The year is 2012. You walk into a Sears for a new washer and dryer or Best Buy for a new television. Let’s say you are not inclined to search the Internet to identify a product line you feel comfortable with, as well as a subsequent location to purchase it, all prior to walking into…
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Earlier this week, Amazon announced they will be launching a Kindle Library Lending feature that will allow users to “check-out” an e-book from a local library. At initial glance, one could question if this could actually hinder Amazon’s e-book sales going forward. However, this is just another case of Amazon being a consumer driven company,…
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American University hosted its very first Social Learning Summit earlier this month. The event was produced by the AU Social Media Club and was a huge success. You might be asking yourself, “What exactly is social learning?” Take a second to think about the multitude of avenues you have these days to communicate. With over…
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Are you on the dreaded job search? Or maybe you’re already employed but just looking for something better? At Tech Cocktail, we know that the job hunt can be quite a difficult process at times, so we would like to help out as much as possible! Here at Tech Cocktail, we are constantly meeting entrepreneurs…
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While some college towns tend to empty out during the summer months, DC comes alive with students from around the country who come to intern at some of the country’s best companies, and of course, the US Government. But there’s another option that students might not be aware of. Tech startups. There are lots of…
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In typical flash sale fashion, the 2011 Daily Deal Summit was here for 24 hours and then it was gone. The sold out event took place in New York City on Wednesday, April 6th and was attended by a standing room-only crowd of deal and service providers, as well as students and professionals looking to…
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For the past few years, the newspaper industry has been under pressure to stem the rising tide of readily free content available on the Web. While most newspapers have generally offered their online content for free to help build their online brand, as well as learn more about the usage patterns of its readers, the time has come…
Read MoreNo Worries I’m running a small company with headquarters in Denver and Brisbane, Australia. I’m currently in Brisbane with my Australian software engineering team and we’re discussing the importance of our next release. Our company has already burned through $64 million of other people’s money, and our largest, most important strategic partner and investor has stopped…
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A satellite costs roughly $299,938,500 more than a Prius and yet unlike the Prius it can’t roll up to a gas station when it runs low on fuel. In fact, satellites are rendered useless when their fuel tanks read empty. When they run out of fuel, these technological marvels convert to $300 million worth of…
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I overheard this colorfully memorable term: Purple Windmills, one recent afternoon while standing in line at one of the many Starbucks that line the famously tourist-filled South Street in Philadelphia. The couple to my rear in line were discussing something they had just listened to on NPR in the car moments before. It seems that…
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In the past week, I’ve gotten an email from just about every online retailer I’ve ever given an email address to, each informing me that a third party email service provider, Epsilon, has suffered a data breach. While the exact wording of each of these emails is unique, the general message is the same. What follows…
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We partnered with Delivering Happiness leads Jenn Lim and Tony Hsieh to produce a video series where we talked with thought leaders, creatives and innovators. The Delivering Happiness movement stemmed from the book that Tony wrote and we previously reviewed, which then turned into a tour and now the movement. The Delivering Happiness book moved…
Read MoreBeing a relatively new father, I’ve gone from being a non-coffee drinker to a Starbucks Gold Card member. So when I first found the Starbucks iPhone app, it was an app that gained instant placement on my first screen, a designation that is hard to come by with all the apps I tend to use….
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Whether you’re job hunting or already employed — but searching for something better — the Tech Cocktail job board is an excellent place to start. We are constantly meeting entrepreneurs who are looking for new team members to help their startup grow, as well as executives from more established companies who are looking to fill open positions. Who knows —…
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The latest buzz phrase among those who discuss such things is “O2O” or “Offline to Online Commerce.” The most commonly referenced company in this category is undoubtedly Groupon, the group sale site with a pre-IPO valuation between $15 – 25 billion. Time will tell if this valuation is even close to accurate, but the bigger…
Read MoreContinuing our focus on Champaign, IL startups, today we’re looking at ZingZag!, a software download that enables anyone to create a rich media Facebook Fan page (or other sites). The majority of Fan pages out there don’t take full advantage of the opportunity (we’re including ourselves in that bucket), using the standard options that Facebook…
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Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
We are excited to announce the participating startups for Tech Cocktail's South by Southwest (SXSW) event: #Startuplife Celebration presented by .CO. It was one of... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More