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Road Runner is putting ads in your DNS
As a sign of the times, my cable modem Internet service from Time Warner's Road Runner now is serving a Yahoo search page instead of generating a proper DNS error when you mistype a web page URL. If...
View ArticleWhat if your email account got deleted?
TechCrunch reported that a blogging site called JournalSpace lost all of its customers data. It sounds like their database crashed and they didn't have any good backups. What a nightmare! Have you ever...
View ArticleAustin Startup Digest Event Submission
I recently started curating the Austin Startup Digest, a weekly email list of the upcoming startup events in town. I assemble everything I can find, but I need your help making sure that its got all of...
View ArticleAustinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2011
If you're an entrepreneur coming to Austin for SXSW 2011, here are the events you won't want to miss! Thursday 4:00pm-10:00pm ATX Startup Crawl 6:00pm-8:00pm Austin Tech Happy Hour Friday 5:00pm-7:00pm...
View ArticleWhat would it take to make Austin ‘the next Silicon Valley’?
I'd like to share my viewpoint on the recent Statesman article, What would it take to make Austin 'the next Silicon Valley'? While I don't think that Austin wants to become Silicon Valley any more than...
View ArticleTop 11 Austin Startups to Meet at #SXSW
Inspired by Evan Baehr's Top 10 Austinites to Meet at SXSW, I've taken my own crack at the Top 11 Austin Startups to Meet at SXSW: Forecast – Their location-based app for telling friends where you will...
View ArticleAustin Startup Digest July 23, 2012
In the latest news, Austin-area companies are on track for the strongest year in venture funding since 2008. Tom Ball from Austin Ventures said, "You can feel it – we're really busy, and it's very busy...
View ArticleAustin Startup Digest – January 7, 2013
Welcome to the latest edition of the Austin Startup Digest! This update is written by Joshua Baer. Sign up to receive this by email each week along with a listing of the upcoming events this week. YOU...
View ArticleAustin Startup Digest – January 20, 2013
Welcome to the latest edition of the Austin Startup Digest! This update is written by Joshua Baer and edited by Paul Schomer. YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS Capital Factory has the main stage at the SXSW...
View ArticleAustin Startup Digest – January 28, 2013
Welcome to the latest edition of the Austin StartupDigest! This update is written by Joshua Baer and edited by Paul Schomer. YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS The Intro to the Austin Startup Scene event on...
View ArticleAustin Startup Digest – February 4, 2013
Welcome to the latest edition of the Austin Startup Digest! This update is written by Joshua Baer and edited by Paul Schomer. YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS Last week I enjoyed hearing the story of...
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Food on the Table acquired by The Food Network / Scripps
In a huge win for consumer internet in Austin, local startup Food on the Table (FOTT) has been acquired by The Food Network / Scripps Network. FOTT is an innovative mobile application that lets busy...
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