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Meg Rayford is a writer and media analyst based in Fairfax, VA, with clients including PBS, The Pentagon, and several DC-area technology firms. She received an M.B.A. and M.S. in marketing from the University of Maryland's University College, and she completed her undergraduate work in psychology and journalism at UMass.

When Meg isn't writing, editing, and analyzing media messages, she likes to unplug and head out to the Virginia mountains, or down to the beaches in her home state of South Carolina, with her husband and their family.

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Mobile App Fandium Launches as the Social Game Day Destination for Sports

Launching today, Fandium mobile app for iOS gives users a more social game day experience for professional and collegiate sports, complete with aggregated live content and streaming social feeds. The Chicago-based company aims to be the social destination for sports fans to get the real story from inside the stadium, whether they’re in the crowd…

UX Lab in the Cloud YouEye Raises $3M, Launches New Product Insite

YouEye, an online user research platform that features remote usability testing with emotion recognition, today announced that it has raised $3,000,000, led by investors Bobby Yazdani, Brian McClendon and Beth McClendon.                                              YouEye’s platform features webcam and audio recording, so companies can view participants as they browse through sites and listen to spoken feedback. Since testing…

Creative Network Zealous Launches to Encourage Artistic Collaboration Online

London-based Zealous is an online creativity network aimed at the film, art, music, photography, and performance markets, founded in April 2011 by Guy Armitage. The live alpha attracted over 2,200 users, and today the company officially launched to help creatives from any artistic discipline showcase their work, find one another to collaborate, and gather an…

Alpha Payments Cloud Raises $12 Million Seed Round

New York City-based Alpha Payments Cloud (APC), a payments-focused cloud-based IT startup, announced this week a $12 million seed round funded by an angel investor. The company plans to introduce new cloud-based payment platforms that change the way payment products are developed while simplifying and connecting the payments world. APC’s enterprise app store is designed…

Digital Business Incubator Wavetable Labs Launches in Chicago

Digital business incubator Wavetable Labs launched today in Chicago. The incubator plans to recruit Founders in Residence (FIR) to help them identify and build promising new digital businesses. Wavetable’s core team will help these FIR evaluate new business opportunities, build new products, and launch and scale businesses. Many potential entrepreneurs, operating as seasoned executives or…

Duncan Logan of RocketSpace on Nurturing Startups from Seed to B [Video]

Startups don’t succeed in a vacuum, and few entrepreneurs understand this better than RocketSpace founder and CEO Duncan Logan. Founded in early 2011, his San Francisco-based accelerator has already grown to about 130 companies, all of which are focused purely on tech. But, Duncan and his team aren’t just looking for people with good ideas. They…

Healthbox Kicks Off Second Boston Accelerator Program

Boston-based Healthbox, a leading business accelerator that supports early-stage health care companies, kicked off its second program recently, along with anchor partner Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA). The program supports innovative startup companies as they respond to continued industry demand for creative solutions to pervasive healthcare challenges. “Blue Cross is committed to bringing…

Chris Schultz Talks About New Orleans-based Launch Pad and the Newly Launched Niko Niko

Over the last few years, New Orleans has been in a constant state of rebuilding. Along with the volunteers and contractors who have worked to rebuild the historic city, came a crop of talented, smart entrepreneurs looking to build companies, too. In the video below, Launch Pad cofounder Chris Schultz talks about how New Orleans’…

ITA CityLIGHTS Awards Nominations Close This Week: Act Now to Nominate a Deserving Individual or Business

As most entrepreneurs know, startup success doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It usually thrives because the startup, and the people who run it, have been supported by a vast network of people who believe in innovation and entrepreneurship. The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) is acknowledging those who have supported the growth of the Illinois technology…

TRIANGLE STARTUP FACTORY ANNOUNCES SPRING 2013 STARTUP CLASS

Triangle serial entrepreneurs and mentors Chris Heivly and Dave Neal announced this week the six companies that will make up the third Triangle Startup Factory accelerator session. TSF, the most highly capitalized technology accelerator in the southeast, runs an intensive, three month program customized for early stage startup companies. In addition to seed capital, startups…

Homesnap Uses Big Data and New Snap Feature to Build a Mobile Real Estate Platform

Washington, DC-based Homesnap is set to unveil a powerful new mobile real estate platform at SXSW Interactive. The company, which was formerly Sawbuck, is calling itself the first real estate platform built specifically for the mobile era. This launch integrates big data, mobile-friendly home search, and a built-in social graph – called “Snap” – which…

Greg Cangialosi On How to Build a Startup Ecosystem [Video]

Greg Cangialosi, cofounder of Betamore and managing member of the Baltimore Angels, knows a lot about startups.  His experience includes both entrepreneurship and investing. Greg started a company in 2001, ran it for 10 years, and made a successful sale of the company. After a brief hiatus, he decided it was time to jump back…

RoundPegg’s Natalie Baumgartner Shares a Psychologist’s Perspective on Company Culture [Video]

In the video below, Dr. Natalie Baumgartner of RoundPegg shares her insight on company culture from her unique perspective as a psychologist. Natalie works with CEO’s, business leaders, and boards of directors on senior human capital issues. A clinical psychologist by training, Natalie gravitated toward working on company culture, which she defines simply as, “how…

Chicago’s Birdfeud Helps Companies Build Online Conversation Around Their Brand

Just a few years ago, three of Birdfeud‘s cofounders all walked the campus of the University of Notre Dame as students. At the time, they didn’t know they would be starting a company together soon; in fact, they didn’t know each other at all. Chicago-based Birdfeud aims to bring people together – right now- around…

Infographic: Rise of the Angel Investor

Over the last ten years, the number of angel investors, and the amount of dollars they’ve invested, have increased significantly. That’s good news for entrepreneurs, as they have more opportunities than ever to launch their dreams and to provide innovative products and services to their customers. The infographic below, presented by InvestorPitches.com, visualizes this significant increase in…

David Simnick Started a Company That Uses Soap to Save Lives [Video]

David Simnick didn’t want to be just another entrepreneur – he wanted to change the world, too. As the founder and CEO of SoapBox Soaps, David gets to live the startup life and work to improve the lives of children around the globe. His product is simple, and so is the process of giving back…