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Find Family-Friendly Android Apps at BloomWorlds

Monika Jansen Apr 7, 2011 Tweet

Denver, CO-based BloomWorlds is developing a family-friendly Android app store to help Android-toting parents easily find safe, secure, and appropriate apps. Founders Todd Levy, CEO and all around business development guy, and Darrell Brodgon, CTO and resident nerd who builds amazing technologies, are focused on one goal: to build a premium, thoughtfully curated app store…

Monika Jansen Apr 7, 2011 Tweet

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Office workers and college kids, you have a brand new vending machine! DC-based startup Snack&Munch ships snacks right to you for a great price: $24 for 24 snacks (repeat monthly orders get a $1 discount). Plus, shipping is free! This clever service is a great way to save money, as their prices are lower than…

Anuj Agrawal Apr 7, 2011 Tweet

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Being a relatively new father, I’ve gone from being a non-coffee drinker to a Starbucks Gold Card member. So when I first found the Starbucks iPhone app, it was an app that gained instant placement on my first screen, a designation that is hard to come by with all the apps I tend to use….

Frank Gruber Apr 7, 2011 Tweet

Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would be fun to do a quick poll. While Chicago has birthed a number of start-ups over the years from 37signals and Threadless and SitterCity to Feedburner and Groupon, we wanted…

Jen Consalvo Apr 6, 2011 Tweet

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Tech can be fast, sexy, cool, powerful and innovative… but most would agree it’s not often serene and peaceful. Watch this video from Japan and see how Docomo changes that in one of the most beautiful and creative ads we’ve ever seen. The instrument was created by Kenjiro Matsuo, but the mastermind behind the idea…

Frank Gruber Apr 6, 2011 Tweet

Tech Cocktail Delivering Happiness SXSW 2011

Intel has been on the forefront of innovation for the past couple decades as microprocessors are now a part of just about every electronic device you come into contact with. So I was excited to catch up with Intel Fellow and Anthropologist Genevieve Bell recently to discuss her latest findings in the area of human…

Monika Jansen Apr 6, 2011 Tweet

If you are a vegetarian foodie (yes, Anthony Bourdain, there is such a thing), take the surprise out of dining by visiting DiscoverVeggie before you eat out. DiscoverVeggie allows vegetarians to browse a searchable directory of restaurant profiles that displays venue details, reviews, and menus with meat dishes stripped away, providing consumers an easy way…

Glen Hellman Apr 6, 2011 Tweet

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Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Under Armour, began his foray into entrepreneurship as a University of Maryland undergrad and walk-on football player. While at school, he and his future wife developed a business playing cupid for budding student romances by selling and delivering flowers on the College Park campus. Once a year in honor…

Henry Sams Apr 6, 2011 Tweet

Whether you’re job hunting or already employed — but searching for something better — the Tech Cocktail job board is an excellent place to start. We are constantly meeting entrepreneurs who are looking for new team members to help their startup grow, as well as executives from more established companies who are looking to fill open positions. Who knows —…

Jason Lorimer Apr 5, 2011 Tweet

The latest buzz phrase among those who discuss such things is “O2O” or “Offline to Online Commerce.” The most commonly referenced company in this category is undoubtedly Groupon, the group sale site with a pre-IPO valuation between $15 – 25 billion. Time will tell if this valuation is even close to accurate, but the bigger…

Monika Jansen Apr 5, 2011 Tweet

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If you are not a big fan of business networking and look for any excuse not to attend the same old boring events, Wa.ag (Work as a Group) might just be your cup of tea. They facilitate incentivized “flash networking” events in bars, clubs, restaurants, and other venues during those businesses’ slow days and times….

Monika Jansen Apr 5, 2011 Tweet

Want to convert more leads into customers? Silly question. Of course—we all do! Boston-based Flimp Media makes it that much easier with their interactive video brochure technology. Poised to change lead generation practices for B2B companies, Flimp interactive video brochures make it possible to take the deep connection and engagement of video and convert it…

Marla Shaivitz Apr 5, 2011 Tweet

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Baltimore has officially extended you an invitation to become part of its “innovation community”. Startup City, a just-launched business accelerator program, is recruiting 10 early-stage ventures for a 12 week program that includes mentorship, $15,000 of seed funding, office space, legal advice and workshops this summer in Baltimore. Why Baltimore, and why now? The term “innovation community”…

Monika Jansen Apr 4, 2011 Tweet

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Tech Cocktail is in Champaign, Illinois tonight, showcasing 6 awesome startups. The event is on the University of Illinois campus, just across the street from the research park and nearby an entire host of high tech companies. As we’ve mentioned before, Champaign is home to Wolfram Alpha and it also houses some of the fastest supercomputers the world….

Frank Gruber Apr 4, 2011 Tweet

Everyday, people are posting social media messages, photos and videos, loading the Internet with their own personal “social breadcrumbs”. With all this data out there floating around, there’s a lot of interest in how it can be utilized. Products like PeopleBrowsr, Rapleaf and qwerly help brands, companies and marketers sift through the data. Radian6, also…