Atari, Nintendo, XBox – Celebrate National Video Games Day

Today is National Video Games Day and what better way to celebrate than to brush up on some gaming history. Arcades-Videogames really got their biggest start with arcade halls, which quickly became a hub of competition and socialization.   Home Computers- While dedicated consoles are billed as the best place to play games, personal computers … Read more

TechCrunch announces Include, a Diversity Partner Program for Social Enterprises

Does your company thrive for diversity and inclusiveness? On Tuesday, TechCrunch announced its Include program that is designed to help social enterprises (nonprofit and for profit) working to make tech a more inclusive place. The Include program offers a year’s worth of access to TechCrunch resources – financial, media and events. TechCrunch’s mission “is to … Read more

Gadgets for the Guru- Mother's Day Gift Guide

Mother’s Day this year is on May 11th, its time to show your appreciation to your mom! If you’ve been wrecking your brains, AZTB has rounded up some gadgets to give you some ideas.   Lifestyle      EatSmart Precision Elite Digital Kitchen Scale* The EatSmart Precision Elite Digital Kitchen Scale is perfect for mothers who love to cook … Read more

Weekend Reads: Going Social, Stiletto Network & Your Survival Instinct is Killing You

It’s time to unplug and delve into a book with stories aimed to inspire, educate, or elevate your entrepreneurial mind. Here are some of our finds.   When it comes to business, you’ve seen fads come and you’ve seen them go, but you know that social media is here to stay. Author Jeremy Goldman offers … Read more

SocialWhirled ends stealth mode, introduces social campaigns

After being in stealth mode for two years, SocialWhirled is coming out of its cocoon to introduce its social media promotional platform to a wider consumer base. SocialWhirled is looking to streamline online social campaigns for companies’ products. This could include having SocialWhirled maintain a company’s social media pages on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and more, … Read more

SeedSpot Demo Day is @BrettApproved

On Friday, May 17, 2013, sixteen ventures delivered their pitch deck to over 600 people, including angel investors and entrepreneurs, at the SeedSpot Demo Day to attract everything from CEOs to developers to, of course, funding. As part of the event, an audience-vote determined which venture received a piece of the $7,600 purse. Other sponsored … Read more

Development Teams Go Social With Spotlight Software

“Social media, small business and simplicity,” were the three words that Vincent Serpico, Founder and CEO of Spotlight, used to describe his Spotlight software–a social network-based people and project management (PPM) tool designed for today’s entrepreneurs looking to build software, web and mobile applications. Spotlight’s cloud-based Agile project management software uses the most effective principles … Read more

Cyber Security II- Protecting Your Social Media Networks

“You are the weakest link in cyber security and hackers and social manipulators know it.” – U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation On April 21, 2013, a minimum of three CBS-affiliated social media news feeds were compromised and suspended after hackers posted anti-government messages. While one would think the ability to break into … Read more