If you can’t resist a bargain, but often find yourself with daily deal remorse, Lifesta may be the perfect place for you to unload that unwanted deal. Just as buyers and sellers come together on eBay, people are using Lifesta to search for bargains and rid themselves of deals they cannot use. Similar to Qdealz,…
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Instead of taking time to design and constantly update website help pages, why not check out FaqMe, a service that makes it easy to create your own FAQ page and “contact us” system for your website? The creators of FaqMe, ADHD Labs, have set out to rid the web of sites with time-consuming, outdated, or…
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Today customer service and social CRM provider Assistly, which we have covered previously, has just released a new product update (Assistly 2.0) and pricing model that could shake up the industry. These changes were based on customer feedback as the San Francisco-based startup looked for ways to continue to improve their offering. The new pricing…
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I’m at Chicago’s TechWeek, where Tech Cocktail is a media partner. With around 10,000 tech-savvy attendees here, the Twitter stream is raging; tweets with the #techweek hashtag pop up and others tumble down into the ether every few seconds. Luckily, TechWeek also has an app, created by DoubleDutch and part of their HYVE suite of…
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Warning: do not visit Punchfork when you are hungry. The food porn-ometer is off the charts. Right now I am looking at photos of Charred Corn Tacos with Zucchini-Radish Slaw, Spice Rum Banana French Toast, Lemony Shrimp Salad with Couscous, Grilled Figs with Honeyed Mascarpone, Cucumber Basil Gimlet…. I have to stop. I’m drooling on…
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There’s nothing worse than bad customer service. Nowadays, the old adage “the customer is always right” has morphed into something more along the lines of “the customer is always screwed.” If you have a complaint about a company, it seems that you either end up 1) on hold indefinitely, forced to listen to the rockin’…
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For those of you finding yourself filling your time examining the circles of Google’s new social network, Google Plus, you were probably delighted to find out about the launch of their first native iPhone application yesterday. If you are using an Android phone, this is nothing new as Android users have been able to receive …
Read More For those of you finding yourself filling your time examining the circles of Google’s new social network, Google Plus, you were probably delighted to find out about the launch of their first native iPhone application yesterday. If you are using an Android phone, this is nothing new as Android users have been able to receive …
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Want to see the world through others’ eyes? San Francisco-based startup Picturely is a photo streaming utility that searches through Twitter for the latest mobile image uploads. It has been used to unofficially cover the recent Mumbai bombings, Vancouver riots, Madrid protests, and San Francisco Giants wins (and losses). Picturely’s first commercial product is the…
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I first read about Pinterest on a design blog this spring. It sounded cool, but I was like, “Ugh, just another cool thing that will make my life more complicated.” Then I tried it out. It’s addicting. And very cool. In case you are not familiar with Pinterest, it’s basically an online pinboard for things…
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The Fashion Incubator San Francisco at Macy’s Union Square (FISF) officially launched on Monday, with the mission of reclaiming the city’s status as a fashion industry leader. Backed by support from San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, the non-profit is dedicated to supporting local fashion designers. Providing all the tools and resources designers need to…
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Riding the trend wave of seed accelerators, San Francisco-based accelerator Rock Health has named 8 of the 11 startups in its inaugural 2011 class. Rock Health focuses on startups that create health-related mobile and web applications. By bringing together the brightest minds in technology and health, they provide crucial funding, mentorship opportunities, and operational support…
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One of the latest music trends has been the rise of TurnTable.fm, which we covered previously when it first launched, which offers an easy way to be the DJ in a chat room with Facebook users. It’s kind of like a social Pandora but you can play music along with your friends via virtual chatrooms….
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Another one bites the dust, packs up their bags, and leaves the DC area for Silicon Valley. Last week, YouEye, a firm that we covered back in February, left town for California. The company has been out on the money-raising circuit since the beginning of the year, received offers of funding at a reasonable valuation…
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TechWomen is a professional mentorship and exchange program enabling women in the field of technology from the Middle East and North Africa to reach their full potential. The pilot program kicked off in April and offered 37 women selected from the Middle East and North Africa a chance to gain valuable mentorship experience by pairing…
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eBay acquired Zong, provider of payments through mobile carrier billing, today for a compensation of an estimated $240 million in cash. Zong uses direct connections with mobile network operators around the world to provide a secure payment solution. Zong is also a mobile payment provider for Facebook Credits and is accepted at over a thousand…
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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