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Twiistup Companies at TieCon 2009!

Jeremiah Abraham — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:41:52 +0000

Hey Twiistup Folks,

It’s been a long time and I hope everyone is doing well — making the world a better place, one piece of technology at a time.

I’m sending this quick note to you in hopes that you will take 10 seconds and help a few of our Twiistup alumni take the next step in their success. Please take a moment to vote for these Twiistup affiliated companies in TieCon 2009’s Hottest Emerging Companies:

Wireless: RoboDynamics (Twiistup 5)
Internet Infrastructure: Rubicon Project (Twiistup 3)
Software: Mint (Twiistup 1)
Consumer Web: Kiva.org

Vote here:
http://www.tie50.net/polling/

Thanks everyone!

Jeremiah
http://www.twitter.com/jerpoop

The Official Los Angeles Launch for Girls in Tech

Francisco — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:44:48 +0000

Mixergy Founder Andrew Warner to Judge at Twiistup 5

Francisco — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:30:05 +0000

Andrew Warner is the founder of Mixergy, which helps startups grow through live events and online audio programs. His previous company, Bradford & Reed, created and incubated a collection of Web sites that in 2003 were sold to eUniverse.

Andrew will leverage his broad knowledge of innovative companies in and outside of LA to select the finalists and ultimately the Judge’s Choice of Twiistup 5.

Have you applied yet?

Likes Bees to Honey: Mzinga Knows How to Make Social Media Stick

Brady Brim-DeForest — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:08:09 +0000

With 27 million users in 160 countries worldwide, Massachusetts based Mzinga truly lives up to its name – which just so happens to stand for ‘beehive’ in Swahili. As the leading provider of business social media solutions, and Twiistup’s Diamond sponsor, Mzinga needs no introduction – their list of customers speaks for itself. Global brands such as ABC, AOL, CBS.com, Chevron Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Prudential Financial, and the Unidted Nations Development Programme, all turn to Mzinga to provide its unique combination of highly scaleable technology, rich domain expertise, and moderation services that enable businesses to harness the collective intelligence of employees, customers, and partners.

Mzinga doesn’t just cater to bigcos either – they provide a treasure trove of informative and educational white papers and webinars that are more than just buzz. And it doesn’t stop there: Today, Mzinga announced the sponsorship of two key Aberdeen Group benchmark reports: “Workforce Collaboration and Web 2.0: Improving Productivity by Facilitating Knowledge Transfer” and “Customer 2.0: The Business Implications of Social Media.” You can download both of these reports for free at Mzinga’s website.

On Thursday, make sure to visit the Mzinga team at the Cabana, and drop off your business card for a chance to win a Ninentdo Wii! They’ll also have a limited number of copies of Mzinga Chairman Barry Leibert’s groundbreaking new book “We Are Smarter Than Me: How to Unleash the Power of Crowds in Your Business” written by a community of more than 3,000 collaborators on the We Are Smarter community wiki, and in association with MIT, the Wharton School, and Pearson Publishing.

Obviously, Mzinga understands the power of crowd sourcing inside and out – and better yet, they practice what they preach. This is one hive that knows the value of a good bee.

Connect with attendees before the main event

Francisco — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:56:35 +0000

We’ve launched the Twiistup Community area of the site so that attendees can connect with other attendees prior to the main event on July 17. We’ve included a number of ways to get quick info on:

* Titles of attendees
* Companies represented
* Types of people attendees want to meet
* Topics that you want to discuss
* Favorite drink (had to throw that in)

The profiles also include feeds from member’s Flickr, blog, bookmark and Twitter streams. This is not unlike other social networks out there but is focused on who will be at Twiistup. This is a great way to advance the dialog and stage of new connections before the event is here. Our partner CrowdVine also powers Future of Web Apps (FOWA), BarCampBlock and Web 2.0 Expo.

Browse the network and sign up for an account by clicking the Who’s In tab above or directly at: http://twiistup4.crowdvine.com/

What should you do once you’re in?

* Add a picture. That’ll help people put a name to a face.
* Fill out your profile. This will help people find you.
* Find people you know already through our Facebook importer.
* Build a list of people you want to meet. If you want, you can check people off this list as you meet them.

Most importantly, have fun! It’s supposed to be social!