Talk about timing. When a reminder about the upcoming Clean Energy Summit hit my inbox, I jumped at the chance to make the case for why Austin should be excited about this event. And while I’d be the first to advocate the benefits of a clean energy community, this isn’t a rah-rah session. Let’s look at what’s happening in clean energy to see why this year’s gathering should accelerate Austin’s clean energy future. The Economic [...]
mobileTechTuesday, by Steve Guengerich Yesterday, Austin-headquartered Digby announced that 7GeGe.com, leading Chinese specialty retailer of fashionable and contemporary apparel, had selected Digby to launch a mobile optimized website for 7GeGe.com before year’s end. Digby’s partnership is a microcosm of the greater opportunity that Austin mobile developers and app makers should be thinking about with respect China. At a macroeconomic level, there’s no surprise as to why China is generating more interest than ever. It already [...]
Over the last several years, financial institutions, retailers and healthcare organizations around the world have become frequent victims of data breaches. As more and more breaches are reported that impact large numbers of consumers, customers are losing confidence in the organizations they once trusted. In the second part of a recent SailPoint Market Pulse Survey, conducted online by Harris Interactive, consumers expressed cynicism about how these organizations are protecting their data and a willingness to [...]
Order fulfillment service Ordoro is teaming up with ecommerce software provider 3dcart to extend integrated inventory management to the 10,000+ retailers using that platform. With this new partnership, retailers on 3dcart will get full access to Ordoro’s rich feature set that includes cross channel retailing across Amazon and eBay. Ordoro offers a cloud-based solution for small ecommerce merchants to streamline order fulfillment and inventory management functions. The company helps online retailers grow their business by [...]
Last week I had the opportunity to give TIME Magazine writer and blogger Joe Klein a walking tour of the Startup District in downtown Austin. Joe is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Primary Colors, which he penned under the name “Anonymous” and created much controversy. The book was eventually made into a movie with John Travolta. Joe is normally a political reporter, and has covered war zones for years. He told [...]
For many years now I’ve had the pleasure of hosting the Beta Summit as part of Innotech. The Beta Summit is the launchpad for fresh, new companies and technologies (sometimes still in beta) coming out of Central Texas. Our session continues to grow every year, with standing room only no matter how much bigger our room gets each year. What companies have made their debut at the Beta Summit in the past? A sample of [...]
Even though TweetReach relocated to the Bay Area, we thought we’d share some of their recent news with you. Today they announced new Free Accounts and enhancements to TweetReach Trackers, the company’s professional comprehensive analytics offering. The company also highlighted the significant momentum it has seen in 2011 as TweetReach is increasingly used as a standard measure of reach for Twitter campaigns. TweetReach enables users to determine the reach and exposure of any keyword phrase, [...]
