Facebook filed it’s form S-1 with the SEC today to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering. It’s likely to be the largest by a web company since Google in 2004 and could place the social network’s value as high as $75 billion to $100 billion. The 209 page document was filled with loads of interesting…
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Today, across America, there are sweeping protests against a pair of anti-piracy bills, SOPA and PIPA. The Stop Online Piracy Act (the House version of the bill) and the Protect IP ACT (Senate version) would give such widespread power to authorities that many content-providing businesses feel it is unconstitutional and threatening to online industry. Google,…
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In case you missed it last night, Groupon founder and CEO Andrew Mason was on CBS’s 60 Minutes for an almost 13 minute interview about Groupon and i’s successes and failures. In just three years, the Chicago-based company has grown from an idea to 10,000 employees worldwide and recently IPOed. Of those 10,000 employees, they…
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Tech Cocktail’s SXSW Startup Celebration 2012 is a very special all day extravaganza. Working with our partners and sponsors, we will create a day long platform on Saturday, March 10th that will include entrepreneurial interviews similar to last year’s Tech Cocktail Delivering Happiness interview series and some private events (an outdoor rooftop BBQ, meetups, etc) – all culminating…
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During our SXSW Delivering Happiness tour, we had a chance to talk to Mark Hendrickson, CEO and co-founder of Plancast, an event discovery and sharing platform. He shared his thoughts about all the experimentation with social media currently taking place, how technology can bring you value you didn’t expect, and how the Internet should be…
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This post originally appeared on facc-chicago by Ken Hafft. For anyone who doesn’t already know, the world of cloud computing is upon us. Cloud computing saves time and lots of money and creates efficiencies the likes of which have not been seen before. It is a form of file sharing with the conveniences of automatic…
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Earlier this summer, Pew Internet released a Smartphone Adoption and Usage survey. I think it’s safe to say that all of us in the tech community are pretty much tethered to our phones. I sure am, and I get in trouble for it all the time! As you can see in the above word cloud…
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If you haven’t noticed, we’re running low on .com domain name options. On the one hand, scarcity of good .com names has caused major frustration among countless entrepreneurs. On the other hand, it has forced people to get creative, well beyond just dropping a vowel here or there. And while this was the “hot” thing to…
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As someone who regularly meets with clients and partners at coffee shops, having access to Wi-Fi is super important. I honestly don’t know why a coffee shop or café wouldn’t want to offer Wi-Fi. It increase foot-traffic and allows you to brand your landing page. If you think setting up Wi-Fi is hard, check out…
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I love using Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites to discover what products and services my friends are using and talking about. That’s the idea behind Svpply, a growing community of people discovering the products they love. Svpply helps you keep track of the things you want to buy, or you can browse a personal…
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If you love to travel but are lacking in the funds department, check out startup myTab, which allows you to set up travel wish lists that friends can donate toward while giving a portion (if you choose) to an eco charity. Signing up is free, but restricted to US originating domestic and overseas travel for…
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In today’s connected world, personal recommendations mean everything. Bre.ad is a new way to share what you love and to get tips about what’s hot, according to your friends. The founders of Bre.ad believe that sharing recommendations for your favorite causes, brands, and interests should be easy and free for everyone. There’s enough meaningless advertising…
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Webmasters and business owners: Are you looking for an easy and affordable way to measure customer satisfaction? 4Q Suite can help you quickly implement website improvements based on real visitor feedback. 4Q Suite is a low-cost, yet sophisticated suite of online analytic tools that helps you understand who is coming to your site, why they’re…
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If you have kids, especially young ones, you know that it is nearly impossible to keep up with all of the photos you take on both your digital camera and smart phones. All the editing and caption-adding – which takes forever all by itself – and then organizing them into something beautiful that you’ll actually…
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Anyone who is an avid social media user has found social media dashboards to be extremely beneficial when it comes to managing all your accounts. Platforms like Tweetdeck (which Twitter just acquired), Hootsuite and Seesmic have become awesome tools for organizing and displaying tweets and other social media tailored exactly to your liking. There’s a new kid…
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Anyone who has ever launched a website for their new business can tell you how expensive, time-consuming, and, for the non-technical, confusing the process is. For small businesses, even moreso. Enter Central.ly, a small business’s front door on the web. They make it easy to create a web presence, connect to online profiles, and seamlessly…
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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