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NY Tech Meetup: rmbrME Demo

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2008-10-11 19:56:29 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
This past week at the NY Tech Meetup , rmbrME provided a demo of their service. RmbrME describes their service as, "rmbrME is the breakthrough Mobile Lead Service that lets you send and receive socially-networked business cards (bzCards) via text messaging apologies for the delay in posting -- the audio came out poorly on the recordingsso I...
 
Tags: rmbrme, rmbrme describes, tech meetup, business cards, past week, demo, service, credit score, centernetworks coverage
 
 
 
 
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Web Tech Events - Week of October 12

2008-10-11 13:56:29 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
 
Here are the Web tech events in NYC for the week of October 12. Please submit other events to add to the list below. Check out Alley Reporter and NYTechEvents for more events as well Monday BrandHackers - Search Engine Optimization - 7pm Tuesday BKLYN 2.0 Bloggers - 7pm Wednesday It" Designer - Online Fashion Design Competition - Runway Show...
 
Tags: web tech events, events, 30pm, 6pm, journalism monthly, credit score, centernetworks coverage, web jobs, 7pm
 
 
 
 
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Thrillist Interview with Ben Lerer

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2008-10-10 22:28:15 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
This morning I headed over to the Thrillist office in NYC. They actually share space with The Huffington Post (co-founded by Ben's father Kenneth Lerer) currently but I hear they are getting ready to move across the street into a larger space. Thrillist is a daily newsletter for men offering a nugget of information each day. The newsletters are...
 
Tags: thrillist, lerer, thrillist co-founder, web site, brand-new web site, thrillist office, father kenneth lerer, thrillist newsletter, daily newsletter
 
 
 
 
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Seesmic Cuts 7 Positions Today; 10 Positions in a Month

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2008-10-10 17:00:47 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
Seesmic CEO Loic LeMeurhas reported today that he has cut 7 headcount from the Seesmic workforce today. This is in addition to the 3 people who were let go last month. I've reached out to Loic to get an idea of how what percentage of total employees this headcount reduction accounts for - when I met Loic at the Seesmic office last month, it...
 
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Magnify Adds New Video Distribution Partners: 5min, ViewDo, and Expert Village

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2008-10-10 13:23:49 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
NY-based Magnify.net has announced three new search partners for their video search product. The partners include NY-based 5min, ViewDo and Expert Village. 5min provides how-to videos and they will now be included in the video search available to Magnify.net publishers. Magnify.net self reports 35,000 publishers in their network It will be...
 
Tags: 5min, video, net publishers, partners, publishers, net, strong video, includes 5min, expert village
 
 
 
 
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The Kirkpatrick Blogger Pay Survey Debunked

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2008-10-10 08:44:12 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
Yesterday ReadWriteWeb Content VP Marshall Kirkpatrick posted the results of a survey that apparently looked at "Top Tier Bloggers and Social Media Consultants" and the current pay they receive. The title doesn't mention tech bloggers but Marshall notes that the survey only went to "20 top-tier tech bloggers and social media consultants". I...
 
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Fitbit Grabs $2 Million in Venture Capital Funding

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2008-10-10 07:01:19 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
We initially covered Fitbit when they provided a look at their technology last month. The Fitbit Tracker looks like a large paperclip and tracks a variety of physical activities as you move around with the device attached to your clothing. Today the company is announcing they have raised $2 million in venture capital funding Fitbit notes that...
 
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200 Startup Savings Tips to Maximize Every Dollar

2008-10-09 22:19:13 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
 
I'd like to share seven of my simple business travel and expense tips for startupsthat I've picked up over the years.The title of this post shows 200 tips -- I have provided 7 to get started and I'd love CN readers to add 193 more! It's critical in the current economic times that we maximize every dollar/euro/yen/etc that we spend on goods and...
 
Tags: card, business credit card, personal, personal card, check bonuses, check, airline, business amex card, airline web sites
 
 
 
 
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Verizon Triples SMS Marketing Rates; Will it Affect Twitter?

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2008-10-09 17:16:45 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
Mobile Marketer is reporting that Verizon Wireless has "decided to levy a 3-cent transaction fee for every outbound SMS message sent to its subscriber base". One of the immediate questions is whether the other carriers will follow suit.For some marketers this charge is double or triple what they are currently paying. The article explains that...
 
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