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If Evernote and Pinterest had a baby: Springpad
The smart notebook arrives with Springpad. Here's my first look. More on its blog at http://springpad.com/blog/2012/04/the-new-springpad/
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Meet your friends' friends on LikeBright
http://www.likebright.com/welcome is a new kind of dating company. One that uses Facebook's friend system to help you meet people. I take a look at this Seattle-based company here. http://www.likebright.com/welcome is a new kind of dating company. One...
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The state of the cloud, from exec at VMware
VMware is the most used virtual machine producer out there. What's that? Virtual machines run on servers underneath all sorts of useful things and, so, it's always interesting catching up with Tod Nielsen, co-president of VMware's application platform. Here...
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SnapAppointments helps businesses schedule with customers
http://www.snapappointments.com/ Businesses can accept appointments online with SnapAppointments. Here I get a look at how this works with Brock Holzer, cofounder.
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eBuddy brings awesome group messaging to your phone
Are you using SMS mostly to chat with other people on your mobile phone? Well, there's a better way: ebuddy.com's XMS. Here I get a look at this Amsterdam-based company (we visited on a Saturday, so founder/CEO Jan-Joost Rueb had his daughter with him)....
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Great upgraded news app for iPad: News360
http://www.news360app.com/ If you just want the news, there is no better than News360. I still like Flipboard, too, because it mixes in social which is very important to me, but I gotta admit that News360 is getting more of my time, particularly when...
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Play the news with Scoople.it
http://www.scoople.it/ is a cool news service that doesn't just aggregate the news. It lets you play a game about the news on your iPhone which then brings you better news in the future. What is that all about? Here the founders explain it. I've been...
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Power-packed VC panel talks about going IPO
What a panel discussion last night. First, Frank Quattrone Founder & CEO, Qatalyst Partners, came out and gave us a "state of going IPO" talk. That lasted for the first 26 minutes. Then Ari Levy, Technology Reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek came out...
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Website devs: track your site's speed with Torbit
http://torbit.com/ Here you get a look at Torbit, which helps you accurately measure your website's performance and quantify how speed impacts your revenue with the founder of the service.
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ElasticBox helps you deploy apps on cloud infrastructure
Enterprise developers will love this company, just launched: http://www.elasticbox.com which makes deploying new apps to the cloud simpler. Here I visit AngelPad, where this company started up and meet the founding team.
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Developers: CodeNow brings "live" code snippets for Web, iOS, and Android
How do you get code reuse in the modern age? Developers will love this company that lets you share live code snippets with anyone on the Internet. Learn more here http://codenow.com/ or watch the video above with founder at AngelPad, which is where this...
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CallApp makes phone calls better, er, more social
http://www.callapp.com/ If you were using CallApp when I called you you'd see all sorts of interesting information about me. Tweets, Facebook, Foursquare, LinkedIn, and other data. Here's how it works.
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Steve Jobs and NeXT
Biography of the creation of NeXT, the Apple we know today. Biography of the creation of NeXT, the Apple we know today.
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A look at DotNetNuke, .NET-based open source content management system
It's the leading Open Source Web Content Management Platform running on Microsoft .NET. Here we meet execs behind http://www.dotnetnuke.com/ and talk about the system, which lets companies build communities and websites, not to mention ecommerce sites....
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Kred Story launches, new way to see your social media influence and history
You've probably heard of Klout, but here's the latest from Kred, which they claim better reflects real-world influence in its "Kred Story" feature, launched today. Jodee Rich, founder, gives me the latest. Check out your Kred Story at http://kred.com You've...
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Collect and share your favorite videos with telly.com
http://telly.com/ is building an easy way for people to collect and share the videos they love. This is a very crowded space, so it's interesting to hear how they will get popular. Turns out this is the rebranding of TwitVid, which has 15 million users....
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Exclusive first look at ScottEVest's newest geek clothing and a lot more
Seen on this show. http://www.tabzu.com (the iPad carrying case). JBL Flip JBL Microwireless JBL MicroII Harman/Kardon Soundsticks Wireless ScottEVest Fleece 7.0 Seen on this show. http://www.tabzu.com (the iPad carrying case). JBL Flip JBL Microwireless JBL...
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iMeet tries to improve corporate meetings
https://imeet.com/ brings us "at work" video collaboration. I start the interview by asking why we need this in a world where we have great free tools like Google+ Hangouts and Skype. Do we need different tools at work? iMeet says we do. https://imeet.com/...
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The Joy Formidable at SXSWi.
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Swiftkey 4.0 makes keyboarding on Android even faster
Get an in-depth look at Swiftkey 4.0, which makes keyboarding on Android even faster. Learn more and try it at http://www.swiftkey.net/en/ Get an in-depth look at Swiftkey 4.0, which makes keyboarding on Android even faster. Learn more and try it at...
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How Arduino, Open Source, and 3D printing are changing speaker design
This week I visited Harman (they own and build speakers for a variety of brands like JBL) and I met Charles Sprinkle, systems engineer, and he told me all about how excited he was about new Arduino card so I had to visit his office and hear more. Here's...
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AdeptCloud brings extreme privacy to file sharing.
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Better for kids than an iPad: LeapPad 2
http://www.leapfrog.com/ makes electronic toys my kids love. Here I get a look at the new LeapPad 2 and talk about what makes LeapFrog the company kids love and parents love, because the games are educational. http://www.leapfrog.com/ makes electronic...
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GoodData brings business intelligence to enterprises, here's how
http://www.gooddata.com Here's a look at business intelligence company, GoodData. This is for enterprises who need get a closer look at your business data and the same time you can gain insight into your sales, marketing, customer engagement, and more. http://www.gooddata.com...
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Streamweaver brings awesome multiparty video to smartphones
http://www.streamweaver.com/ is one of the coolest apps I've seen recently. It does have competitors, like Vyclone, but the way it brings multi-party video together is pretty stunning. On iPhones right now. http://www.streamweaver.com/ is one of the coolest...