Tech Town, NC

Entries from July 2008

Congratulations Shoeboxed – 1 Year since Launch

July 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

One of the brightest lights of the local tech scene, Shoeboxed.com, just celebrated its 1st birthday on Thursday, July 24. Kudos to the team of Taylor Mingos, Dan Englander, and the rest of those happy warriors over in Durham. In just 12 months they’ve established themselves as a thoroughly useful service with some really great [...]

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N&O Reports on Local iPhone App Developers

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Tim Simmons of the New & Observer has a good piece today on iPhone apps developed by local companies and hobbyists that goes to show just how broad the app store’s appeal is. The most notable app of the bunch is Twitterific developed by Iconfactory in Greensboro. The straightforward Twitter management tool has exploded in [...]

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Entrepreneur and Social Entrepreneur Meetup, Roundup

July 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I’d missed the last few Social entrepreneur meetups with vacation and work, but I’m glad I attended this one. We were treated to four strong presentations and lots of new faces. The crowd continues to diversify in all respects, most notably in terms of age, attracting a larger share of more mature entrepreneurs to balance [...]

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