article thumbnail

There’s Something Abuzz With GoodBuzz

YoungUpstarts

He would trade in 1994, for example, his basic food allowance to pay for his first computer class while studying art and philosophy in Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (Lille I). GoodBuzz allows organizers to leverage on various channels – email, social networks, banners, word-of-mouth, etc.

Togo 175
article thumbnail

Digital Transformation And The Evolution of Apps – What’s The Link?

YoungUpstarts

It was launched in 1994, and had over 10 inbuilt apps. In fact, most websites implement modern web protocols to dynamically show attractive animations, and track user behavior to offer the best communication or follow up to consumers. Before iOS and Android, there was IBM’s Simon, the first ever smartphone.

SMS 129
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The End Of The Road For Web Services

blogs.computerworlduk.com

Contact Author Email : Simon The End Of The Road For Web Services A decade of corporate politics by the big software companies is finally over as WS-I shuts up shop and gets folded in to OASIS. Flawed Web services as a strategy was fundamentally flawed in my view because it was so un-web.

Web 51
article thumbnail

Twitter Link Roundup #69 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 10 Tips for Optimizing Web Form Submission Usability – [link]. How Can Web Design Affect A Website’s Bounce Rate? 8 useful sites for web developers – [link].

article thumbnail

How Does An SSL Certificate Work And Why Do I Need One?

YoungUpstarts

Secure Sockets Layers, better known as SSL, is the global standard of security technology that enables encrypted communication between the web browser and the web server, keeping all information from being intercepted between communication of the browser and server. Since the inception of the SSL in 1994, the TLS was also birthed.

Security 122
article thumbnail

Mattermark – An Example of How We Decide to Invest

Feld Thoughts

When I first started investing as an angel investor in 1994, I was focused on a very simple set of criteria. He looked at me and gave me that “yeah – we should do this” look. And that was it. As an investor for the past 20 years, I’ve had this happen many times. First, did I care about / have affinity for the product?

article thumbnail

3 Ways Technology Is Changing Small Business Lending

YoungUpstarts

In 1994 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, “retail banks are dinosaurs, they can be bypassed,” in a Newsweek interview. Online calculators provide instant loan estimates, loan applications can be completed and submitted in a matter of minutes, and sophisticated web-based technology helps accelerate the credit decision process.