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    DC Government Looks to Social Media started by jjgardner3
    I saw a really interesting post this morning about a local DC Government agency that is reaching out and starting to use social media to reach its audience.

    The DC Department of Community and Regulatory Affairs has started a blog called thisshouldbeillegal.com to address Collegiate Off Campus Housing Safety while students attend school in the District.  […]
    600Block: Lets Show Our Support started by jjgardner3
    Some of you may remember the review we did on the Baltimore start up, 600Block.  It is a great local resource for the local Baltimore area.  Now they are in a competition in City Paper’s Best Baltimore-Related Website.  So I got a note from the 600Block team looking for our support and I am happy […]
    Why Won’t Apple Let Me Turn Location Services Off ? started by jjgardner3
    As a recent iPhone 3g owner I have been careful to cut off some services that I don’t need all the time in order to conserve the crappy battery life.  One of those services is the Location Services.  For one, I do not necessarily need this on all the time, and two, I am a […]
    Detention for Firefox! started by jjgardner3
    I used to get detention for trying to forge notes from my parents .. at least that was a valid offense. Today, they get it for trying to use a better browser …

    You all have to look at this letter sent home to the parents. It is a classic . I especially love where the […]
    Startups: Y Combinator Financing Documents started by jjgardner3
    We have highlighted a few places for startups to get their hands on some good documents to help them out.  We have talked about Docstoc and the new Google Templates.  These are great resources for the new up and coming startup to use instead of forking out money that could be better spent on developement […]
    DC Government Looks to Social Media started by jjgardner3
    I saw a really interesting post this morning about a local DC Government agency that is reaching out and starting to use social media to reach its audience.
    Lets Save Pandora ! started by jjgardner3
    I am sure many of you know about the online music site Pandora.  It is a awesome musins site that examines he music you listen to and figures out other music you may like.  In any case, according to this Washington Post article, the company may be on the verge of stopping the music.

    Last year, […]
    Lets Save Pandora ! started by jjgardner3
    I am sure many of you know about the online music site Pandora.  It is a awesome musins site that examines he music you listen to and figures out other music you may like.  In any case, according to this Washington Post article, the company may be on the verge of stopping the music.

    Last year, […]
    trooQ, The New Internet Marketplace started by jjgardner3
    Clearly with the rise of sites like Ebay we have seen the immense popularity for online marketplaces and the ability to buy and sell goods online.   But along with that has come a list of issues ranging from security to just plain fraud.  How many stories have we heard, or been witness to, where someone […]
    Local Design Firm JESS3 Delivers CSPAN Convention Coverage Design started by jjgardner3
    One of the big stories this week on Techcrunch was CSPAN’s launch of two websites to cover the upcoming Democratic and Republican Conventions.  The sites look really cool and look to incorparate a lot of great content.

    Techcrunch seemed pretty impressed

    But today C-SPAN gets fairly cool with the launch of two new sites dedicated to the […]
    Top 10 Blogging Cities started by jjgardner3
    There is a list published over at SocialMedia.biz with the top 10 blogging cities according to a SF Chronicle article. Here is the list for your review:

    1. Austin, Texas (15% of adults going on the Web to read or contribute to a blog in the past 30 days)

    2. Portland, Oregon (14%)

    3. San Francisco Bay Area […]
    Local Design Firm JESS3 Delivers CSPAN Convention Coverage started by jjgardner3
    One of the big stories this week on Techcrunch was CSPAN’s launch of two websites to cover the upcoming Democratic and Republian Conventions.  The sites look really cool and look to incorparate a lot of great content.

    Techcrunch seemed pretty impressed

    But today C-SPAN gets fairly cool with the launch of two new sites dedicated to the […]
    trooQ, The New Internet Marketplace started by jjgardner3
    Clearly with the rise of sites like Ebay we have seen the immense popularity for online marketplaces and the ability to buy and sell goods online.   But along with that has come a list of issues ranging from security to just plain fraud.  How many stories have we heard, or been witness to, where someone […]
    Why Won’t Apple Let Me Turn Location Services Off ? started by jjgardner3
    As a recent iPhone 3g owner I have been careful to cut off some services that I don’t need all the time in order to conserve the crappy battery life.  One of those services is the Location Services.  For one, I do not necessarily need this on all the time, and two, I am a […]
    Event: Growing Your Business Through Social Media started by jjgardner3
    The Tech Council of Maryland has been doing some incredible work and will continue to do so.  Most recently they battled and won in Repealing a local tech tax in Maryland.  Here is a little about the organization:

    The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM) is Maryland’s largest technology trade association which brings its 500 plus members […]
    Mixx Brings Early Holiday Gifts For All started by jjgardner3
    Techcrunch seems to have some serious love for the guys over at our local DC startup Mixx. I always seem to get me Mixx news right from them, which is very cool, at least they are getting some respectable love from the big guys.

    Anyway, I headed over to the Mixx blog and was shocked […]
    Startups: 10 Documents No Startup Should Be Without started by jjgardner3
    Of course you can probably tell from previous posts, we love Docstoc here at East Coast Blogging.  It is such a great resource for any documents you can think of, for your startup needs or just your personal ones.

    Another great resource of information over at Docstoc, is the blog of the CEO, Jason Nazar. His […]
    Startups: Demo Tips started by jjgardner3
    So you have taken the first step and made your dream into a reality.  You have a product to show off and now you just need a little help.  Many of us are good at one thing, like ideas, or coding, or at demos, but not at all of them.

    At the recent START Conference in […]
    StartupTweet, An Awesome Resource for Startups started by jjgardner3
    I had seen this post in my feed reader the other day and had starred it for later reading. Let me just say this, I Love it. It is a great idea. And BTW, the logo was done by none other than our very own Zvi Band !  Great work Zvi.

    Anyway, startuptweet is described as […]
    Univ of MD Technology Startup Boot Camp started by jjgardner3
    Image via Wikipedia

    I saw this posted by our friend Zvi Band over on StartupTweet this evening and wanted to pass it along to all of you.  The University of Maryland is hosting it’s Technology Start-Up Boot Camp on September 12th at the Student Union on the College Park campus.

    According to the event page
    Learn how […]
    Is Tweeterboard Relief From RSS Overload started by jjgardner3
    I read a great post by Jeremiah Owyang over at his blog today about Tweeterboard. He notes a lot of great things about the service to include:
    metrics

    news feed

    rankings
    He notes that this is finally a site that kind of ties the loose ends of Twitter together and also ties the inter-Twitter relationships together.

    While reading one […]
    Univ of MD Technology Startup Boot Camp started by jjgardner3
    Image via Wikipedia

    I saw this posted by our friend Zvi Band over on StartupTweet this evening and wanted to pass it along to all of you.  The University of Maryland is hosting it’s Technology Start-Up Boot Camp on September 12th at the Student Union on the College Park campus.

    According to the event page
    Learn how […]
    StartupTweet, An Awesome Resource for Startups started by jjgardner3
    I had seen this post in my feed reader the other day and had starred it for later reading. Let me just say this, I Love it. It is a great idea. And BTW, the logo was done by none other than our very own Zvi Band !  Great work Zvi.

    Anyway, startuptweet is described as […]
    Startups: Demo Tips started by jjgardner3
    So you have taken the first step and made your dream into a reality.  You have a product to show off and now you just need a little help.  Many of us are good at one thing, like ideas, or coding, or at demos, but not at all of them.

    At the recent START Conference in […]
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