Facebook To Provide Up To $10 Million In Free Advertising For U.S. Businesses
Facebook has teamed up with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in an effort to help grow American small businesses and create jobs. Starting in January 2012, Facebook will give businesses up to $10 million in free Facebook advertising in the form of ad credits. The goal is to [...]
Read MoreThe Power of Social Media Couldn’t Save Troy Davis’s Life
The fight came to an end after the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia last night. People protested right up until there was word that U.S. Supreme Court denied his last appeal. Along with protest at the White House, Supreme Court, among other places around the world, people protested online. A clear way to reach [...]
Read MoreAisleFinder Takes Unique Route in Raising Angel Round
NewMe Accelerator startup, AisleFinder received funding the non-traditional way and announced they have raised an angel round. Instead of Venture Capital investors, AisleFinder Founder and CEO, Curtiss Pope, decided to pursue opportunities for funding through private individuals that had capital to invest in startups. He sought out groups and individuals such as Stanford doctors, neuro [...]
Read MoreNAACP Use Mass Mobilization and Social Media to Help Save Troy Davis’s Life
The news of Troy Davis’s execution date has put the community in a bit of frenzy. Davis was sentenced to die for the killing of Mark MacPhail, an off-duty Savannah police officer at the time. The high profile case suggest that Davis was accused of crime he didn’t commit, a crime he has spent 20 [...]
Read MoreSouth Africa Wants Access To BBM Messages
“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” And then times got worse, and worse, and worse. At least for RIM. After jumping through hoops for the Saudi Arabian government, and then doing the same in India, South Africa has decided to get in on the fun and ask for access to BBM messages. The [...]
Read MoreKapor Capital Makes Pre-Seed Investment in BeCouply
NewMe Accelerator participants hit the ground running towards success, especially co-founder of BeCouply, Pius Uzamere. His mobile/web app and exclusive social network for couples he started alongside his partner Becky, is the first from the accelerator to receive funding for their startup. BeCouply just received a pre-seed investment by Kapor Capital. “We’re making a pre-seed [...]
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