aztechbeat nGage Labs, Inc., the leading provider of in-store shopper engagement solutions that enable retailers to recognize, personalize, and engage shoppers announced today that Michael Ricci will join the company as Chief Marketing Officer, a newly created global post reporting to CEO Rod Ford. Ford shares, “With the rapid adoption of our personalization capability we are thrilled … Read more
Chris Petroff, the co-founder of SEED SPOT, will be stepping down to pursue other ventures-the location is undisclosed at this time. Petroff is known for being a strong advocate for the entrepreneurship community and told AZTB that he will continue to nurture Arizona entrepreneurship. In December of 2011, Chris and co-founder Courtney Klein Johnson dreamed … Read more
Vanity Point, a full-service digital solution provider that offers custom programming, advertising and management, has helped launch a new innovative app called Write It Off. This app is an all-inclusive way to save and organize your tax expense receipts and records on-the-go. With no real tax experience needed, Write It Off helps people log and … Read more
With healthcare reform on the horizon and the increasing demand of online health experts to lower costs, one local startup, DialNurse, is responding to the need, and announced today their expansion with additional telehealth and mHealth offerings for private and public enterprises to incorporate this form of medical consultation into their employee healthcare benefits. DialNurse, … Read more
It’s NFL Sunday, and it’s a common practice to flip from game to game in between TV commercials-but in that transition you might miss part of the game, or worse, that next big play by your favorite team. One local developer and creator of the GameGuy app, Mike Donnelly, aims to help football fans decrease … Read more
Last night, 15 startup ventures came together to pitch their business ideas to a full house at The Duce in Phoenix for SEED SPOT 2013. Seed Spot is a nonprofit incubator focused on supporting Arizona’s most innovative social entrepreneurs; those creating high impact ventures that improve the lives of people and communities on a local, … Read more
The AZ Tech Beat Team has been on the search for the best gadgets for our furry friends and we found some great toys and pet care products. Pintofeed is an intelligent pet feeder that allows pet owners to remotely feed their pets on-the-go. With just the press of a button on your Pintofeed app, … Read more
Technology has the capability to change the world and improve the quality of life for people all over the world. The 2013 Symposium on Technology for the Future, sponsored by Arizona State University, National Science Council, and AZ-TW Society of Technology takes place on Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. … Read more
At TechCrunch Disrupt Livefyre, a provider of the leading real-time conversation and social curation platform, announced the acquisition of Storify, the drag-and-drop storytelling tool that has changed the way journalists and brands tell stories on the web. Storify was created by a journalist for journalists and helps them filter out social content around news events … Read more
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Marissa Mayer, CEO Yahoo, shared her thoughts on life at Yahoo, her leadership style and that logo. Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, moderated the discussion and knowing his style, tries to push the envelope as much as possible and kicked off the interview with the question, “What the f*** is with the … Read more