A hot new lunch spot, a yellow rubber band worn around the wrist and the new car everybody wants are all examples of social contagion. While it might seem that those things enjoyed instant popularity upon release, it’s actually very hard to get products to catch on and go viral. In the new book, “Contagious: … Read more
The startup community is thriving in Arizona. With co-working spaces, entrepreneurial workshops and educational outlets popping up all around the state, why not drink the Kool-Aid and pursue your dream. AZ Tech Beat talked with a few local founders whose products are in the early stages and concepts are aimed to help families overcome potential … Read more
Does the Nexus 4 Android really kick ass? Is it really better than the iPhone5? Contributing author Angelo Coppola gives readers an in-depth, OpEd about his transition of leaving Cupertino for Google-with all of the pros, cons and expectations to go with it. Will you agree? Join in the discussion. Read on…
Desktops, operating systems and software integrated solutions-what do you need for your business? One local company strives to provide products and services that tailor to their client’s specific needs. Silverado Technologies, based in Scottsdale, AZ, has partnered with industry leaders such as HP, Microsoft, and VMWare while also keeping the feel of a small, personal business … Read more
Things just got simpler for online advertisers and agencies. Vuurr, located out of Gangplank Chandler, has released this new service, Connectalytics. It allows you to send all of your campaign, keyword, ad, impression, and click data from your Bing Ads account, right to your Google Analytics account each night. For free…well sort of, up to … Read more
Back in 2011, Aaron Packer (a Phoenix native) began dabbling in mobile app development simply as a hobby. However, after completing and polishing up a new app ready for the Android market, Tablet Talk, quickly turned his once hobby into a full time job. Tablet Talk is a SMS text messaging application for Android tablets … Read more
There’s plenty of excitement brewing in Downtown Phoenix’s historic Levine Machine building (est. 1917) these days, as the one-time machinery repair building in the heart of the warehouse district is now home to several local startups, including the nonprofit incubator Seed Spot. AZTechBeat covered Seed Spot’s kick-off event in October, when the lucky 16 companies selected from 191 applications were … Read more
After every natural disaster citizens and businesses have to find a way to recuperate from the damage and how to improve things for the future. After Hurricane Sandy created havoc in New York and datacenter outages started hitting New York’s high tech scene, ZocDoc became much more serious about opening a new office in Arizona. … Read more
Rand Fishkin, Founder and CEO of SEOmoz (based in Seattle, WA) packed the place out last night at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort for his talk on Inbound Marketing. With over 200 people in attendance, the room was riveted on his every word. Rand took us through a diagnosis of the eight irrational biases in the … Read more
Last month we mentioned that on-demand driving service Uber had soft launched in the Valley, enabling anyone who signs up for an Uber account to take full advantage of the service. As of yesterday, the company “officially” made Phoenix its 18th location, and it did so with a launch event at the Saguaro Hotel in Scottsdale, where … Read more