Don’t Get Caught with the Lights Out
The single biggest mistake that small businesses make, next to not making backups, is the failure to plan for unexpected business interruptions. Whether it’s a short power outage because of some...
View ArticleWorld Media Group launches the first virtual “domain business accelerator”
World Accelerator provides a platform for seasoned entrepreneurs to build a business around a brandable Internet domain What do you do if you want to start an online accountant referral site?...
View ArticleCrowdfunding – Is it as easy as it seems?
In today’s Doonesbury cartoon, two young people in a recording studio need some money to produce a record. They decide to put their project up on Kickstarter, and after what seems like minimal effort,...
View ArticleThe Lightning Bolt Awards for disruptive technology and emerging trends
techie.com is pleased to present the first annual Lightning Bolt Awards for disruptive technology and emerging trends. Technology innovators are invited to submit entries and gain national recognition...
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Step inside your computer. Web conferencing just got better.
The idea of holding a virtual conference is not new. The first attempt simply required the telephone operator to link together multiple parties over a telephone line. Later, new technology added data...
View ArticleThe Data Analytics Capital of the World isn’t where you think it would be
Big data, analytics, and business intelligence are all vital parts of today’s modern enterprise, and because of more recent cloud-enabling innovations, these powerful tools are being used increasingly...
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Manga Magazine takes a crowdsourced approach to publishing
Manga Magazine (www.mangamagazine.net) is more than just a website for Japanese-style animation. It’s part of a broader trend in publishing that’s changing the way content is selected, published, and...
View ArticleHave American entrepreneurs lost their mojo?
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal reported on the front page, that “Risk-averse culture infects U.S. workers, entrepreneurs”. The article talks about the decline of American entrepreneurship, going so...
View ArticleThe Dotcloud Boom is Alive and well at IRCE in Chicago
Techie.com visited the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition in Chicago this week, and I was amazed at the innovation, the excitement, and the energy there. The startup mentality was everywhere,...
View ArticlePriceWaiter serves up a High Tech Negotiation from Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee may be known for southern hospitality, but it’s also rapidly becoming known as the high-tech hub of the South. Chattanooga’s PriceWaiter, a tool that helps buyers and sellers...
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Bringing high-end retail tech to mom and pop
Small retailers are facing new realities as the need for multi-channel strategies increases. Simply opening up a little brick-and-mortar boutique on Main Street and waiting for customers just isn’t...
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techie.com Editor’s Choice Award Winner TempoDB solves big problems with big...
Some of the biggest relational database products in the world, which often carry multi-million dollar licensing and integration price tags, can do a lot. But sometimes it’s still not enough. A typical...
View ArticleThe Connecticut-based entrepreneur who made mobile commerce lightning fast
What does a tech start-up CEO look like? Most people would guess that it’s a spiky-haired twenty-something male Stanford grad who “makes a statement” by wearing jeans and a tee-shirt with something...
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Message Blocks ensures nothing gets in the way of your party plans
I am always on the lookout for shiny new software, no matter what the type. I find it hard to resist, much like a mosquito finds it hard to resist biting that spot between your toes. So when I see...
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Teddy Twinkle is the new high-tech teddy with a personal touch
Pamela Swingley, co-founder of Teddy Twinkle Who would have thought that the “Internet of Things” would include teddy bears? Entrepreneur Pamela Swingley understands just how far the Internet of Things...
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Nobody will know if you’re not wearing pants to your job interview
The winner of this year’s Peoples Choice Award in techie.com’s Lightning Bolt Competition was Utah-based HireVue, an innovative company with a lot of momentum and some great tech. HireVue is a...
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Money starts to follow the dot cloud
The “dot cloud boom” heralds a dramatic shift away from the once geo-centric nature of the tech industry, with cloud infrastructure and services and advanced telecommunications giving businesses in...
View ArticleThere’s never been a better time for Midwest tech startups
The news out of Chicago is more than just another “we got our venture money” press release. Chicago-based TempoDB, provider of an innovative time-series database, announced its Series A funding of $3.2...
View ArticleTop Ten Ways the Cloud Has Changed How Startups Launch
The world is on the brink of a tremendous wave of new startup activity, and the catalyst of this new era of innovation and entrepreneurship is the cloud. The “dot cloud boom” that we are just starting...
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Dotcom entrepreneurs are coming back to the Midwest
Techie.com is not the only Midwestern tech startup launched by a former Silicon Valley dotcommer. After returning to South Bend, Indiana, I found myself amidst a surprisingly large number of California...
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