Tag: TECHCRUNCH50

Whether you love TechCrunch or hate it, you must admit that the TechCrunch50 conference does a decent job of generating exposure for startups. I had never heard of this year's winner, RedBeacon, before TechCrunch50, and I have no doubt that the publicity the company gets from the event will be at least as valuable as the $50,000 prize. RedBeacon is a local business finder that TechCrunch ...

We simply couldn't resist. (In case you didn't catch Kanye West's antics at the Video Music Awards this weekend, here's some context.) ...

If you've ever bought anything online you know that there's no such thing as a simple, one-time transaction. Once you give an online retailer your email address there's a good chance you'll continue to get emails letting you know about other items the company would like you to buy, coupons, or sales until the day you die (or opt out of these email messages, whichever comes first). And that's if ...

Twitter lets you share short messages with the whole world. Yammer lets you share them with your coworkers (or anyone who has an email address on the same domain as yours). The idea is to use social networking tools to enhance intra-office of intra-team communications. Users can post short messages to let members of their team know what they're working on, ask questions, or talk about what they ...