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Why Microsoft Needed Perceptive Pixel & Vice Versa

Tech Zulu Event

Microsoft is set to buy multi-user large display touch screens this summer the firms announced Monday. Microsoft is probably making the costly screens available for the public and embedded with their Windows 8 operating software and some hardware additions. Windows 8 also works well with the PPI screens.

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Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. I am stunned at the speed at which the team cranked out this application while at the same time building out an entire suite of merchant solutions to help them better manage customers.

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How Pinterest, Tumblr, HootSuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable Rapidly And Repeatedly Hire Great People

InfoChachkie

The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. The Resumator has well over 1,000 customers, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Job Syndication And Customized Job Boards.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). People don’t want to speak to customer service reps. I don’t want to speak to customer service reps!! There are 2.9 Not so fast.

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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Startup Professionals Musings

Gone are the days when companies could put up a website that sat on the screen like an electronic business card. Social media is about maintaining a dynamic conversation between you and your customers. Use social media to engage customers in new ways and sharpen your brand. Allowing your social media efforts to stagnate.

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Changing the Face of Digital Signage: Nanxi Liu of Enplug

Tech Zulu Event

Their unique “provide value to customers first” mantra sets them apart in the digital signage industry. In Spring of 2012, a former colleague at Goldman Sachs suggested she connect with David Zhu, an entrepreneur with an eccentric but compelling background (professional poker player, dropped out of MIT). All inclusive.

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Changing the Face of Digital Signage: Nanxi Liu of Enplug

Tech Zulu Event

Their unique “provide value to customers first” mantra sets them apart in the digital signage industry. In Spring of 2012, a former colleague at Goldman Sachs suggested she connect with David Zhu, an entrepreneur with an eccentric but compelling background (professional poker player, dropped out of MIT). All inclusive.