AdbyMe just announced US$500,000 in investment by Stonebridge Capital for a controversial idea: social advertising, where users create ads to share with friends. “We’re trying to focus on crowdsourcing creativity,” says cofounder Josh Kim. “People can actually join the system.” AdbyMe’s first round of funding is small compared to the $300,000 in sales it reported…
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An abundance of conversation is happening out there on the web, and chances are, some of that conversation is about your business. People are checking in on multiple platforms, such as Foursquare and Gowalla, but who has time to respond to every customer? LocalResponse is a social advertising platform that aggregates check-ins and online conversations…
Read MoreFor anyone trying to reach a specific audience, it can be unclear as to where to find those customers and increasingly, which social networks to advertise within. In some cases you might choose to place an ad on Facebook and in others you might decide to go with LinkedIn or maybe both. Once you start…
Read MoreTwitter’s monetization plans have been the topic of a number of conversations and debates over the years as this start-up has grown in prominence. It looks like those days are close to over as Twitter has revealed plans to create an advertising platform similar to that of Google’s Adsense and Adwords programs. According to a…
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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