,” as Engadget writes (here). If your local beach has a Wi-Fi hotspot, that is.
TRITON CEO NAMED MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR IN L.A.Triton Media Group’s president/CEO Neal Schore has been presented with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Greater Los Angeles Award in the Media, Advertising and Leisure category. “Being named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year is a huge honor that I share with our co-founder, Mike Agovino, our investors at Oaktree Capital and our amazing Triton team,” said Schore. You can find Triton’s press release here.iPAD DOMINATES TABLET WEB USE: 97% IN U.S.Here’s yet another reason to make sure your website and online radio stream is iPad-friendly: comScore found that iPads accounted for 97% of all tablet web traffic in the U.S. during May 2011 and 89% globally. Engadget has more coverage here.share: del.icio.us.  Reddit  Digg  Yahoo  Wink  Windows  Google  Newsvine 
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In addition to Abrams’ keynote address, the Summit will feature several informative panels — including discussions about programming, sales, technology, promotions and features. The Summit will also include Kurt Hanson’s State of the Industry Address and a research study (to be announced soon).
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Also set to speak at the Summit are Radio Mitre / CienRadios 
Keith W. Hodkinson, Totally Interactive Weather National Sales Manager Sean Barnard and MediaSpan VP/Sales and Marketing Andy Whatley.
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