Have you noticed this new little graphic on the Bazaarvoice website? By the time you read this, the number might have reached 12 billion. The review counter instantly tallies each user-generated review accessed by shoppers on Bazaarvoice client sites. Bazaarvoice clients include over 190 of the world’s largest and most trusted brands, including Dell, Macy’s, [...]
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Just a reminder that Austin Tech Happy Hour is tomorrow (Thursday) from 6pm - 8pm at the Hi-Lo on 6th and Lavaca. vcfo is sponsoring this month’s event, which will feature some free cocktails and great networking with fellow Austin technology enthusiasts. It would be nice to see some folks from cleantech and biotech come [...]
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Our Q&A Wednesday today is with SpanningSync founder Charlie Wood. Their technology will help you connect Google Calendar to your iPod, mobile phone, and most importantly for most users, iCal. We caught up with Charlie last week, and he agreed to give us the scoop on the company.
Give us the elevator pitch for Spanning Sync.
Spanning [...]
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Austin-based itzbig is showing it’s coolness by release a Facebook app that let’s you give your friends virtual vacations. It’s kind of like word of mouth marketing disguised as a game wrapped in a competition. Yes, there are prizes. You can win real airline vouchers.
Stop reading and go install it already. Then please send us [...]
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One of the problems with searching through the vast amount of jobs on Indeed.com is that only 10% of employers post salary ranges for their advertised positions. It’s probably one of the things that makes The Ladders popular. Today Indeed announced that you can now search using the existing keywords and locations, and salary. In [...]
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Aspyr Media, the Austin-based company better known for converting major games such as Guitar Hero, The Sims, Medal of Honor and Civilization, is betting its first game developed in-house will help improve your SAT test score. Pairing with Kaplan, the company will bring a SAT prep game to the Nintendo DS hand-held game console. According [...]
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Alereon announced it has received a $3 million investment from SK Telecom. SK Telecom is the second major Korean investor in Alereon, following the Samsung Ventures investment in the fourth quarter 2006.
Eric Broockman, CEO of Alereon, commented, “I believe this commitment from SK Telecom is strong evidence that our technology, along with our ability to [...]
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Red Herring announced their 200 finalists for the Red Herring 100. It includes two Austin companies. Two? Just two?
MessageOne : Provider of email continuity solutions that was recently acquired by Dell.
Click Forensics : Our local click fraud fighters released news about it today.
Who should have been on this list? Try Disquss.
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It’s not so much that the Gartner Group thinks your cool, it’s that Gartner will tell their clients that you’re cool. That’s where it counts. So which Austin technology companies were recognized?
SpiceWorks: One of Six Cool Vendors in IT Operations
SailPoint Technologies: Cool Vendors in Identity and Access Management
Gartner recognized companies that are innovative, have business [...]
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The Austin Wireless Alliance has a great free event for you on Monday that will address the mobilization of your website.
The Nokia Web Runtime (Dan Podwall, Nokia)
Web Runtime (WRT) enables anyone with Web development and design skills to create exciting Internet experiences for mobile users in just hours or days. hether you want to provide [...]
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