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Central Desktop Launches Its Own Take On Twitter

socalTECH

The new microblogging tool, like Twitter, also supports updates via mobile phones, using SMS. The new microblogging feature puts Central Desktop in competition with another local startup, Yammer, which has created its own enterprise and business focused take on Twitter. READ MORE>>.

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Taming The Enterprise Texting Tiger, With TigerText's Brad Brooks

socalTECH

In today''s mobile world, SMS has widespread, near ubiquitous adoption, which is great for consumers who want to communicate with their friends and family. By giving them your mobile number, you''ve created a priority channel. They realized you can''t have that kind of information out there lying on people''s mobile devices.

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10 Apps & Tools for Maximizing Personal Efficiency

Frank Addante

Service to store your notes in the cloud and access on any computer or mobile device. DropBox (Cloud Document Storage): Service to safely store documents in the cloud so you can access from any computer or mobile device. The website is great, but definitely download the desktop app (and set it to open at login), iPad and mobile apps.

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Is Silicon Valley Really Coming to an End?

Both Sides of the Table

By now you probably know that David Sacks , co-founder of PayPal and founder of both Geni & Yammer made some observations on Facebook that Silicon Valley “as we know it” was coming to an end. “In order to create a successful new company, you have to find an idea that. (1) The future certainly looks brighter to me.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

Both Sides of the Table

RedBeacon was the 3rd winner (year 1: Yammer, year 2: Mint.com) – not bad company. And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough. The company was called Red Beacon. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. Nice sweep!

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8 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Lead With New Work Models

Startup Professionals Musings

In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social platforms such as Slack and Yammer. Mobility and connecting to work via the ‘cloud.’ Computers are no longer stand-alone dedicated devices, but are built into personal devices, like phones and tablets. Explore benefits of employing “mature” workers.

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Entrepreneurs And Startups Drive Future Work Trends

Startup Professionals Musings

In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social media platforms such as Yammer. Mobility and connecting to work via the ‘cloud.’ Computers are no longer stand-alone dedicated devices, but are built into personal devices, like phones and tablets. Explore benefits of employing “mature” workers.