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Last week an uncommon thing happened, 20 women working in technology got together to talk shop. Yes everyone, women do exist in tech. It’s not all greasy haired programmers and shiny suit wearing entreps. Looking around at any tech party in Austin, you usually think “There are too many damn men in this room”; and you’d be right.

Las Vegas is the mecca for any and all surveillance, and has aggregated some of the most interesting behavioral data around. Among the lessons that the data exposes are two decision fallacies that fund the city’s gambling earnings, and which startups need to keep constantly in mind.

5 Minutes, 20 slides, any topic! Ignite comes to Austin tonight.

Making sense of our growing amounts of data is critical. Here are some of our favorite tools for data visualization, with stimulating screenshots to tingle your hard drive.

Following rumors from Silicon Alley Insider last week, Gowalla officially announced today a funding raise of $8.4 million in venture capital from Greylock Partners, Maples Investments, Shasta Ventures and others.
Gowalla is a location-based social networking application for smart phones. Similar to Foursquare, they let you share and discover new locations based on your social [...]

Instead of relying on the constant fluctuations of large scale data-deduced trends, we need to make data personal and relevant again.

A recent ReadWriteWeb article got us thinking – what local government initiatives are out there to help the local startup community? The Emerging Tech Program consults with Austin startups to help them meet their networking, financing, market development and business development needs.

The purpose of the conference is to engage local community members and business leaders in talks regarding our region’s evolving economy. Including a broader local and regional economic overview, the program will also include breakout sessions to discuss community and business issues.

In need of some new hangouts for you and your friends? Check out this new Austin startup that offers fun ways to share and discover cool locations.

Gowalla, a web and iPhone application based out of the parent company, Alamofire, recently unveiled their new travel-sharing iPhone app to the public. The application is free and offers a fun, new interpretation of social networking.