Crossing the great Metro Detroit – Ann Arbor divide

Detroit blogger Nikki Stephan invites Kyle Stuef, media consultant from The Whole Brain Group, to weigh in on the 42-mile gulf that disconnects A2 from Metro Detroit. Seem insurmountable to you? Consider this: The distance between San Francisco and Cupertino is 43.4 miles.   Excerpt: “When I started working in social media and becoming involved in the new tech community, we were scattered all over the place. New channels were taking hold, and companies were just starting to see a value in building a strong online presence. Not surprisingly, people were starting to get “real jobs” doing just that. I saw the people I was getting to know start to condense and consolidate. Perhaps it was more noticeable to me, because it seemed as if everyone was leaving the Ann Arbor area to move east to Royal Oak, Troy, Southfield and Ferndale. The community was growing larger, but it was growing more segregated. Have you ever tried to get someone from Detroit to come to an LA2M meeting in Ann Arbor? Have you ever tried to get someone from Ann Arbor to come to Tweetea in Royal Oak? If you answered yes to either one of these, you know that a divide has appeared somewhere near Metro Airport.” Read the rest of the story here.