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It’s Time to Make a Commitment to Accessibility and Inclusiveness in Social Networks

Austin Startup

link] Is this a live radio app or is it a voice social network? So, why do you even need a voice social network? Like any group, blind users have unique pain points, like difficulty getting around and thus, it’s difficult to go to places to socialize.

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Austin always has a strong presence at SXSW and this year is no different. Heather Brunner, Tim Ferriss, Mayor Adler, Whitney Wolfe, Kendra Scott, Andy Roddick, Rod Favaron, Bijoy, whurley… Here are some of the Austin startup community members that will be on stage who you should show up to support! 1:30PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon

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The Magic Midnight Mind Meld

Both Sides of the Table

I started at a cocktail party on the top floor of the largest building in Austin with the who’s who of the local (and national) tech scene including our host John Price, CEO of Vast , Adam Dell (of Austin Ventures), and I’m told the governor of Texas. It has to do with the future of social networking.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. Bill Austin March 22, 2007 11:08 AM Dennis McDonald in Alexandria, Virginia USA said. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. How do you use LinkedIn?

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #17: On failure and resilience

Austin Startup

Recently one of the startups in our portfolio, eRelevance, failed, as the Austin American-Statesman documented. For all of us Austin fans, I’m talking about Cotter Cunningham, the founder and CEO of RetailMeNot. Who says Austin can’t do B2C now ? Austin while I was the Entrepreneur-in-Residence there. It is worth $3.4

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TECHSTARS AUSTIN KICKS OFF 2020 MENTORSHIP-DRIVEN ACCELERATOR CLASS, REVEALS 10 SELECTED STARTUPS

Austin Startup

Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, announced the 10 startups selected for the 2020 class of Techstars Austin. This will be followed by an Investor Week starting March 9, where Techstars Austin will curate meetings with investors from all over the United States.

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Socialware Partners with LiveOffice

Austin Startup

LiveOffice, the number-one provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) email archiving, email compliance and email continuity solutions and Socialware , the leader in helping companies manage, embrace and leverage public social networks, today announced a partnership. Tags: Digital austin Press Release socialware. Socialware.

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