NYU Game Center on Kickstarter
Did you know there’s a Kickstarter page devoted to projects launched by NYU Game Center students? Game Center kids have a pretty good track record …
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Meddle Lowers the Bar for Corporate Content
According to the sages at Business Insider, social media doesn’t have a traditional ROI metric. This should surprise absolutely nobody. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t …
Friday Afternoon Fun: Sk8trakr is Nike+ for Skateboarders
That’s how this Buenos Aires-based startup describes their prototype device. Their Co-founder, Guido Marucci Blas, contacted us recently to say they’re in an early stage …
Hatch Match 2013: Chez Hatchery was Booked
The old rule that everyone wants to shop in a busy market or eat in an already crowded restaurant would seem to hold true for …
The Hatchery Seeks Startups at Hatch Match 2013
The Hatchery is perhaps better known for their monthly “Are you serious” events where startups try out their pitches in front of the public with …
Running with the Thought Police at Cyber Security Summit 2013
Two weeks ago I attended the Cyber Security Summit, a gathering of the cyber tribe that took place here in NYC. Sure there were a …
Tangeez Goes Kickstarter: interactive light emitting blocks for the masses
Back in July, while randomly wandering the aisles of CE Week, I came across a stack of soothing light-emitting pucks that captured my attention and …
NJ Startup ThinkNum Rethinks Econ Charts
Can a motivated Every(wo)man without a deep financial background analyze some of the great economic themes of the day– inflation, government spending, EU austerity? Princeton …
Marketing Meets News: NewsWhip’s Spike
Does the world really need another news site or app? Sometimes it’s hard to see how any value can be added to the already well …
Back from vacation. And by the way, Spotted by Locals is an essential travel aid.
I’ve been off the grid, more or less, for the last two weeks during an extended holiday in Madrid and surrounding countryside– Castilla y Leon …
Out of the Office
TvB is taking a much needed break. We’ll be back mid-September. (Photo: courtesy of Wikimedia)
Snapshot of PhotoShelter
As a forever-at-the-amateur-level photographer, I generally hate looking at the work of professional photographers. The photo pros make me realize how really good they are. …
Joyous News from Ukraine: Happy Farm Incubator Comes to Silicon Valley
Once upon a time, we wrote about the Ukranian startup incubator known as Happy Farm. So we’re practically obligated to relay this latest news from …
Our Favorite SMB Apps, Summer 2013
Even with blogging a tad light the last few months, we’ve managed to find enough TvB-worthy finalists for our semi-occasional roster of favorite apps. Thankfully,TechCrunch …
Webydo Brings Rapid Website Design to SMBs
I still get asked from small-business owners, writers, marketers, and other self-employed types about the “best software” to build a web site. And over the …
Duly Noted: Sandy Recovery Scorecard
Glad to post anything today after my hosting company, Bluehost, experienced a massive outage on the Intertoobz. Anyway, I wanted to give a hat tip …
Brief Note on Shifu: Checklists for the Lazy
For some, mostly computer illiterate but highly-educated professionals, Atwal Gawade’s The Checklist Manifesto is their first introduction to checkboxes, at least as they relate to …
MyCityWay: Context is King!
Last week, I synced up with MyCityWay’s CEO and cofounder Puneet Mehta. To refresh your memory, MyCityWay is a former winner of the NYC Big …
Plug: Teeny File Server Debuts on Kickstarter
Who needs the cloud when you have a device like the Plug? Made by a US-French company called Cloud Guys, Plug mirrors personal computer files …
Brief Note on Temboo: API Assistant
Temboo is a NYC-based startup that I first heard about at NY Tech Day last year. I knew it had something to do with those …