Foursquare, the mobile check-in application, is adding event check-ins for movies, concerts, and sporting events. Now, a sports fans checking in at Yankee Stadium will also post information about what game he or she is at. If Foursquare could only add virtual heckling capabilities for when the Red Sox are in town, then we’d be talking. The company has partnered with ESPN, Movietickets.com, and Songkick for event information. READ MORE
The first time I met Brian Wong I was attending a session at the annual South by Southwest Interactive on Being Young and Rocking It and I completely overlooked him. Not because he is someone that is easily overlooked but due to his unassuming nature. Wong, 20, is the founder of kiip (pronounced “keep”), a start-up focused on mobile in-game advertising, backed by True Ventures. READ MORE
Nebraska. The land of steak and cornhuskers is, for a small but passionate and fast growing community, also a land of start-ups. In the last few years, the Silicon Prarie has gone from basically no venture backed start-ups to a couple dozen pioneers who are starting to make waves in the Midwest and beyond. The ranks of attendees at the Big Omaha conference are thick with these companies, but here are three you won’t be able to ignore for long. READ MORE
