As consumer technology companies begin to get off the ground and make forecasts, there is the inevitable user adoption hockey stick that rockets the local user count to ridiculous heights with no market budget but significant “viral effects” and “social media.” We thought we’d re-post an item from the Do512 Blog, a real company that has hit the 100,000 user mark, and is also talking publicly about some of their statistics. How do yours measure [...]

Rapidly growing social commerce startup Spreadsy today announced the success of its official launch in Austin, TX and partnership with the most popular local website in Austin, Do512. Like other websites in the quickly expanding “group buying” space, Spreadsy offers consumers significantly discounted daily deals from popular local businesses such as restaurants, spas, and fitness clubs. However, Spreadsy does one better: it marries the proven model of “group buying” with the concept of social commerce [...]