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Frank Podlaha
  • Sevierville, TN
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How did you find EOK?
I met Leo one day at his Sequioa Hills building.
What do you do?
Online Data Mining Software, Twitter Data Mining, Custom Software Development, Amazon Web Services Consulting
Where can we find you on the web?
www.CarpData.com
LocalChirps.com
Pro.LocalChirps.com
www.ProductChirps.com
www.OgonPro.com
Who are you? Tell us a little about you...
Frank Podlaha is the owner of Carp Data Service, LLC, a local data mining software and consulting company serving Knoxville, Tri-Cites, Chattonooga, Nashville, Asheville, and all places Tennessee, western NC, VA, and northern GA and AL.

Carp Data improves a company's bottom line with Business Intelligence software. Digging deep into data reveals savings, new opportunities, unknown inefficiencies, and unexpected secrets.

Our Software:
- Small Business Data Mining - we analyze your data
- Twitter Data Mining - understand the conversation in your community

Consulting:
- Custom software for websites, e-commerce, and database applications.
- Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL
- Microsoft, .Net, C#, MS SQL Server
- Amazone Web Services: cloud hosting with EC2, Elastic Bound Vols, S3 Storage.
- Business Intelligence: MS Analysis Server, MS Reporting Services, Cognos

Fun Stuff:
Check out http://LocalChirps.com to follow Twitter in your home town.

Frank is also very happy to contribute and be part of the EOK Board of Directors.

More info about Frank: http://www.carpdata.com/wordpress/about/
What role would you play in a startup?
Visionary, Designer, Business Lead
How can we contact you?
tel: 865-238-2560, x101
toll free: 800-405-6785
fax: 877-279-2493
fpodlaha [at] carpdata [dot] com
Linkedin Profile
http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/frankpodlaha
Twitter Url
http://twitter.com/CarpData
Key Search Terms - Use this section to list specific key phrases describing your business. The more specific the better. This will help someone find you better using the search function.
data mining, business intelligence, data analysis, online reporting, saas, software as a service, consulting, custom development, websites, databases, data warehousing, social networking, amazon web services, programming

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What is Open Source Hardware?

Frank Podlaha explains Arduino and Open Source Hardware. Plus he shows a quick demonstration of programming the Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller.






More info about Arduino:


http://www.arduino.cc



A great step-by-step tutorial by Adafruit:


http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/

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Posted on March 22, 2010 at 10:05am — 8 Comments

Frank Podlaha

Anatomy of a Twitter Riot

Observations on Twitter as angry college students assemble in frustration over the departure of their football coach.

The Facts

January 12th, 2010, Knoxville, TN, the University of Tennessee announced the unexpected resignation of the head coach for their collegiate football team. Upon hearing the news, hundreds of stunned fans and students filled the streets on campus. Slowly, crowds migrated to the facilities where multiple press conferences were taking place. Many in the crowd… Continue

Posted on February 4, 2010 at 1:30pm —

Frank Podlaha

Add RSS/Atom Feed of Multiple Twitter Accounts to your Website.

Add a Feed of multiple Twitter acounts to your websiteCreate an RSS/Atom Feed for your website that is populated by the tweets of multiple Twitter accounts and / or multiple search words. Twitter Search returns i… Continue

Posted on January 23, 2010 at 6:47pm —

Frank Podlaha

Putting EOK Training to Work

I have learned quite a bit going to the EOK Training seminars given by Dr. Scot. They are free! And quite frankly, that's crazy. In one of the classes, we learned about increasing traffic to your website and boosting your page ranking within Google. One of the techniques to achive this is by creating a cloud of websites, communities, and links that all point back to your main w… Continue

Posted on December 14, 2009 at 9:42pm — 1 Comment

Frank Podlaha

Uploaded Photo Cruise Pics

Pics from the EOK Autumn Photo-Cruise on Nov. 3, 2009: http://www.eokhq.com/photo/albums/autumn-photocruise-2009

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 12:30am —

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Frank Podlaha added a discussion to the group Photographers
Check out these awesome aerial photographs: http://justpaste.it/3ky
August 2
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July 7, 2010 from 8:30am to 10am
It's our First of the Month Meet-n-Greet. We start off with an opportunity to come up and present your business (or new business idea) in front of the group. We are leaving this very informal, just come up and grab a chair. When it is your turn, g…
July 1
Frank Podlaha added a discussion to the group Photographers
Photographers always love hot air balloons.  They are always such great source of landscapes and color.  Imagine my surprise when one lands in my backyard!                        
June 26
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Hey all you CPA / Accountants, help us run down the pros and cons of leasing or buying a commercial vehicle.  Let's assume this scenario; we're a small business looking to finance a delivery truck.  We can afford the monthly payments for a lease or…
June 8
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June 2, 2010 from 8:30am to 10am
We kick off the Summer with our networking event at our new location: Water's Edge, 608 Mabry Hood Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. The space is provided by our latest sponsor, Rodefer Moss. Come check out the new digs, meet EOK members, and tell all of u…
June 1
Creating a college prep entrepenurial residential charter school for underserved youth using the national SEED Foundation Model from Washington, DC
May 25
Frank Podlaha updated an event
May 26, 2010 from 8:30am to 10am
What are your passions? What really gets you excited about going to work? Chances are, if you find that product or service mix and the kind of customer that really makes you look forward to going to work each day, you will have found your ideal bus…
May 24
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May 26, 2010 from 8:30am to 10am
What are your passions? What really gets you excited about going to work? Chances are, if you find that product or service mix and the kind of customer that really makes you look forward to going to work each day, you will have found your ideal busi…
May 17
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May 19, 2010 from 8:30am to 10am
Jeremy Floyd, from Eluminare marketing, will hold a panel discussion about internet marketing, social media, and creativity for your small business. Jeremy specialize in Internet Marketing. Since finishing law school in 2006, Jeremy has worked in re…
May 16
Frank Podlaha added an event
May 12, 2010 from 8:30am to 10am
Ellen Kern, owner of “Stand & Deliver”, works with business professionals to reduce speech anxiety and improve public speaking skills through a series of "Stand & Deliver" workshops. Benefits include greater self-confidence and enhanced presentatio…
May 9
This group focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professionals with an entrepreneur leaning. Specific emphasis is related to the Vols4 STEM initiative within Knox County schools (vols4stem.org).
May 3
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Hey EOK Members, I want you all to think about our Workshop meetings and how you can take advantage of them.  We have the workshops at 10am every Wednesday directly after our 8:30am meetings.  Our next series of events will be crowdsourcing help for…
May 1
Frank Podlaha added a discussion
Hey EOK Members, I want you all to think about our Workshop meetings and how you can take advantage of them.  We have the workshops at 10am every Wednesday directly after our 8:30am meetings.  Our next series of events will be crowdsourcing help for…
May 1
Frank Podlaha added an event
May 5, 2010 from 8:30am to 9:30am
We are going back to our roots for the first weekly meeting of every month. We will start off with an opportunity to come up and present your business (or new business idea) in front of the group. We are leaving this very informal, just come up and…
May 1
If you have a business in energy efficiency or green technologies, or are thinking about starting one, this is the group to connect with SEEED, a non profit start up that is promoting green job training and entrepreneurship in the heart of Knoxville.
April 29
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April 28, 2010 from 10am to 11am
Our workshop today will critique and crowdsource on a real new business funding pitch. Frank Podlaha will present a 10 minute presentation for Knoxville Robots as if the audience were angel investors. Afterwards, we'll discuss and critique Frank's p…
April 23

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At 7:58am on August 23, 2010, Troy Williams said…
Thank you for the welcome Frank. I graduated from the Prescott, AZ campus. Did you go to DB, Prescott, or Global?
At 12:19pm on August 7, 2010, Vincent Radford said…
Good job with the VP gig! Do you accept bribes??
At 6:44pm on August 6, 2010, Daniel Monday said…
Congrats on the VP position, Frank. Well-deserved!
At 9:55am on May 26, 2010, Stephen Lewis Alred Jr. said…
Thanks for the comment, it felt very welcoming. See you soon!
At 11:07am on May 18, 2010, Eric L. Dobson said…
Sorry it took so long. Bringing this thing to market has been more than a full time job!

Glad to be here and looking forward to participating.

Eric
At 8:48am on May 17, 2010, Sarah Lynn Seaton said…
thanks so much.. I am sure you have on the site.. do u meet weekly? monthly??
At 12:09pm on April 15, 2010, Reuben Stahl said…
Thanks for the welcome Frank! I look forward to getting more involved with EOK, and learning from all of the members here.
At 12:02pm on April 7, 2010, Ellen Kern said…
Good meeting this mornng Frank. Although, I may have a bruised more than my ego as I tried to Stand & Deliver my message. Shall practice more for next meeting.
Ellen
At 7:09am on March 4, 2010, Stephany Beane said…
Frank,
Again thank you for proofing my profile. I appreciate your taking the time to actually read it and more importantly pointing out where there was a problem. A truly selfless act.
At 11:13am on February 26, 2010, Kristina Greenway said…
Frank-
Thank you for your encouraging words. I am looking forward to meeting you as well as hearing why you consider yourself a "Grouch"
Kristina
 
 
 

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