Online shopping has grown dramatically, year over year. And with that growth, new product discovery content has blossomed on the web and on mobile platforms. Pickie is one of the newer, more personalized mobile shopping options. An iOS application, Pickie is a mobile shopping magazine that leverages user interests and relevant web content to create…
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If you have ever been in a crowded city, you know how hard it can be to find a ride. Flagging down taxis on a street corner is never the highpoint of anyone’s day. Even if you happen to find a ride, there is no guarantee you will not be overcharged, until now. RideAuction aims…
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Dog owners and their loyal companions share similar characteristics. They are approachable, affectionate, passionate, fun-loving, social, energetic, and silly. Dog owners take on the personalities of their dogs…or is it dogs who take on the personalities of their owners? Jonathan Kolker, cofounder and CEO of Where My Dogs At, believed that dog owners and their four-legged…
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In recent years, online meeting sites and applications have focused on bringing the online connection offline for in-person meetings. The only problem is, these online sites are primarily focused on dating. Eric Lai and Ben Tao saw this as an opportunity to build a solution for users who want to make real-world connections online, but…
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Last night, Tabbedout took home the prize of hottest showcasing startup at our Tech Cocktail Austin mixer. Perhaps it’s because the problem they’re trying to solve – the hassle of paying bar tabs – is so common. Imagine this: it’s 2 am, and it’s time to pay your bar tab. Maybe you’re a little tipsy, and…
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Big Data is arguably one of the hottest tech buzzwords of the past year. From startups to Fortune 500’s, big data analytics can reveal new and creative insights for online and offline consumer behavior. The headlines all depend on how you slice it. Zoomdata offers one way to tackle this monstrous challenge by providing the…
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Let’s be honest: when it comes to planning a wedding, it can be a full-time job. Between the coordination, the details, the RSVPs, and even the post-event sharing of memories, it’s a headache. When I was done with my wedding, I felt like the honeymoon was just a necessary vacation to recover from the craziness…
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You’re home, and you’re hungry. Before you rifle through take-out menus, your first move is to venture over to the fridge. Basking in the cool air and jolt of light as you open the door, everything is in front of you. Vegetables are in their drawer, so are the fruits. Your drinks and condiments are…
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Coming this spring, Splenvid is the latest solution to creating meaningful and comprehensive video content. Founded by former Google employees Henry Green and Jeff Raubitschek, Splenvid’s ambitious goal is to create videos automatically for you, no editing required. Green is like most people. He loves to take pictures with his children, commemorating memories as they are…
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Mobile app development is a vicious cycle. Every time technology hardware improves, so must your app. While it may be easy initially to build a small app following instructions and manuals available online, the process of building an app for a new technology (for example, Bluetooth LE hardware), and keeping your app updated, can be tedious as…
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The Now app – which founder Ben Cera calls “a living map, like the Marauder’s map in Harry Potter” – is launching its third version today. Now is positioning itself as the event discovery component of picture sharing, using the popularity of a picture and location tagging from apps like Instagram to tell users what’s…
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Event discovery is fertile ground still prime for the taking. Although a highly competitive landscape, when one of the many “what’s going on around me” apps finally emerges, the sky is the limit. Las Vegas-based Tabeso has taken a big step in the right direction by winning Tech Cocktail Week’s Hottest Showcasing Startup at last night’s Mixer…
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With photo sharing at an all-time high via various social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, it takes something special to post an image that stands out in the crowd. While some may consider their shooting options limited from a phone, there are many apps available that can enhance the photo taking and editing process substantially. Here…
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Toast, the new iOS app for the nightlife industry that helps customers save money at bars by way of membership, took home the title of Chicago’s Hottest Showcasing Startup at last night’s Tech Cocktail Chicago Mixer. We caught up with Lakshman Mody to learn more about how Toast is taking the nightlife industry by storm.
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Buying and maintaining a car is something many of us have been accustomed to since our sweet sixteenth birthday. But there has been a trend to go car-less and with this trend, new services like Zipcar, Uber, Lift, Sidecar and more have launched to provide options when you have no wheels. Today, the Downtown Project,…
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Toast, by Jeziel Jones, Lakshman Mody, Ivan Mathy, and Jeff Olsen, was invented as a way to purchase membership for a specific bar or become a member at a group of bars under the same owner’s banner. Put a different way, Toast is a membership service for the bar and nightlife industry that will allow…
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