Edison Research and Arbitron released study today titled Twitter Usage in America 2010, that shares some interesting data about usage of social networking site like Facebook and Twitter. The study presents three years of tracking data from a nationally representative telephone survey (via landline and mobile phone) of 1,753 Americans, and was conducted in February…
Read MoreThe topic, sadly, isn’t a new one. Perhaps more sadly than that, however, is the fact that it doesn’t seem likely to end tomorrow. By “that” I mean the theme of women in technology and business, or more accurately the dearth of them. On Sunday, April 18th Claire Cain Miller wrote a story, “Why So…
Read MoreThis past week we headed just north of Chicago, Illinois to the Northwestern University campus for the Kellogg Technology Conference which carried the theme “monetize me.” The event focused on the latest technology trends and asked the question, how do you monetize it? The conference was well attended by students, alumni and more all looking…
Read MoreOn Wednesday the Facebook’s Developers Conference f8 took place and was streamed live via livesteam. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, announced several new features including: one step permissions, saved caches, Facebook currency (Credits), and the social graph (Open Graph protocol). A breakdown of the Open Graph and Facebook connect by Bret Taylor, CEO and Programmer of FriendFeed,…
Read MoreThis past week I took a trip to New York city to experience some of Intel’s latest technology research and advancements first hand at the Intel Tech Heaven event. The innovations shared a wide range of focus which included: home, hands-free technology, fashion, shopping, communication and social media, health and transportation.
Read MoreThe Apple iPad is officially now for sale and I headed to the Clarendon neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C. to check out the scene. Arriving at 8:45 a.m. EST the scene was already a little ridiculous. I observed two lines forming outside of the store and down the block. I took…
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If you’re anything like me, your love for new gadgets or “shiny objects” as I like to call them, can result in having a few too many computers, MP3 players, televisions or other consumer electronic devices around the house. Perhaps you recently bit the bullet and brought home a new 50” LCD HDTV, but still…
Read MoreChatroulette has been the buzz of many marketers, technologist and Web enthusiasts for a few months now as it scored a New York Times article which proclaimed: “Nothing can really prepare you for the latest online phenomenon, Chatroulette.” If you haven’t heard about it yet, Chatroulette is a simple concept where two webcams are connected…
Read MoreComic books have been around for quite sometime with the first U.S. comics appearing in the early 1930′s newspapers. Graphic.ly, a startup we previously covered, is looking to change the way we think about comics by offering an interactive online comic book experience. We recently caught up with Graphic.ly CEO, Micah Baldwin in this video…
Read MoreBen’s Chili Bowl is a Washington, D.C. institution offering the best chili dogs in the nation’s capitol. Yesterday, they took a step forward in the digital age as they partnered with iStrategyLabs to make Digital Capital Week even bigger and tastier.. with Apps For Ben’s, a contest to develop the first Ben’s Chili Bowl App….
Read MoreMingle360 is coming out with a new social media USB flash drive product line aimed at creating an interactive and engaging experience. The MingleStick+MEMORY device uses the company’s “mingle technology” for peer-to-peer networking and will be bundled with a Kingston Digital 2GB SD card. The Fairfax, Va.-based company’s Mingle Stick is a keychain-sized wireless device that…
Read MoreWe just returned from a very busy seven days at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas where we hosted TECH cocktail SXSW: Blackout Sunday showcasing 30 startups to a crowd of close to 1000 attendees. Plus our fabulous team of TECH cocktail writers did a great job covering the conference festivities pumping out over…
Read MoreThanks to Intel and my involvement in the Intel Insiders program, I spent the better part of last week in Las Vegas on the floor at the 2010 Consumer Electronic Show. Prior to attending I shared 10 things to look for at CES so with the event wrapping up it only seems appropriate that I…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by Shashi Bellamkonda. He blogs at:blog.networksolutions.com and shashi.name. You can follow him on Twitter at:@shashib. Despite the economy Ford’s presentation today at CES was a proud moment for US automobile companies. As consumers use more mobile technology in their lives, car companies have to scramble to find tools and…
Read MoreIt’s the Consumer Electronic Show again and I just landed in Las Vegas excited to see what this year might bring. This is my second year in a row attending as an Intel Insider, social media brand ambassador. Thank you Intel. So what am I looking forward to this year at CES? I’d have to…
Read MoreAppMakr, a product of PointAbout a Washington, D.C. based startup, focuses on creating mobile applications across multiple phone platforms without any ramp-up time. PointAbout demoed at TECH cocktail DC 5 back in May 2009 so we are happy to hear they recently launched AppMakr. To our delight, AppMakr created a quick demo TECH cocktail app…
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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