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The rise of SMS marketing – expert offers start-up guidelines

Original post by Michelle Hammond via startupsmart Start-ups have been urged to consider text messages as a key marketing channel, after a report revealed 97% of text messages are opened – a far higher rate than email. Chetan Sharma, a US-based technology and strategy consultancy, conducted some research on the rise of the humble text message as […]

Finding the right accelerator programme for your start-up

By Mischa Dohler, CTO, Worldsensing While there are many accelerator programmes and boot camps available to small businesses like ours, the practical benefits for entrepreneurs can vary dramatically – as does the opportunity to attract funding from business angels and investors. Businesses need to consider some important areas when assessing a mentoring or accelerator event: […]

In The World Of Tech, Women Can Have It All

In The World Of Tech, Women Can Have It All

Original post by MICHAL TSUR AND LEAH BELSKY via TC The blossoming tech startup generation, and the new wave of professional women seeking success in the workplace and at home don’t always cross paths. Tech industries suffer from a noticeable lack of strong female leadership at the top, while powerful women have mostly flocked to traditional […]

This App Knows More About Your Facebook Account Than You Do

This App Knows More About Your Facebook Account Than You Do

Original post by Emily Price via Mashable Nearly 50% of my Facebook friends are married, which adds up to 123 people total. Meanwhile, 20.1% or 51 of my friends are in a relationship, and 13 are engaged. All this information I now know thanks to a new “Facebook Report” by Wolfram Alpha, which will gift you with […]

T-Mobile Launches CleverConnect, A Bobsled-Style VoIP Service For Europe

Original post by Ingrid Lunden via TC  T-Mobile today becomes the latest operator to leverage the popularity of free internet phone calls and texts in hopes of luring in more users around its brand. CleverConnect borrows from services like Skype and Rebtel with an offer of free VoIP calls and text to those who download and use the […]