Aug 15, 2011

Social media fatigue is real, and so is social media event fatigue. I’m as guilty as the next geek of sifting through the endless array of tweet-ups, conferences, and webinars and thinking “will this one really add value or visibility for me or my company?’ Maybe your only criterion is that it has to have food, be free, or be happening in a certain...

Aug 13, 2011

The t-shirt is a fashion trend that will never die. It is comfortable, it is casual and often, you can make a statement (sartorial or otherwise) simply by wearing it. Sleevecandy takes our love of t-shirts and brings it back full circle to offer unique pre-owned torso coverage to the masses, with the added benefit of doing some philanthropic good in the...

Aug 12, 2011

[Austin, TX] FeedMagnet is a web application that helps brands curate and display social media from 14 social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Foursquare, and more. Headquartered in the GoLab co-working space in Austin, TX, their team of five is working hard to help Fortune 500 companies add social layers to their websites and...

Aug 12, 2011

This past weekend marked the 20th anniversary of Chicago’s most popular music festival, Lollapalooza. With headliners like Eminem, the Foo Fighters and Coldplay, it’s not surprising that Lolla beat its previous attendance record by 30,000, selling out with 270,000 tickets spanning the three days. Things have undoubtedly changed since Lolla’s...

Aug 11, 2011

Many startups begin in the same fashion: bootstrapping until they can find funding. And while they seek out these elusive monetary gains, they often end up becoming contestants in the game….quite literally. Thousands of contests and competitions have been conceived for startups and tech businesses, with the chance to bring money to the table and breathe...

Aug 10, 2011

August 9, 2011 – New World Ventures has announced their investment in one-stop digital portal SinglePlatform. The $3.25 million round was led by DFJ Gotham Ventures, with additional participation by First Round Capital and RRE Ventures, bringing SinglePlatform’s total funding to date up to $4.45 million. Launched in January 2010 by CEO Wiley...