About Amy Schmittauer

Amy Schmittauer is the Founder & Face of Savvy Sexy Social. She is a "social media frenzy" working in social relations consulting, blogging, and, of course, vlogging. She shares a glimpse into her life on her YouTube channel. Connect with Amy on Twitter at @schmittastic.

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Pheed The World: An Interview with Pheed CEO OD Kobo

Last week, I had the opportunity to chat with OD (pronounced “Oh-dee”) Kobo, founder and CEO of the latest social network to grab the world’s attention — Pheed. Pheed is a free social media platform, based out of Los Angeles, that launched on October 12th. The accompanying iPhone app was released a month later, making its way…

ProspectSnap Turns Effective Offline Networking Into A Targeted Email List

Meeting people in person is–by far–one of the best ways to find a target market for your email list. But it’s not proper business etiquette just to take someone’s business card and enter their name into your list. It has to be more personal and respectful of their contact information. I was really excited to…

Pinterest of Events? Saambaa’s on a Mission

Event applications seem to be a dime a dozen no matter what OS you’re using. That being said, event discovery with event coordination is still a broken process, as email blasts and text messaging rule in close groups. But there’s one app that still stands out when it comes to rounding up your friends and…

Routzy: The All-In-One CRM iPad App for Sales Professionals

Whether you’re selling a product or working in the service industry, you probably know the many number of steps in the sales process. Now try searching the App Store to fill one of those needs. You’ll find innumerable options to choose from to accommodate each and every step. Lead management, proposal generation, note-taking … you…

Advice From an Over-the-Hill Social Media Manager

You may have heard recently that your company should hire community managers who are age 25 or under. Well, this over-the-hill social media professional is here to tell you why you shouldn’t listen to everything you read…especially this. In a blog post on NextGenJournal.com, newly graduated Cathryn Sloane gives a courageous account of the ideal community manager for…

Instagrille: Sync Instagram Activity to Your PC

Checking Instagram can be is a huge time suck for most of us. But a desktop app is making it even easier for you to stay tuned to your fellow mobile photographers’ activity – with a few new features. Instagrille is a desktop application that syncs activity from your Instagram account to your PC. The visually pleasing, browser-sized…

ManCard: Let the Masses Decide on Your Manliness [INTERVIEW]

I can only imagine how difficult it must be for a man in this world. Always something to prove. Competition at every turn. And then, of course, there’s interaction with other human beings. Those are the moments where true manhood is either proven or stripped away very quickly. (Judgmental, those men are.) Luckily, there’s an…

Purge: Sell Your Stuff In A Snap With An App [INTERVIEW]

I don’t know about you, but I look around every day and think to myself, “How did I get surrounded by all this stuff?” I mean, I’m practically drowning in clutter. Books, electronics, dog toys, shoes, “memorabilia,” appliances, office supplies, stuff, stuff, and more stuff. Our society is so dependent on material things that we…

Fundable: Crowdfunding Just For Startups

Tuesday was the official launch of Fundable, a crowdfunding platform specifically for startup companies. Founded by serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter, the platform follows the passage of the JOBS Act (or “Crowdfunding Act”), which allows companies to publicly raise money from anyone willing to back them: “With the passage of the JOBS Act (yay!) investors will be able…

Automate Your Online Chores with If This Then That

Since I’m new around these parts, I thought this would be a better way than any other to give you some insight about who I am as an entrepreneur (or “entreprenewbie” as I like to call it) and new media specialist. I’m really forgetful. No really. I forget everything. I’m so engrossed in what I…