Author Archive: Efren Toscano

TechZulu is back at Mindshare for some more enlightened debauchery.  We want you to come out as well by clicking here, so if you were thinking about it how does $5 off the purchase price sound to you?  All you have to do is enter in TECHZULU for the discount code and presto chango you…continue reading.

Children and minors can easily find explicit material on the web or it will find them. The porn sitewww.whitehouse.com (already shut down) displayed inappropriate images to young students whoprobably meant to visit www.whitehouse.gov. How can we protect our children and minors online? LiviaWeb , who just launched in July of thisyear, helps families safely explore the…continue reading.

When he’s not rockin’ and rappin’, Mike Shinoda’s bloggin’. The Linkin Park vocalist took the keynote stage at Blog World Expo with Tim Ferriss (The 4-Hour work week) & Rohit Bhargava (Author, Personality Not Included), to discuss what it takes to create “You, Inc.”, online or offline in a crowded world, & managing your brand.…continue reading.

Looking for that little extra funding for your film project?  Or do you have some great film ideas and are looking for funding to get it off the ground?  Whatever the case may be IndieGoGo is the spot to find it.   IndieGoGo is an online social marketplace connecting filmmakers and fans to make independent…continue reading.

Advertise and get noticed with us! TechZulu is seeking out site sponsors for our large diverse audience — social media users, venture capitalist, PR people, developers, bloggers, Hollywood entertainment and many more. You’ll receive recognition as a thank you for your sponsorship. Are you interested? Contact us for more information. Our valued sponsor are SplashCast…continue reading.

Corporate America was in desperate need of a better employment recruiting solution, and that’s where Dayak comes in. Employers were faced to negotiate outrageous placement fees and recruiters found themselves straggling to find an organized online channel. The Dayak marketplace is designed specifically to address the void described above and ease the pain being felt by…continue reading.

David Sacks of TechCrunch50 winner Yammer says that his company is trying to make a work tool that is a sleek and cool as the ones you use in your off time (Twitter). Also, giving it a business model doesn’t hurt either.  Yammer is free to use but they do offer a few premium features…continue reading.

Alex Lindsay, founder of the Pixel Corps, has been involved in computer graphics and computer animation for nearly 20 years. Alex has extensive experience in digital production including print, real-time graphics, multimedia titles, forensic animation, television, and film. He spent several years on the production of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.  Alex was…continue reading.

At the close of the TechCrunch 50 conference a few weeks ago, I sat down with Rick Heitzmann of FirstMark Capital and Mark Sugarman of MHS Capital to find out why venture capitalists come to conventions, what they thought, and what advice they would give to presenting companies.

If you could control how retailers know you beyond what you buy, you could leverage that information against future purchases, potentially saving money in the process. I had the opportunity to speak with Mark Edward Roberts and Jennifer Mathe of Leverage about how they help mediate a win-win-win between retailers, consumers and their website, LeverageCard.com. …continue reading.