Archive for November, 2011

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Mingle with Professionals

Trendslate recently sat down with Andy Kim, co-founder of Los Angeles based Mingle . This interview covers the inspiration behind the company to the challenges faced by LA startups. Trendslate: What was your inspiration behind Mingle? Andy Kim, Mingle: This past April, I was standing...

by Eric Fader on November 27th, 2011
No Comments  Mobile

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Noah Kagen Shares Wisdom

After working at Facebook and Mint, Noah Kagen has accomplished many things. Currently he is the founder of AppSumo and recently spoke at a Lean LA event which you can watch below in its entirety.

by Eric Fader on November 22nd, 2011
No Comments  Commerce

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Flipboard Adds Ecommerce

Gilt Group sub-brand Gilt Taste, recently partnered with Flipboard to have its content displayed within the social reader platform. Gilt is the first content partner to offer ecommerce functionality with the Flipboard platform but I would not expect it to be the last. The combination...

by Eric Fader on November 22nd, 2011
1 Comment  Commerce

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Chill Makes Video Entertaining

Brian Norgard and Dan Gould built the Chill platform after identifying a user behavior on Namesake where users were embedding videos and chatting real time around the content. Recently, Chill relaunched with a revised interface and a broader selection of content from partners such as...

by Eric Fader on November 16th, 2011
1 Comment  Commerce, Content

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6th Grade iPhone Developer

A 6th grader named Thomas Suarez, from Manhattan Beach, CA latched on to programming and the capabilities of the iPhone and iPad SDK. He recently spoke at a TedX event in Manhattan Beach and has since started an app club at his school to teach...

by Eric Fader on November 16th, 2011
No Comments  Design

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Evernote Clears Up the Web

Evernote, the company best known for its web based knowledge management application, continues to push the boundaries. Today, they are officially releasing an chrome extension that enables people to consume web pages without all of the clutter. Leveraging technology that they developed to capture content,...

by Eric Fader on November 16th, 2011
No Comments  Content, Design

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Mike Jones Launches Incubator

Science, Inc. (www.science-inc.com), a new technology studio, launched today with a mission to create and acquire and then scale successful digital businesses

by Eric Fader on November 16th, 2011
No Comments  Business, Commerce, Content, Design

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Meloncard Protects Your Privacy

Meloncard helps consumers protect their privacy online by opting out of information services.

by Eric Fader on November 8th, 2011
No Comments  Commerce

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Bungee, Base Jump, Rope

What happens when you combine base jumping, tight rope walking, and bungee? Watch and you will be amazed!

by Eric Fader on November 6th, 2011
No Comments  Design

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Robot Scales Walls

Robot leverages biomimicry to copy the adhesive ability of geckos.

by Eric Fader on November 6th, 2011
No Comments  Design