Reviewing TechCrunch Disrupt 2010

By Perks |

A few of our team members were very excited to join Perks client, DataRockit!, at TechCrunch Disrupt this week. The event included three days chock-full of panels, presentations, networking, surprise appearances and innovation. Besides learning about more than fifty new startups that are vying to burst through the clutter, Disrupt provided a great opportunity to [...]


CONTEST UNLOCKS 3.1B PERSONAL RECORDS TO DEVELOPERS

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DataRockit Launches Disruptive Contest, Driving Technology Innovation May 24, 2010 (New York, NY) At the height of the online privacy debate, DataRockit, a leader in data services technology, is opening up its 3.1B criminal, consumer, sex offender and real estate records for an application development contest. Launching today, with TechCrunch Disrupt, the contest challenges developers [...]


Should Interns Run Social Media Campaigns?

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Incorporating social media into your marketing efforts is essential in this digital world. While some businesses have decided to embark on this on their own, by assigning the task to their marketing department, others have turned to what they consider to be the most cost-effective solution – hiring a summer intern. From the perspective of [...]


What’s going on with Facebook?

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Over the past few years, Facebook has been an object of wonder, entertainment, connection, and, more recently, scrutiny. Today, the social media giant claims to have 400 million active users, half of which are logging on to the site on a daily basis. That’s a whole lot of private information stored on a single site. [...]


Blogging for Business

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Until recently, blogging was seen as more of an extracurricular activity rather than a corporate marketing tool. However, in the age of SEO and thought leadership, blogging can now be an effective and fun way to promote your company, share recent events and create a platform on which to share your personality. A mediabistro Blogging [...]