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TechMeetups Communities reach 5000 members across 16 cities!

This month we celebrate a very special milestone – the TechMeetups global community has crossed 5000 members! Our 5000th member was David Sadegren from Singapore TechMeeutps. David has a background in Finance and works with a Swedish software company Sidsoft and is looking after their Asian expansion. Congrats on being our 5000th member !! We […]

4 Things To Check Off Your Summer Job Seeking Bucket List

4 Things To Check Off Your Summer Job Seeking Bucket List

Original post by Josh Tolan via BusinessInsider With so many cookouts to host and beaches to visit, securing a job may be one of the last things listed on your summer bucket list. While you may think you deserve a vacation from your job search, consider this: a recent survey of more than 2,000 hiring managers and HR professionals […]

10 Tips to Maximize Your Online Recruiting Plan & Find the Best Applicants

10 Tips to Maximize Your Online Recruiting Plan & Find the Best Applicants

Original post by  Katelyn Roberts via business2community When you take recruitment initiatives online, one of the first lessons is that you must focus your attention on high-quality leads, not a high quantity of leads. Believe me, before the end of the first week is up, you’ll likely be flooded with resumes, CVs, cover letters and applicants. However, if […]

Apple 7-Inch iPad Rumors Heat Up

Original post by ANDREI C via Dice Apple is preparing to announce over the next months a small version of the iPad. Or, at least, that’s what the latest rumors are pointing to regarding Apple’s sleek tablet. But it does sounds odd. The late Steve Jobs himself said during a 2010 conference call that Apple won’t make […]

Best practices for using LinkedIn to grow your startup

Best practices for using LinkedIn to grow your startup

Original post by Tara Hornor via marketingtechnews Growing your startup using LinkedIn is a “practice makes perfect” recipe. The key ingredient is, and always will be, to be helpful and useful to others first. Once you present yourself and your product, infuse yourself into the mix of LinkedIn. Study others. Spy their business needs and wants, and […]

5 Kickstarter projects to watch

Original post by THOMAS SAMPH via examiner When New York-based startup Kickstarter first launched in 2009, it was a platform for entrepreneurs and artists to connect with donors who could fund projects in a new concept called “crowdfunding.” Whether it was a musician looking to record a new album, a filmmaker with a unique idea for a documentary, or a video […]

East London’s 20 hottest tech startups

Original post by James Silver via guardian What: A hosted, real-time visualisation tool-set that enables businesses to see all their data (web analytics, sales figures etc) in one place. Founder: Paul Joyce previously designed and built data warehouses for blue-chip companies, finally quitting his day job two months after Geckoboard’s beta launch. Launched: 2010. Their pitch: Geckoboard is a status board for […]

Caped Koala seeks $100,000 in crowdfunding to develop educational games for kids

Pora Ora (www.poraora.com), the ground breaking virtual 3D online universe that is transforming the way that 5-12 year old children learn, has launched an online Kickstarter (www.poraora.com/kickstarter) campaign to help raise funds. Pora Ora is made up of themed worlds packed with exciting and engaging games, puzzles and quests, all geared to a global school […]

Samsung’s New Galaxy S III Combines LTE And Quad-Core Processor

Original post by CHRIS VELAZCO via TC There’s an argument to be made that Samsung’s Galaxy S III is the best Android phone on the market today, but that doesn’t mean that its formula can’t be improved upon. Case in point: now the Galaxy S III has wormed its way around the globe, Samsung is preparing to launch a […]