In the old days, people yelled at their TVs. In the digital age, people can tweet their opinion to a television show. And the show just might tweet back with a special offer or advertisement. That’s the sweet spot of an Austin-based startup called Mass Relevance. “It’s a growing trend to integrate social conversations into […]
Q. For 400 points, which Austin startup is poised to take off? A. Ricochet Labs
December 21, 2011 by 2 Comments
By SUSAN LAHEY Special contributor to Silicon Hills News CEO Rodney Gibbs calls it “a scrappy little startup.” But Ricochet Labs got on the radar fast with its social-mobile-knowledge based game, Qrank. The company was barely in its alpha stage when the BBC called on Ricochet to create Qrank trivia games surrounding the wedding of […]
9W Search creates a financial search site for mobile users
December 14, 2011 by 5 Comments
Susan Strausberg knows how to dig into financial information and make it accessible to the masses. She founded Edgar Online in 1995, grew the company to 200 employees, took it public in 1999 and then left in 2007 to pursue other passions. Two years ago, Strausberg and her husband, Marc, moved from New York to […]
