Like ’em or Hate ’em, Paypal May be the Best Checking Account Alternative for Business Banking
Most of you know my relationship with Paypal. They sent my wife away in tears on a recent Ebay transaction, and their customer service can be horrible at times (I’m now out $230 of my own money because of it, and because supposedly they can’t trust me). At the same time I’m on their Developer […]
Read more...Emailvision Acquires Social Media Marketing Company ObjectiveMarketer
I’m always giddy to report on people I know whose companies have been acquired. Amita Paul’s ObjectiveMarketer announced today it has been acquired by Emailvision, a leading Software as a Service Email marketing company providing solutions to enable marketers to communicate more effectively. No details were disclosed as to the amount of the transaction. ObjectiveMarketer […]
Read more...Free Tickets to Come See the Will it Blend Guy (oh, and me)
Need I say more? This Thursday (that’s tomorrow), I’ll be speaking at the Small Business Tech Tour here in Salt Lake at the Miller Business Resource Center. I’ll be speaking on making your Small Business Big with Social Media – it’s one that can’t be missed! Here’s why I’m coming though (who cares if I […]
Read more...Recurly Recurls Pricing – New Entrepreneurs Not Happy
Up until now I’ve been preparing a raving review about how much I love the recurring payment service, Recurly. Previously, at simply a fraction of the price of each payment on the service, it was very simple for any entrepreneur to get set up with the service and have an out-of-the-box solution for recurring payments […]
Read more...Come Learn About SocialToo At LaunchUp
I’m opening the books tonight on my company, SocialToo. I’ll be presenting tonight at Launchup, an event compared to be a “community barn raising for entrepreneurs”. The event happens every couple months and has featured such Utah companies as TodaysMama (whom I am an Advisor) and Entice Labs. The idea is to allow each company […]
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Hey Businesses, You’re Using Facebook Wrong
Robert Scoble just finished a great blog post on why he thinks Twitter is worth much more than people give it credit for. He cites its ease of use for businesses and open nature as an easy way for businesses to target customers. He and I had a conversation about this on FriendFeed, and while […]
Read more...Hey Utah, You Have a Tech PR Problem
Those like myself that live in Utah know there is a thriving tech startup community here. From early startups like Omniture, Freeservers, and Wordperfect, to newer ventures like SocialToo, TweetBeep, TodaysMama.com, FusionIO, i.TV (previously number 1 in the iTunes app store), and FamilyLink (the makers of the Facebook App, We’re Related, one of the top […]
Read more...Participate in the First Community Barn-Raising for Modern Entrepreneurs
Awhile back I was Tweeting to Jeremy Hanks, local business owner and CEO of Doba.com, a direct-ship solution for small businesses, suggesting the idea of doing monthly entrepreneur/bootstrappers breakfasts here in Salt Lake and Surrounding areas. It was an idea I took from some out in San Francisco intended for entrepreneurs to meet and share […]
Read more...Louis Gray to Join the SocialToo.com Board of Advisors
I’m very proud and excited to announce that Louis Gray, my publisher and fellow-author at LouisGray.com, will now be part of my company, SocialToo.com’s, Board of Advisors and helping us to further build out our strategy in the near and long-term future. Louis comes from a strong PR and marketing background, and when not blogging, […]
Read more...You’re Invited to the First Utah CoWorking Offices
This Thursday, December 11, I will be speaking on a panel at a Tweetup (that’s Twitter-speak for get-together) in the very first Utah Coworking Office. The offices are located in Orem, Utah, and promise a location where everyone can bring their business, pay a shared fee covering only rental costs, and share the company of […]
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