Group.me is an application for group texting and calling that works in any handset. Created in October 2010, it has recently launched its version 2.0 that includes new features such as location and photo-sharing. Co-founders Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci developed Group.me after a TechCrunch disrupt Hackathon. Pat Nakajima, Brandon Keene, Cameron Hunt and Zach …
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Yobongo is a location-based real-time chat application. The startup launched officially in March and was one of the most talked about at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Yobongo takes an interesting approach to chat. Users download the (iPhone only) app and they are placed in a ‘room’ with other users who are geographically near them. There …
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Social Media addicts will find RockMelt an interesting browser substitute. The new browser is bringing social networking to the daily browsing experience. Built on top of Chromium (Google Chrome’s Platform), Rockmelt integrates updates from Facebook, Twitter, email and other applications. Users can see their Facebook notifications, messages and status feed on their browser’s frame. They …
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