A location-based social network named Brightkite recently started beta testing – kinda sweet because they’re from Colorado. The company, which is based in Denver, is inviting a limited number of participants to tinker with its new service before the major rollout. It’s really exciting to have a Web 2.0 innovator so close to home. Brightkite [...]
I found this via Gawker (a guilty pleasure) earlier today: The UK is close to making it a criminal offense for companies to seed viral ads while “falsely representing oneself as a consumer.” This includes bloggers who accept money to write about a product without disclosing that fact, people setting up faux blogs to praise [...]
New stats from Pew Internet indicate that teens are writing more than ever – in the form of emails, IMs and text messages – but they don’t see these communications as actual writing. That’s probably a good thing, considering the caliber of your typical text message: O RLY? However, 64% of these teens say they [...]
I read a story on CNN about a New Zealand man who was accused of assault after throwing a hedgehog at a 15-year-old boy. Yes, the man threw a hedgehog at somebody, which resulted in a “large, red welt and several puncture marks.” While this story is getting a lot of tongue-in-cheek attention among bloggers, [...]
According to Fortune Small Business magazine, Denver is the 7th best city to live and launch a business. The list ranked 100 cities that boast a nourishing and flourishing business environment with great recreational offerings. Here’s what Forbes had to say: Pros: Rocky Mountain lifestyle, strong economy Cons: Traffic “Denver entrepreneurs enjoy the best of [...]
According to a Rocky article from a few days ago, officials from the Democratic National Convention announced that only one blogger from each state will be allowed on the floor during the event. Fortunately, other bloggers are allowed (though not on the floor) and will be officially credentialed if they meet certain criteria. I was [...]