Earlier this year Tech Cocktail covered the DC-based immediate response service provider/contact platform Urgnt.ly. Today, they have officially launched. Under the old model, in order to get an appointment with a service provider (the cable guy, electrician, tow truck service, etc), you’d have to first locate the provider’s phone number, make the call, fight through some…
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Editor’s Note: This is article is a revised version of an article written by Jen Consalvo and Frank Gruber that appears in the January 2012 issue of The Social Media Monthly. If you like this article you might want to download the The Social Media Monthly iPad app or iPhone app and subscribe to get the scoop in 2012….
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SimpleGeo, a startup we have covered a few times – in video interviews from SXSW with Matt Galligan and Jeffrey Kalmikoff and again when Matt Galligan left - announced on Halloween that they are being purchased by Urban Airship, a move that makes total sense. Developers everywhere must be excited about this news. The all-stock…
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Just as dolphins use biosonar to get the lay of the land, err–water, you can use Sonar to get a feel for any room you walk into. Sonar is a mobile app that uses your public profiles on places like Facebook, Foursquare, and Twitter, to find commonalities among you and the people around you. Sonar…
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Bizzy, which we covered previously when they first launched, will be releasing their free Android app tomorrow to enable users to get personalized business recommendations (based on location) directly on their mobile device. Bizzy’s service is really cool, so if you haven’t heard about them yet, check it out: if you’re looking for new restaurants, bakeries,…
Read MoreThis year has been loaded with innovations both online and off. Many of these innovations were made by the companies we would expect, like Apple, Google, Facebook, etc. But there were also some fresh faces that pushed us to new heights. As Tech Cocktail toured the country looking at new innovations and followed known companies…
Read MoreAs we’ve toured the country this year showcasing early stage startups and tech innovations, we’ve seen dozens of location based services and daily deal sites. Groupon and LivingSocial have been the talk of Chicago and DC while other local deal startups have been positioning themselves to coat-tail off of their success and notoriety, finding unique…
Read MoreSo you’re the mayor on Foursquare huh? Now that may actually have some kind of real value as Foursquare has solidified the rules. From readwriteweb.com Location based social network Foursquare has quietly added a new feature that allows venue owners to revoke the mayorship of users they believe have won their titles illegitimately. Mayorship is…
Read MoreToday is election day and as proud American citizens we can all head to the ballots to express our right to vote. To help motivate those who might be socially, geo-locally motivated, Foursquare has teamed with DC-based JESS3 to create a new site to track the election polling participation at elections.foursquare.com. JESS3 designed the site…
Read MoreLooking for a deal around you right now? DashMob looks to provide real-time, location-based deals for local businesses. The company is joining the ranks of many deal sites, but rather than buying a deal to be used a few weeks from now you receive an instant deal that is based on your current location and…
Read MoreWho doesn’t love a deal? Now thanks to GeoClip.It you can see which deals are nearby without having to login to any discount service. GeoClip.It, a location based deal app, supplies users with numerous daily deals from deal providers across the nation. Once a user opens the app, their location is determined and a map…
Read MoreAs we’ve covered in the past, Location Based Services are becoming quite popular. And since there is a lot of competition, it can be hard for new services in the space to differentiate themselves. But Chicago based A Space Apart brings some interesting features to the table that could help them stand out from the…
Read MoreAre you fascinated with space and technology? I am. It was only a matter of time before the paths of social technology and space crossed – now social geo-location has gone to space. Last week, NASA teamed up with Gowalla to create some virtual items that will inspire discovery by connecting people with the places…
Read MoreLocation based services are all the rage these days. One of the most popular of them, Foursquare, adds a gaming element with points, badges, and mayorships to keep users engaged and coming back. These game mechanics have proven to be extremely popular and helped them stand apart from the other services out there. But Austin…
Read MoreThanks to geo-location apps such as Foursquare and SVNGR we can now know where our friends are in real-time. And thanks to location based reward programs like Groupon and LivingSocial, consumers can now find deals at local establishments. Combine the two and we now have Hurricane Party, merging geo-location and local rewards programs so we can…
Read MoreMany of us have been on the location based app bandwagon for a while now. We use apps like Foursquare, Gowalla, and Brightkite to check in at the places we visit in order to gain badges and some online notoriety. We track where we have been, where our friends are at, and see how many…
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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