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H.O.P.E. Alliance, Inc. – Bringing a stop to domestic violence

H.O.P.E. Alliance, Inc. – Bringing a stop to domestic violence

Sep 30, 2010

H.O.P.E. Alliance Inc., founded by Katie Pierce in 2008, is an organization dedicated to combating domestic violence. H.O.P.E. an acronym for Healing Opportunities Proposed for Everyone is centered around the family and faith to overcome the violence. H.O.P.E., is a faith based organization offering counseling to those affected by domestic violence via bible...

Breaking news: Andrew Mason Announces Grouspawn

Breaking news: Andrew Mason Announces Grouspawn

Sep 29, 2010

Just now on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Andrew Mason of Groupon took the stage and announced a new launch called, “Grouspawn.” Apparently Grouspawn is a dating site with social features baked in. Andrew Mason has said that each year $60,000 will be set aside as a trust fund for “Groupon Babies” because he “feels a...

Milwaukee: See you tonight at Swig: Connect today on PingGadget!

Milwaukee: See you tonight at Swig: Connect today on PingGadget!

Sep 29, 2010

Tonight Flyover Geeks introduces itself to Milwaukee and the Milwaukee crowd introduces itself to Flyover Geeks! It’s going to be a fun night at Swig (217 Broadway) and we are looking forward to connecting with entrepreneurs, startups, bloggers and the best Milwaukee has to offer! Leading up to the event, I’d like to encourage everyone to connect...

Chicago’s Lightbank Offers $5,000 Web Design Award

Chicago’s Lightbank Offers $5,000 Web Design Award

Sep 29, 2010

*Editor’s Note: This Press release is being posted exactly as it was sent to me- sounds like a GREAT contest! Good luck to everyone that enters! Chicago-based Venture Fund Partners with crowdSPRING and i.c. stars to Find Top Web Design Talent CHICAGO, Sept. 23 — Lightbank (www.lightbank.com), the Chicago-based venture fund behind Groupon and many...

Breaking News: AOL Buys Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch

Breaking News: AOL Buys Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch

Sep 28, 2010

AOL has just purchased Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch. The deal was just publicly announced onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt. I mentioned in my last post I almost spit out my coffee once today; when I got the message from my friend Keith attending TC:Disrupt I almost spit it out again. TechCrunch came into existence because the news organizations that...