With Facebook email notifications turned on for my Facebook account, today when I got notified of a comment on a post on Facebook there was an additional line that said: “New Feature: Reply to this email to comment on this post.” Check out this blog post by Facebook which further explains the new feature. This…
Read MoreLoic le Meur founder of Seesmic today posted on his Facebook Wall “welcome on board, Ping.fm team and users! (Seesmic acquired ping.fm).” Seesmic has expanded from the video sharing tool it was when it started. I use the Seesmic desktop regularly to manage my Twitter feeds and streams and Seesmic also recently acquired Twhirl which…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by Shashi Bellamkonda. He works for Web hosting company, Network Solutions, as the first-ever Network Solutions ‘Social Media Swami’. In this position he has helped Network Solutions aggressively move into the online space to actively listen to and interact with its customers. A prolific Twitterer, blogger, and product innovator,…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was contributed to TECH cocktail by John Guidos who practices law out of Chicago, Illinois at the Law Offices of Guidos & Pierotti LLP. Check out their website at: gplawchicago.com or follow John on Twitter: @johnguidos. Legal battles over online postings are being waged across the nation at an increasing rate. The…
Read MoreIt’s time for a summertime TECH cocktail in Washington, D.C.! This is our sixth TECH cocktail in the D.C. area and it is already shaping up to be a good one. So here are the details and be sure to RSVP as soon as possible as space is limited. When: Thursday, August 27, 2009 –…
Read MoreWe are excited to be bringing TECH cocktail to Champaign again March 12, 2009 as we host our second Big Ten Conference campus-style event near the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana campus and research park. Here are RSVP details if you haven’t already. We would not be able to have this event without the help of…
Read MoreWe are excited to be hosting our 10th TECH cocktail event in Chicago on Thursday, February 19th and we wanted to give you a little preview. First off, thank you to our sponsors for making the event possible, they include: Be sure to stop by all of our sponsors booths at the event as they…
Read MoreWe are excited to have DC metro area startup, The Social Collective, that was just introduced as the community platform at the extremely popular South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) Conference & will be showcasing my.SXSW.com at TECH cocktail DC 4 on February 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. my.SXSW.com is the official social networking and scheduling…
Read MoreWith a new sheriff in the Nation’s Capitol we thought it seemed fit to welcome him with another TECH cocktail event. We are happy to announce that TECH cocktail DC 4 will be held on Thursday, February 26, 2008 at LeftBank wired bistro lounge in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. We are excited to have found…
Read MoreIf you are developer in the midwest you might be interested in checking out the upcoming SocialDevCampChicago. SocialDevCampChicago is an unconference for people passionate about social networks, web applications, platform development, new media, and any of the exciting (but messy) topics in-between. This event promises to be a packed day of sharing, learning, coding, and…
Read MoreIf your are in the D.C. Metro area on Friday afternoon May 16, 2008 tell you boss you need to head to Busboys & Poets for a social media workshop. Speakers sessions will be followed by interactive workshops. Here is the full schedule: Justine Lam ………….. Back to the future: How the internet brought the…
Read MoreMicroblogging has becoming extremely popular as sites like Twitter, Tumblr and more have jumped onto the scene to enable users to quickly share messages, links and files. I recently got a preview of a Chicago-based start-up that has created a new microblogging platform focused on education. Edmodo, a self-funded bootstrapping start-up co-founded by Jeff O’Hara…
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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