Atlanta Startup Weekend 2 - An overnight success
While many of us were continuing with life as usual this weekend, a collection of rag tag serial entrepreneurs were participating in Atlanta Startup Weekend 2. This is the second incarnation of the...
View ArticleBe a name dropper!! Put that domain name to work
You've taken the time to get that really great url for your company. It expresses everything that you wish your business to be, or close to it anyway. Your website is up and running and things are...
View ArticleClean technology investing: A bright spot in a rough economy
Bleak and dismal are adjectives used to describe the current economy both in Atlanta and the US. However, clean technology is an emerging bright spot that has shown staying power amidst the economic...
View ArticleIt's cheaper to keep 'em - Building profitable customer relationships
When you care enough to just stay in touch, put it in your CRM!! The term CRM refers to Customer Relationship Management. CRM focuses on a business' continual customer interactions. The idea is that...
View ArticleCyber Monday: The holiday that was (not)
If you were like many other Americans, when you heard news organizations claiming that "Cyber Monday" was today, you might have wondered when you missed the meeting or deleted the memo informing all...
View ArticlePresident announces 'Organizing for America'
It was anticipated and now it has begun. David Plouffe, campaign manager for President Barack Obama, announced the start of "Organizing for America" and introduced Mitch Stewart as its executive...
View ArticleCan your Facebook account get hacked?
Ever wonder if it is really possible to get your Facebook account hacked? Sorry to say, getting your Facebook, or any other social media account, hacked can and does happen. For individual low profile...
View ArticleDefintion 6 gets infusion of cash to go national
Navigation Capital Partners, an Atlanta based private equity firm, announced that they will be investing up to $15 million in midtown based Defintion 6 LLC. Definition 6 is one of the largest...
View ArticleLegislation introduced to restrict sexual predators in cyberspace
GA state representative Bob Teilhet(D- Smyrna) introduced legislation to remove sex offenders from popular social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. The sites which are popular...
View ArticleTrendMicro offers $10,000 for best internet safety video
In an effort to increase online safety and responsibility, TrendMicro is sponsoring a video competition with a top prize of $10,000. On the website, organizers of the competition encourage contestants...
View ArticleProtecting children from FaceBook
Facebook is facing mounting criticisim to make its site safer for children and teens in the wake of the tragic death of a 17 year old child in the UK. The child, who was stalked by a sex offender...
View ArticleBogus Facebook password reset email contains virus
Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it was the target of an email password scam and warned users to beware of the email and encouraged users to delete the email and notify friends. According to...
View ArticlePalm and AT&T offer new phones
Earlier today Palm announced that its Palm Pre(TM) Plus and Palm Pixi(TM) will be available on Atlanta based AT&T's 3G network. The phones will be made available with a two year service agreement...
View ArticleGeorgia health technology sector to get boost from healthcare reform bill
With much of the contentious healthcare reform fight over, companies within the health information technology sector both nationally and locally are set for tremendous growth. The industry was already...
View ArticleSearchIgnite releases new version of search marketing software
Yesterday Atlanta based SearchIgnite released the the latest version of its search optimization and digital attribution tracking software, SearchIgnite 4.0. According to company officials, this...
View ArticleHow Facebook's latest big changes effect your privacy
Facebook introduced some big changes at Wednesday's f8 developer's conference in San Francisco. These changes included the addition of enhanced search, greater ability to share the larger web with...
View ArticleGeorgia nets 700 new high-tech industry jobs
Despite a down economy, Georgia netted 700 new jobs in 2008 well ahead of the national average which saw a net loss of 245, 600 jobs. The figures were compiled by Tech-America, the nation's largest...
View ArticleAtlantan uses social technology to save lives in crisis
Haiti crisis map Ushahidi In the devastation that was the Haitian earthquake crisis, an Atlanta resident's work saved lives while altering the way the international community responds to crisis...
View ArticleBill adds angel investor credits and removes low-income credits
Good news for start-up technology investors is bad news for low-income families who file for a state low-income tax credit. House bill 1069 has passed both the Georgia House and Senate is now awatting...
View ArticleWalmart to offer $97 iPhone
Hey Atlanta, if you're looking for a a cheap iPhone, you're in luck. Walmart announced that it would be cutting the price of 3GS iPhones to $97. With the upcoming Apple WWDC conference, the price...
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