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Five Career Predictions For 2013
Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Vice President and Managing Director of Apollo Research Institute, offers five career predictions for 2013 that identifies workplace trends and job opportunities.
2013 Top 10 Storage Trends: Hitachi Data Systems
Hubert Yoshida, vice president and chief technology officer of Hitachi Data Systems, shares his top ten predictions on data storage trends for 2013.
“A-Commerce” To Rise In 2013, Says Schedulicity
In 2013, technology will increasingly enable this valuable economic sector to focus on establishing and nurturing client relationships, while automating and streamlining essential business functions, says Jerry Nettuno, founder and CEO of online appointment scheduling service Schedulicity.
MediSafe Project – Mobile App For Medication Reminders
MediSafe Project is a free cloud-synced mobile application - in both iOS (beta) and Android versions - that not only reminds users when it’s time to take their medication, but also sends their family, friends and caretakers alerts if they miss a dose.
Share Your Wifi Karma
Karma is a New York-based mobile provider that ditches the subscription model, allowing users to share their WiFi with new users to earn additional data.
Online Network myRight Helps You Know Your Rights (And Wrongs)
myRight is a social platform for crowdsourced legal content, connecting subject matter experts (lawyers and legal students) with those who need basic legal advice.
America’s Farmstand, The Online Farmer’s Market
America's Farmstand is an online grocery retailer that connects consumers to a network of independently-run family farms from which organic, natural, artisanal fresh produce can be bought directly from.
It Takes Balls Of Steel To Cool Your Drinks. Really.
Balls Of Steel is a set of two stainless steel balls that is cooled in the freezer and then dropped into your beverage, keeping it at an optimal temperature without affecting its taste.
CoatChex – Changing The Bailment Industry With QR Codes
Indianapolis-based startup CoatChex looks to use QR codes to change the entire bailment industry. Read on to see how.
Build Entrepreneurship Communities With Crowd Valley
Crowd Valley provide infrastructures to easily create a startup and investment community and running it effectively with powerful tools, with the possibility to connect and partner with other communities and build ecosystems locally and all over the world.
NoiseStreet Brings Interactivity To OOH Advertising
Singapore-based startup NoiseStreet has introduced a smartphone-based solution that brings a level of interactivity and engagement to digital out-of-home (OOH) advertising.
Stray Boots Launches Mobile Guided Urban Scavenger Game Around NYC
Stray Boots mobile application allows New Yorkers and visitors alike to discover the city through a fun, interactive scavenger-hunt-like game using their mobile phones.
Table Host – Chicago’s New Premium Dining Concierge Service
Premium dining concierge service, Table Host, has launched in the Chicago scene to help foodies get round problems with last-minute, spur-of-the-moment reservations at top dining establishments.
FindersCodes – Recover Lost Items Through QR Codes
FinderCodes LLC (www.FinderCodes.com) has created a patent-pending, electronic lost and found system for consumers that combines the use of mobile phones, QR codes and apps to help recover lost items.
LelePets.com – Daily Deals For Animal Lovers
LeLePets is a members-only online retail site that specializes in pet-related products, as well as products inspired by pets.
Eat24.com’s iPhone App Lets You Food Order From… Anywhere, Really.
Web and mobile food delivery and takeout platform Eat24.com has an iPhone app that lets you to search, find and order from over 20,000 interactive restaurant menus in more than 750 cities nationwide.
TheSwizzle.com Helps Separate Subscribed Commercial Spam From Unwanted Ones
TheSwizzle.com is a free email organizer that helps you unsubscribe from unwanted emails and better manage the ones you do actually want.
WotWentWrong Offers A Virtual Shoulder To Cry On
WotWentWrong is a relationship website that helps you connect with other people going through similar experiences, and even help "passively dumped" people get explanations - excuses? - from the exes.
Strideline Puts City Skylines On Your Socks
Founded by Riley Goodman and Jake Director in 2009 when they were both high school seniors in a Seattle school, Strideline makes a range of crew socks that come with a design of city skylines.
[Singapore] Booxify Delivers Curated Box Of Goodies To Your Doorstep
Booxify is a Singapore-based online subscription service that, at S$14 per month, will deliver a carefully curated box of four to seven different products to your home.
VineUp.com – Building An Online Mentoring Community
Founded in March 2012 by Luke Deering and Chris Dowdeswell, VineUp.com is an online service that helps organizations build a complete online mentoring community.
Dhingana.com – Streaming Site And App For Indian Music
Dhingana.com is an on-demand, in-streaming music site and application which carries more than 350,000 free songs in over 35 Indian languages and across a variety of musical genres.
Track Your Business Card’s Effectiveness With ZebraCard
ZebraCard is a business card tracking solution that employs a scannable QR code or barcode that allows users to gather data in real time how a business card is used.
HashTip.com – Moms Sharing Tips
Social commerce startup Hashtip (www.hashtip.com) uses a Pinterest pinboard-style format to help these moms make smart buying decisions by narrow down product choices, compare reviews and information, and find the best deals online.
Gripevine.com – Customer Complaint Resolution Goes Social
Gripevine.com is an online social media platform that lets consumers publicly post a complaint about any company and have the complaint automatically channeled to the right authority within that company that have the power to help resolve the complaint.
Kinderfeets – Ergonomical Push Bikes For Kiddies
Kinderfeets is a small training bicycle for children that comes without pedals, designed by a Dutch father for his young son.
SaneBox Helps Manage Your (Exploding) Email Inbox
SaneBox (www.sanebox.com) is an email prioritization tool that employs algorithms to identify priority emails and sends them to the email box, while sending others into a separate folder.
Mobile Marketplace Carousell Launches In Singapore
Carousell is a mobile marketplace that connects buyers and sellers socially.
CheapAir.com – Flying On Better Prices
CheapAir.com allows travelers to not only source the lowest prices for flights to a certain destination, they can also find out what amenities - WiFi - live TV, personal video monitors, for example - are available on board.
SOCIALKIT – Your Facebook Influence At A Glance
SOCIALKIT (www.socialkit.me) is a social influence visualization tool that aggregates your Facebook data and presents it in a very fun yet informative, infographic manner.