Here’s a summary of some of the local tech news here in Austin today. Convio rolled out some new functionality today that helps support non-profits that operate through an affiliate model (we’re thinking like state and local chapters of the Red Cross and such). Bazaarvoice has added Cars.com to it’s growing list of the top internet retailers. HomeAway research has discovered that the vacation rental business is a $24B industry. Perhaps they knew it was [...]

Last week was just crazy. We had the Texas Wireless Summit, which also included the Wireless Seedstage Forum (posting coming soon). Congratulations to Moximity for winning the award for “best pitch” at the forum. Thursday was also Innotech and the Post Conference Cocktails afterward put on by Austin Tech Happy Hour and the Austin Technology Council. Then a crazy tweetup followed at Wahoo’s Fish Tacos (well, that was the starting point at least). Now back [...]