Austin-based AntStorm is launching it’s unique human-powered search site today. The website is kind of a combination of the social bookmarking of del.icio.us and the human powered search of Mahalo, with a charitable twist.
The metaphor for AntStorm is a powerful one. Individually, an ant can’t do a whole lot, but as a group they can [...]
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We’re just starting to see a few details emerge about a stealthy new startup in Austin named Hourville. They’re looking for a hot PHP developer, by the way. From that job description we get a glimpse of what the company is up to. “We have created a unique web marketplace built around a core time-based [...]
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If you’d like to demonstrate or launch your new technology at the Beta Summit at Innotech, the deadline for submitting your application is this Friday August 1st. It’s a great platform for demonstrating and launching your new technology, as there will be many people and press at the event. You’ll get an incredible amount of [...]
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If you have your iPhone handy, and want to know when the next bus is coming, check out a new website optimized for the iPhone called Me2Bus.
http://www.me2bus.com/austin/
The application was created by Nfomedia. Company founder John Erdner told us that initially it started as a reference tool that people in the company used themselves, but later [...]
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Austin-based OneSpot is officially coming out of stealth mode today. OneSpot is a tool that allows publishers to automatically discover and publish fresh, relevant content to their online properties. Give OneSpot a list of high quality exemplar blogs, and OneSpot will search through thousands of blogs and score them based upon a patent-pending link scoring [...]
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Fireteam Reloaded, a team-based, multiplayer action game for the PC, is now available as a free download at www.pixelminegames.com. Developed by Pixel Mine, Fireteam Reloaded combines fast-paced sports action with intense battlefield combat while using integrated voice communication. Fireteam Reloaded is the third game to utilize the Pixel Mine Store for its micro-payment technology.
“The original [...]
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SolarWinds announced today that its online community for network engineers, Thwack, celebrated its first anniversary. To commemorate the event, SolarWinds released a new free tool for monitoring Microsoft Exchange servers.
The Thwack community site was founded by network management software leader SolarWinds to provide its more than 16,000 members with a venue for sharing ideas, technical tips [...]
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Austin-based Digby announced their mobile commerce platform today. Previously the company had announced the Digby Marketplace which allowed people to shop using their BlackBerry at retailers like Best Buy, FTD, Godiva, Barnes & Noble, and OfficeMax. Today the company announced “Powered by Digby” which allows retailers to have their own mobile commerce websites. Godiva Mobile [...]
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There are some great things happening at the Chamber of Commerce, and with Opportunity Austin 2.0. One of the key messages that I took away from Gary Farmer was that attracting top talent to Austin is a top priority for everyone. With that in mind, the chamber is working on a major redesign of the [...]
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Today we are launching a new website at www.austinemerging100.com. It represents the combined effort of many people over a 6 month time period to create a list of the top 100 emerging technology companies in Austin, with links to their website, news pages, and jobs pages. This will be especially useful for people looking to [...]
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