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Punchcard Takes On Mobile Loyalty

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Looking to provide a high-tech twist on retail loyalty punchcards, Pasadena-based Punchcard --the latest startup out of Idealab--has debuted a set of mobile apps which allow retailers to virtually "punch" customer loyalty cards on Android and iPhone. READ MORE>>.

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Starbucks Set To Launch Free Wi-Fi

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In what can only be good news for many a high tech professional, coffee chain Starbucks said today that it will turn on free Wi-Fi in its stores July 1st, at all of its U.S. Starbucks said that it will give Wi-Fi enabled laptops, tablets, and mobile phones with unlimited access to the Web. and Canadian company-owned stores.

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Interview with Patrick Kennedy, Sidebar

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For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content.

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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. I'd say the biggest lesson I learned is that entrepreneurs need to have more contact with their customers and consumers upfront to build a better assessment of needs and priorities.

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8 Signals That It’s Time for Change In Your Business

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These changes can be cultural, like the increasing need to be social, spawning Facebook and a hundred others, or technological, like the explosion of mobile devices around the world. New unmet consumer or customer needs. Another example is seeing substitute versions of a product, like eBooks, for a low price displacing hardcover books.

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Digiday Mobile: The Future Of Mobile Media Live

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TechZulu will be streaming Digiday : Mobile live from 8:00am - 5:00pm PST Monday 3/8. Checkout this amazing lineup of keynotes, panels, and talks during this high-level full day event. Checkout this amazing lineup of keynotes, panels, and talks during this high-level full day event. Presenter: Scott A. Presenter: Scott A.

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