Frustrated with the eBay/Craigslist buying and selling process? NYC-based startup Taap.it has developed a free location-based app to quickly connect buyers and sellers via a new mobile marketplace. Basically, they took the best features of Foursquare, Instagram, eBay, and Craigslist and threw them in a blender. The app allows you, the seller, to snap a…
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As technology continues to evolve at breakneck speed, we are all constantly developing new digital and technical skills that are super-useful in the workplace. Yet saying we can do X and being able to prove it to potential clients or employers is tricky. As we all know, people lie all the time. That’s where Boston-based…
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Last week when Google+ was released to the general public, Facebook quietly countered with an announcement that they would unveil an important new product in the near future. That day is today. Speculated to be another redesign of its layout, a new release of an advanced HTML5 mobile site, video integration with Skype, or something…
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Social media is for losers. Do you agree or disagree? Some folks, like Charlie Sheen, have leveraged social media to feel like a “winner.” Others have seen it turn them into losers, where all they do is live for the next FourSquare check-in, Instagram “like,” Facebook photo tag, or clever Twitter-trending hashtag. Sometimes it’s nice just to…
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Looking for an engaging new way to connect your audience with your brand online? Check out NYC-based startup CrowdTwist, a loyalty platform that allows your audience to earn points for any activity they do online, whether it’s on your company’s site or anywhere else your brand has a presence, like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. CrowdTwist…
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It’s been a busy day over at Google. First they soft launch What Do You Love, and now they’ve returned for another bite at the proverbial “social” apple with Google+. Asserted to not be a competitor to Facebook, Google+ is the company’s best foot forward to create a social community. It’s tagline: “Real life sharing…
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Baltimore-based startup LocalUp Solutions connects restaurants directly with consumers, making each locally branded website the mecca for online food ordering in their respective cities. If their business sounds a little GrubHub-ish, well, yeah it kind of is. But unlike many of its competitors, LocalUp licenses its technology to local entrepreneurs and media companies in many…
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I met a guy, who would later become my husband, at a public library in 2006. It was the typical boy meets girl, boy and girl go out a couple of times “just as friends” before realizing they’re definitely not just friends kind of thing. It was awkward and scary, and it was pretty darn…
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With over 150MM users, many of you have likely used a service called Shazam. They were the pioneers of song identification by allowing people to hold their phone up to a song and find out the artist and title of that song. It was quite popular but the model was typically to ding the user…
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Everloop, a protected online social network for children, recently landed $3.1 million in seed funding from vFormation, Band of Angels, Envoi Ventures, and individual investors including Richard Chino, Wayne Goodrich and Deena Burnett-Bailey of Angels of Hope. In a nutshell, Everloop is like Facebook designed for kids under the age of 13. Created by three…
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If you are into music, check out The Echo Nest, a music intelligence company that develops music apps for leading media companies and independent developers. They just added Facebook to its free “Rosetta Stone” music ID mapping service, which will power a new generation of socially-connected music apps on Facebook and elsewhere. Here’s what this…
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Work for the government, or create the next Facebook, that is the question. Whether it is nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of startup boom to bust cycles or to work on some of the coolest technology projects while a.) being assured rational working hours, b.) actually being on a first name basis with your kids…
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Formative Labs, Inc. announced today the beta launch of Double Impact, a new Facebook Connected site that allows consumers to earn money for their favorite charities by completing simple tasks that decrease their energy usage and increase sustainability. All the money is given by brand partners, so users never have to open their wallets. With…
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It’s a pretty common belief that the two-party political system in America is broken and no longer represents the diverse views we hold as a nation. Defining ourselves simply as “Democrats” or “Republicans” diminishes the importance of our individual beliefs and limits our choice as voters. DC-based startup Ruck.us wants to change the way we…
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Before you say, “Oh great, another daily deal consolidator,” keep reading. Have you used any of them? They make the process overly complicated by requiring a city-specific account, complex category systems, and deals/coupons that are irrelevant. None of them let you easily browse and receive deals from multiple cities, and none of them finds the…
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Live interactivity is taking online dating to a whole new level–one that is natural, fun, and social. SwoonXO is a new online dating website and Facebook app providing an organic way to meet and instantly interact with potential mates with similar tastes. Rather than present yourself as an advertisement to the dating world, as on…
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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