As our world gets smaller, online communities are becoming more and more ubiquitous. I’m not talking about huge social networks like Facebook, which target everyone, but more focused communities that target a specific niche. We just ran a post on Scoutzie a couple of hours ago, which brings together mobile designers in one place –…
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When Locai launched at the 2011 SXSW Conference, they were quite taken aback by the competition and the noise surrounding location-based services and apps. They quickly decided to make adjustments to differentiate themselves, so they shifted focus from consumers to businesses and launched a platform that lets you create a community around a brand, retail…
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CoCollage was a showcased startup at our Tech Cocktail Seattle mixer last week, and I really wish I had been there to meet the CoCollage team and shake their hands, because they are attempting to take social networking to the next level. Yes, that is a lofty goal, but I think they are on to…
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While Korea’s startup scene is quietly gaining momentum, a media company called OnSuccess is busy helping Korean startups gain inroads overseas. “Korean startups are really talented guys, and they know how to make their business successful in the Korean market,” says James Jung, who worked on the business side of Korea Telecom for 8 years….
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Social networks and daily-deal services are a dime a dozen these days, but Minneapolis-based startup ByME is looking to create an all-inclusive online community catered to the university lot. Founded by Chad Olsen, a current junior at the University of Minnesota, College ByME connects college communities together through user connections and location-based services. The startup’s…
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Starting in mid-July, Wikipedia quietly launched a new feature to its over 3.7 million English-language entries: the article feedback tool. An inconspicuous box at the bottom of articles, it asks you to “rate this page” on a scale of 1-5 as trustworthy, objective, complete, and well-written. Wikipedia’s first goal for the project is to improve…
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If you’re a stationery lover hoping to spice things up—or a 100-wpm typer whose elegant cursive is going to waste—look no further than Lost Crates, a Chicago startup that will ship you surprise packages of notebooks, pens, and desk accessories. “We see this as a monthly present to yourself,” explains founder Danny Levi, who works…
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Social networking within the real estate sector has only gained notoriety over the past couple of years. With declining values in a depressed housing market, real estate agents have been expanding upon the traditional methods of marketing in a variety of innovative ways. Social networking has quickly become a key factor in marketing business and…
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If Tumblr and online shopping had a groovy love child, its name would be Storenvy. The San Franscisco-based startup is doing for e-commerce what Tumblr did for blogging: that is, making it more accessible and more social than ever before. Recently named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies for 2011, Storenvy is a social…
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Did you know that the average power drill gets used for approximately 12 minutes in its entire lifetime? Or how about the fact that 80% of the stuff we own gets used less than once per month? Americans own so much junk that we spend $22 billion a year on storage space. There is a…
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Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States. Known for it’s entertainment scene which blossomed in the early nineteen hundreds, LA also has some of the best schools in the country in UCLA and USC. They also have a growing tech culture in Los Angeles and it’s adjacent cites like Santa Monica,…
Read MoreEveryBlock, a hyper-local news feed service, has announced its first major redesign that not only changed the look of the site, but also its focus. Rather than remaining a news feed only, they have shifted their focus and added a platform for discussion around neighborhood news. We’ve been following EveryBlock since before it was even…
Read MoreAfter much debate over the years (perhaps going all the way back to 2006), many of us in the DC tech community feel like it’s now a good time to create a new, monthly, in person, official DC Tech Meetup. Modeled after NY Tech Meetup – a 16,000+ person behemoth lead by longtime Tech Cocktailer…
Read MoreSitting outside my apartment is a stack of yellow pages. They were delivered a few weeks ago but nobody has picked one up. As they collect dust I am reminded of how useful they use to be and how dominant those books were. Even more, it reminds me of some striking changes in the online…
Read MoreAccording to a recent survey, 62% of U.S. households own a pet, which equates to 71.4 millions homes. That’s a lot of pet owners looking for places and events to bring their pets. Yapsie, a San Diego based startup, just launched a site for pet lovers to share opinions about local pet-friendly people, places and…
Read MoreFreshly back from a stint in LA, Cathy is back in her San Francisco studio for this week’s episode. On this week’s docket – the upcoming BlogWorld Expo and a deep discussion about ethics and integrity in the social media community. This year’s BlogWorld Expo, like previous years, has several themed tracks. This year the…
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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
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
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
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More