Author Archive: Efren Toscano

According to Founder Kamel Zeroual, Stribe can stand up a social network on your website in “5 seconds….well 30 seconds.”  Instantly giving you all the social networking features available; chat, messaging, and even the ability to customize your new Stribe social network to match the theme of your website.  Joining in on the social network…continue reading.

TechZulu sat down with Russ D’Souza from SeatGeek at TC50 not to long ago to find out exactly what they are all about.  Using an algorithm that SeatGeek has developed, the site lets users insert a name of a certain musician or sports team that they want to see and they will in turn receive…continue reading.

While the tech savvy may be familiar with using file sharing cloud computing solutions, general consumers have found it difficult to remotely access a second computer. Enter iTwin, a company offering a simple plug-and-play solution using just an Internet connection and USB drive. Billing itself as the ‘cable-less cable, iTwin is squarely aimed at the…continue reading.

Toybots Founded by Shervin Pishevar launched at TC50 this year and was definitely one of my personal favorites.  The Toybots Platform connects toys with full 3G, WiFi, GPS and accelerometer capabilities tied to online and mobile games. Audio books, online games, parents being able to record their voices and read their children bedtime stories even…continue reading.

Media Temple has always been a big influence here in Southern California, and we love to support our local peeps.  And like they say, “if you want to be the best then you have to partner with the best.”  So TechZulu is proud to have Media Temple as a partner and have the site hosted…continue reading.

Last Thursday Dealmaker LA brought together a great bunch of speakers to go over a very important subject…The Exit.  Knowing when you should cash in all in or hold out for a bigger earn-out can be a tough decision.  In this series a few key points will be gone over: Given the market upheaval, what…continue reading.

San Francisco, September 14th and 15th, start-ups and tech-centric companies took to the demo-floor and stage amongst their peers, potential investors, and press. This was the first time I attended TechCrunch, and I’m definitely a fan of new and innovative awesome applications for the Internet. Herein lies the problem with TechCrunch50 Pacing through the demo…continue reading.

Potholes? Graffiti? Trash? Couch on the front yard?  Have a problem within your community or in your city report it to your local government with CitySourced.  Community watch has now gone 2.0.  Beloved local LA start-up FreedomSpeaks became one of the TC50 darlings with their new CitySourced application.  Practical, useful, and solving a problem is…continue reading.

RedBeacon, a new way to find local service providers similar to the OpenTable model, nabbed the $50,000 grand prize at the recent TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco. If you find it a hassle to locate a dependable plumber or electrician, RedBeacon will do it for you. Once you request a service, local businesses can bid…continue reading.

Guest Post by Erin A. Darling from The Pop Fix LA’s Twestival took place last Sunday night to a mixed crowd of techies, social butterflies and, of course, people scrambling for free drink tickets. A large crowd of Twitter users (or, Tweeple, as some like to say) converged at Level 3 at Hollywood & Highland…continue reading.