Web-based presentation software Prezi is bringing its own twist to presentation collaboration with the launch of Prezi Meeting. Prezi , launched in May 2008, ditches the traditional slide format for presentations in favor of a storyboard format where the presenter zooms in and out of the “big picture” to deliver key presentation points through swift animations. Prezi Meeting, which launches tod...
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It may not be the most socially acceptable way to check in, but Vlingo has created a way for Android app users to check in on Foursquare with their voices. It’s a speech-to-checkin feature that will save time, even if it does raise a few eyebrows. With the new app , Android users can speak a simple “check in to [insert place name]” command after tapping the home screen button. The command wi...
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Travelers and city adventurers looking for a better way to harness geolocation data for their own amusement, get ready: Gowalla is releasing a brand new beta feature designed to crowdsource the best a city has to offer. Gowalla Highlights is a web-based product that currently consists of 18 place-based questions that query members about their favorite date night locales, watering holes, spots...
Nellie Akalp is the CEO & Co-Founder of CorpNet , her second incorporation filing service company based on the simple philosophy of truth in business and her strong passion to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs. Follow her on Twitter @corpnet and Facebook . Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your busin...
Taking an if-you-can-beat-them, join-them-and-beat-them attitude, SCVNGR is today unveiling its integration plans for Facebook Places and launching new features to take of advantage of both Facebook Places’s read and write APIs. SCVNGR is just one of a handful of companies that has access to both APIs . The startup believes it is the first mobile game to integrate with Facebook Places. SCVN...
In the process of accumulating more than 10,000 employees worldwide, Google also accumulated a lot of former employees. Many of these Xooglers (yes, that’s what former Googlers call themselves) have decided to scale down and start-up. Xoogler-founded businesses are making headlines everywhere as they are acquired by Google, its competitors, find funding from other Xooglers, and blaze new tr...
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In the process of accumulating more than 10,000 employees worldwide, Google also accumulated a lot of former employees. Many of these Xooglers (yes, that’s what former Googlers call themselves) have decided to scale down and start-up. Xoogler-founded businesses are making headlines everywhere as they are acquired by Google, its competitors, find funding from other Xooglers, and blaze new tr...
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AT&T has begun offering rewards for in-store interactions via SCVNGR , the mobile app that approaches location and checkins as a way to create a game layer for the real world. The SCVNGR rewards pilot program, which launches today, extends to 50 stores across the midwest. The stores testing the initiative will be decked out with SCVNGR signage promoting three AT&T rewards; players ca...
Pár napja kaptam a Joobili fejlesztőitől egy emailt, melyben azt írják, hogy nagyon örültünk neki, hogy "(...) a Szig.it nemrégiben megosztotta az olvasókkal eredményeit is. Ehhez a kezdeményezéshez csatlakozunk mi magunk is, amikor nyilvánosságra hozzuk a Joobili Sziget 2010 alkalmazással kapcsolatos tapasztalatainkat." Nos, nagyon örültünk, hogy a Joobili is megoszt pár statisztikai ada...
Facebook has acquired yet another small company. This time it’s Chai Labs, a startup that helps other companies build search-friendly websites focused on specific topics. The All Things Digital blog BoomTown heard about the acquisition from “several sources” but wasn’t able to confirm how much Facebook spent, so a guess of $10 million was ventured — maybe based on information from the sour...
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. . If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here . Name: Booshaka Quick Pitch: Booshaka shows you what’s trending on Facebook — right now. Booshaka aims to show the freshest, most relevant...
Starting this Thursday, popular social media management tool TweetDeck will be available as an Android app. The company is opening its beta program in the morning, and we were lucky enough to get our hands on a copy tonight. We’ve tried other Android apps that have promised varying degrees of functionality and features for social media work and play; we’ve experienced varying degrees of satisfa...
Alexander Hotz is a freelance multimedia journalist and public radio junkie based in New York City. Currently he teaches digital media at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Follow Alex on Twitter at @hotzington . In the United States, venture capital investment can be crucial for getting a company off the ground. But who are the entrepreneurs that receive funding for their sta...
[disclaimer: this post is related to my job as CEO in a previous startup. It's aim is to learn from the mistakes I made there. I'm leaving out names as I do not wish or care to point the finger at anyone other than myself]
I once was responsible for a pretty cool startup that failed. The startup was founded in 2006 and had investors, that had already invested a lot of money into the business. Wh...
Mashable’s Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here . The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: KnowPro Quick Pitch: KnowPro apps helps people learn new topics, test for competence, or compete against friends or colleagues through social platforms. Genius Idea: I...