http://pinggadget.posterous.com Most recent posts at PingGadget's Posterous posterous.com Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:27:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/Aod8wGDgPYY/63177699 http://pinggadget.posterous.com/63177699 <p> <table class="rounded-corners" border="0" align="center" style="" width="580"> <tr> <td> <table border="0" align="center" width="480"> <tr> <td> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="300"> <p><a href="#"><img src="http://www.pinggadget.com/templates/default/images/email_template/ping_logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="#"><img src="http://www.pinggadget.com/templates/default/images/email_template/pic_trai.jpg" border="0" height="580" alt="" width="292" /></a><br /> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/pingtweet" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pinggadget.com/templates/default/images/email_template/but_followtw.png" border="0" height="22" alt="" width="150" /></a><br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PingGadget/135752659709" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pinggadget.com/templates/default/images/email_template/but_likeus.png" border="0" height="22" alt="" width="150" /></a><p /> <a href="http://www.pinggadget.com/mini_create" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pinggadget.com/templates/default/images/email_template/ban_get.jpg" border="0" height="220" alt="" width="247" /></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td width="1">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" align="center" width="95%"> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span> <p><strong><span style="color: #93c4d2; font-size: large;">Add Conversation To Your Website</span></strong><p /> Add conversation to your website.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s fast, easy and free!&nbsp; You&rsquo;ve got the tools like Twitter and Facebook that everyone else has for social sharing now take it to the next level on your own site.&nbsp; PingGadget is a free custom conversation add-on for your site that not only allows Twitter and Facebook sharing but also for conversations to take place across your website in real-time. <br /> <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</strong><br /> Customers that are involved stay on your website longer and become loyal fans coming back time and time again.</p> <p>Conversation between your customers as well as yourself is the glue that keeps customers talking and staying on your site. PingGadget gives you all the tools to create those sticky customer conversations right on your web site.</p> <p>To see how it works in action, click on <a href="http://BoundlessAT.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1d59b3;">www.BoundlessAT.com</span></a>. Click on the tab on the far right that says "Join the Conversation". Now you can read what others are saying, post your thoughts and/or navigate to other conversations. You can press the close tab at anytime to shrink back to the original screen. Just play around with it. It's so easy to use.</p> <p><br /> "<em>We are already up to 5% of users entering into conversations. Our customers like it. We even are getting orders off the conversations. Its definitely a useful conversation tool that keeps our customers hanging around more.</em>"</p> <p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>&ndash; BoundlessAT.com System Administrator</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Some of the other benefits of PingGadget are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Increased customer loyalty and brand awareness. </li> <li>Improved marketing and product development because you know what your customers are thinking.&nbsp;</li> <li>Complete control of your message to customers through direct real-time interaction.</li> <li>Longer site visits and improved site navigation (PingGadget organizes what's being said throughout your site).</li> </ul> <p>You as an administrator have complete control of the PingGadget experience. You can create conversation topics or let your user's create their own. Customize your own theme and alert settings. You have total feature and content control.</p> <p>PingGadget provides a white paper on "How to Run an Effective Online Community". Its short and power packed with ideas. <a>It's worth the read.</a></p> PingGadget is offering free lifetime usage to the first Beta 5,000 users. Just click on <a href="http://www.pinggadget.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1d59b3;">www.PingGadget.com</span></a>&nbsp;to get signup.&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="103" align="center" valign="middle"> <div style="margin-top: 9px;"><a href="http://www.pinggadget.com/send2friend/{$email}/one" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pinggadget.com/templates/default/images/email_template/but_forward.png" border="0" height="52" alt="" width="262" /></a><br /> &nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.pinggadget.com/unsubscribe/&amp;email={$email}" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #000000;"> unsubscribe from this list </span></a>| <a href="http://www.pinggadget.com/viewemail/{$email}/one" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #000000;"> view email in browser</span></a></span></div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/63177699">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/Aod8wGDgPYY" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/63177699 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:01:30 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/48T6dl9Ym_A/podcast-test http://pinggadget.posterous.com/podcast-test <p> <div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/podcast-test"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/unknown.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'>2009-10-15 10-59-28.729.wma</span> <a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/podcast-test">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/podcast-test">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/48T6dl9Ym_A" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget - http://pinggadget.posterous.com/podcast-test Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:56:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/14htLrufNTo/pinggadget-categories http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-categories <p> <div class="WordSection1"> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Location categories are unique to PingGadget.&nbsp; Each location supports 15 parent categories.&nbsp; The parent categories are Food, Events, Music, Nightlife, Sports-Recreation, Shopping, Local QA, News-Alerts, Classified-For Sale, Housing, Jobs, Volunteers, Recycle, Freelancing, and More.&nbsp; Below each category Ping users can create single or multi-level custom categories.&nbsp; </span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">All Ping entries flow up from any location or location category to parent location and parent location categories at an &ldquo;Everywhere&rdquo; level.&nbsp; Many users operate at this level as their primary location, others can navigate to this view from their specific location.&nbsp; This workflow allows content to be very specifically organized for ongoing and quick reference in addition to providing </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">broad exposure. &nbsp;Finding the people, content, and categories you are interested in can become increasingly difficult as more content is produced and site traffic increases.&nbsp; The PingGadget search feature supports blended search for users, individual pings, as well as categories but we recently released a custom category directory to make it even easier to locate categ</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">ory topics you may be interested in.&nbsp; To access the directory users can now select the &ldquo;View all categories&rdquo; link below their primary location navigation.</span><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Image003" height="241" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pinggadget/dqVmaUh5oXW5mqKe5FffxSZTh594n2YM0txAga23iTfvLzMnBd3fubXxOC8U/image003.jpg" width="123" /> </div> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">To date Ping</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;"> use</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">rs have created over 200 custom categories.&nbsp; Now, with the new custom category directory, finding and following more interesting topics like NASCAR, Start-Up News, Gaming, Photography, Rafting, and Famous Quotes is even easier!&nbsp; The directory listings are alphabetical but a search feature is also available.&nbsp; If you locate something you are interested in simply click the category name to link directly to it.&nbsp; </span></p> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-categories">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/14htLrufNTo" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-categories Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:47:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/Q2fu9dfpoLE/pinggadget-facebook-login http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-facebook-login <p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: gray;">It&rsquo;s now even easier for you to setup a PingGadget account.<span>&nbsp; </span>A new login option is now available for Facebook users.<span>&nbsp; </span>This option allows you to create a PingGadget account using just your Facebook credentials.<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Fblogin" height="20" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-11-23/FfisbrvgeFjbsqfqlwBrlaJsyuEjBAmoFyiFtmeDzFeBuGdGdeIhAsHwkItF/fblogin.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="149" /> </div> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: gray;">To get started visit<span style="color: gray;"> </span><a href="http://www.pinggadget.com" style="color: #3333ff;">www.pinggadget.com</a> and select the &ldquo;Login with Facebook&rdquo; icon and follow the instructions.<span>&nbsp; </span><span>&nbsp;</span>You&rsquo;ll never have to worry about remembering your password, updating your password or changing your profile picture again!<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: gray;">If you wish to disconnect your PingGadget account from your Facebook login at any time you can create a PingGadget account password in your profile settings and remove your Facebook connection in &ldquo;link networks.&rdquo;<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: gray;">Current users of PingGadget can use the Facebook login feature if their PingGadget account and Facebook account emails are the same*.<span>&nbsp; </span>This will allow you to access your account with either with your PingGadget account information or through Facebook Login in future sessions.<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: gray;">*if your current PingGadget account email and your Facebook email are not the same you can update your PingGadget email in account settings.<span>&nbsp; </span>If you do not wish to update either email logging in with Facebook will create a new user account that is tied to your Facebook account and separate from your current PingGadget account.</span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-facebook-login">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/Q2fu9dfpoLE" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-facebook-login Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:29:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/zldQYClYvB0/pinggadget-alert-settings http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-alert-settings <p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">One of the great things about PingGadget is the alert settings.&nbsp; From a logged in view all alert notices are accessible through the Stream section which is located on the top navigation.&nbsp; The Stream will display an alert icon (!) if new alert messages have been created since your last login.&nbsp; Once you have visited the Stream section the alert notice will clear. The alert messages will remain until they have either been visited or you logout.&nbsp; Logout ends your user session on PingGadget which resets the alert queue.&nbsp; Any new alert messages generated after your logout will be available here the next time you login.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Image001" height="71" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pinggadget/lX2jtm2CBTqHevqYprBeGr7q3vrXS34YTpiGnl97GhJBf1VGXVsutzJ5BtnD/image001.png" width="426" /> </div> </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;"> PingGadget alert settings for email give you full control.&nbsp; The most basic email alert settings are ones that most social technology users today are familiar with.&nbsp; By default you will receive an email alert notice when the following events take place:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; color: #7f7f7f;"><span style=""><span style="font: 7.0pt Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">another user follows you </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; color: #7f7f7f;"><span style="">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">someone writes on your wall </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; color: #7f7f7f;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">a ping you post is commented on</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">a ping you comment on is commented on&nbsp; </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">The following events can be set to deliver an email alert but are not active by default:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">someone starts following a topic you created</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">a category you follow gets a new ping</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">a category you follow gets a ping from someone you follow</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">a category you follow has a new subcategory added</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Ping even has alert settings for the people you follow.&nbsp; By default email alerts for followers are also not active but can be enabled to email you:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">anytime another user posts a new ping</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">anytime another user account creates a new subcategory</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">All of these alert types are controlled separately and can be managed in the Profile&gt;Alert Settings section of your user account.&nbsp; Each setting can be calibrated to "no email", "single email", or "daily digest".&nbsp; </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Image002" height="430" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pinggadget/zBFlBhAoPaCUm2ZW8rCmB4EYJOIiOgwmAp7B2S8hH5xQuUu8OixhSOawLMIy/image002.png" width="378" /> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">PingGadget alert settings give users the full control needed to stay connected in real-time to friends, community, and interests.<br /></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-alert-settings">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/zldQYClYvB0" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-alert-settings Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:53:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/XGqPH8XaFfc/the-ping-share-button http://pinggadget.posterous.com/the-ping-share-button <p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Make it easy for users to share your website with PingGadget.&nbsp; </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Image001" height="20" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pinggadget/7X8TgrAABK8PqAjrgrD4S8uxrZR5GjSQIhxC20zUNwlT34ih6VtQia9ZGMQk/image001.png" width="55" /> </div> </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Add the Ping Share Button to your website to let people share content on PingGadget without having to leave the page.&nbsp; Just add a small piece of code into the HTML for your website wherever you want the button to appear.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.pinggadget.com/pingbutton.html">Click here to get the code.</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/the-ping-share-button">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/XGqPH8XaFfc" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/the-ping-share-button Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:13:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/xgo85LLBWrg/the-140-character-t-shirt-contest http://pinggadget.posterous.com/the-140-character-t-shirt-contest <p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">We're so excited that the number of users &amp; topics has almost tripled this month! So, to say thanks, we want to give all of you a chance to win free t-shirts. Every Tues. &amp; Thurs., from now until 12/16, a t-shirt and question or statement will be posted. Answer the question or complete the statement in 140 characters.&nbsp; One lucky winner will be chosen the next day based on their comment to win.&nbsp; Special thanks to <a href="http://www.gobigcity.com/">GoBigCity.com</a> for the fantastic lineup of shirt prizes we have!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Image001" height="175" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pinggadget/24v4XDDBV0clADgEqdbFI7H4Mc1AAGND80Imqlz7TyOx3UULxJzmVB63EeQC/image001.jpg" width="175" /> </div> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Question #1:<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> What's your Las Vegas Adventure?<br /></span>Prize:<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> One-Man Wolfpack t-shirt<br /></span>Answer:<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> Could have happened, could be made-up, no more than 140 characters. To participate visit our <a href="http://fb.me/MEQR1i7k">Facebook Fan Page</a>.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/the-140-character-t-shirt-contest">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/xgo85LLBWrg" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/the-140-character-t-shirt-contest Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:17:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/zZxTdxHG4UA/what-are-pinggadget-karma-points http://pinggadget.posterous.com/what-are-pinggadget-karma-points <p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">All PingGadget users accumulate Karma points for being active on the PingGadget system.&nbsp; The number of Karma points each user account has is visible on their account profile page.</span></p> <p><img class="posterous_plugin_objectposterous_plugin_object_image" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/pinggadget/Mwgl5IkaEbBA7pIHifJJi5TENIUNwP8JITvJoN2u5IkeiqSntj1RDz50zKSE/image002.jpg.thumb100.jpg?content_part=7TD68883w7dLJ8wQnAD8" height="100" alt="" width="100" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Karma points have a redemption value.&nbsp; Each month different awards are made available for different point levels.&nbsp; During the month of November 2010, users who earn 400 Karma points receive location bucks.</span>&nbsp; <span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">Location bucks are currently redeemable at Starbucks or The Home Depot.&nbsp; Location bucks can also be donated to the Alzheimer&rsquo;s Association, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, or the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">Earning Karma points is based on the specific activity.&nbsp; The current activity chart as of November 16, 2010 is as follows:</span></p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Activity</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Karma points</span></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Ping Entry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Follow Another User&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Comment &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Upload an Image&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2</span></strong> <strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Upload a Video&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2</span></strong> <strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #7f7f7f;">Start a New Topic&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5</span></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/what-are-pinggadget-karma-points">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/zZxTdxHG4UA" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/what-are-pinggadget-karma-points Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:39:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/it5Gv9TSvJ0/contextual-photo-albums http://pinggadget.posterous.com/contextual-photo-albums <p> <p><span style="color: #888888;">We released a new photo view tool on PingGadget last week and we're excited about it for several reasons.&nbsp; Not only is it a really slick feature that is fast, easy to use and looks great but it does something new.&nbsp; It's contextual.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #888888;">Because PingGadget is organized around locations and topics the photo tool organizes it's album display queue the same way.&nbsp; Depending on where you are at in the system the visible photo album will dynamically adapt.&nbsp; If you are on a profile page and click on a photo you will be presented with all the photos that user has taken.&nbsp; If you are in a location stream the visible album presented by the tool is specific to the entries made there.&nbsp; In a custom topic category all the photos in the album are specific to that group. <br /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #888888;">For example, say a user posts a photo from the Salt Lake City Airport to help alert others about how long the current security wait is. Ping users viewing that photo from the <a href="http://www.pinggadget.com/Salt_Lake_City/Slc_Airport/" target="_blank">Salt Lake City Airport location topic</a> are presented with a contextual photo album specific to that category.&nbsp; This allows them to view other photo entries from the Salt Lake City Airport that have been made as part of the same album display.&nbsp; On Ping, all contextually relevant photos are made accessible through a single album view.&nbsp; In this same example, users viewing the photo of the airport line from the owners profile page have a completely different album queue. Because users visiting a </span><a href="http://www.pinggadget.com/dennis" target="_blank">profile page</a><span style="color: #888888;"> would expect to view an album of photos the profile owner has made, and not other Salt Lake City Airport photos, that is exactly how it works.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #888888;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-11-13/pceErFdxhsHerabcBEClvGpdGkhfGkxlEICdctJcIddzngGbxmhujapHhncj/airport_album.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Airport_album" height="384" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-11-13/pceErFdxhsHerabcBEClvGpdGkhfGkxlEICdctJcIddzngGbxmhujapHhncj/airport_album.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-11-13/CyaakqwIhfrGbxrCgCFocnpDDeAHtlEcyDoptkwpyBApIFCIhacgCHEFjAzF/profile.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Profile" height="322" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-11-13/CyaakqwIhfrGbxrCgCFocnpDDeAHtlEcyDoptkwpyBApIFCIhacgCHEFjAzF/profile.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/contextual-photo-albums">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #888888;">Photo albums now match the information workflow and usability of Ping entries through navigation and various filters.&nbsp; Imagine how contextual photos will make the real-time community a better place to be.</span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/contextual-photo-albums">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/it5Gv9TSvJ0" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/contextual-photo-albums Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:31:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/V9U2-Nvz6ng/what-are-pinggadget-badges http://pinggadget.posterous.com/what-are-pinggadget-badges <p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">Badges are little rewards you earn based on your system activity within PingGadget. As soon as you meet all of the requirements for a specific badge it will be added automatically to your profile page. Some badges are also awards which can be redeemed for goods, services, or donations.&nbsp; Redemption instructions are included with the award notice posted to your profile by the <a href="http://www.pinggadget.com/pingeventmanager" target="_blank">PingEventManager</a>.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">New badges this month include:</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"><img src="http://www.pinggadget.com/uploades/badgecode/1288150278.png" height="20" align="left" alt="" width="20" /><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The Pioneer Badge</strong></span> - PingGadget is Beta, everyone is a Pioneer!&nbsp; As soon as you start earning Karma Points you'll get this one.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/topchefbadge.png" height="20" align="left" alt="" width="20" /><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The Chef Badge</strong></span> - PingGadget has all kinds of custom topic categories.&nbsp; The Chef Badge is awarded for participating in the Recipe Swap.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/maven.png" height="20" align="left" alt="" width="20" /><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> The Maven Badge</strong></span> - Invite someone to join PingGadget with the Make Connections tool to earn the Maven Badge.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/CategoryOwnerbadge.png" height="20" align="left" alt="" width="20" /><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> The Category Owner Badge </strong></span>- Create your own category anywhere in the system and you'll be awarded the Category Owner Badge.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">During the month of November you can earn $15 in location bucks for every 400 Karma points you earn.&nbsp; Location bucks are currently redeemable at Starbucks or The Home Depot.&nbsp; Location bucks can also be donated to the Alzheimer&rsquo;s Association, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, or the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">We're adding new badges all the time. If you have an idea for a badge you'd like to see we'll build it for you! Just Ping us <a href="http://www.pinggadget.com/pinggadget" title="Ping @ PingGadget" target="_blank">@pinggadget</a>.&nbsp; Want one for your specific location?&nbsp; Done...all you have to do is ask.&nbsp; We'll even design it for you.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/what-are-pinggadget-badges">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/V9U2-Nvz6ng" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/what-are-pinggadget-badges Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:22:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/dN76zILnPQY/pinggadget-beta-update-0 http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-beta-update-0 <p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" width="100%" style="background: white;"> <tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"> <div> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" width="600" style=""> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" width="600" style=""> <tr> <td style="background: white; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background: white; padding: 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;"></td> </tr> </table> <p><span style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" width="600" style=""> <tr> <td valign="top" style="background: white; padding: 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;"> <p style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">PingGadget Monthly Newsletter - COPY</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">&nbsp;</span></p> <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> </span><hr size="2" /> </div> <p style="line-height: 150%;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">New Features</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><p /> <strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ping Badge &amp; Award System<a href="www.pinggadget.com"></a></span></strong></span> <a href="www.pinggadget.com"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/lb.1.jpg" border="0" align="right" height="127" alt="" width="200" /></a><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><a href="www.pinggadget.com"></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">&nbsp;Karma points and achievements will now be automatically awarded to <a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=3b1f8267df&amp;e=2ac4a342b6">your profile</a>.&nbsp; The new PingGadget award and badge system allows users to earn location bucks, badges and other exciting prizes.&nbsp; During the month of November you can earn $20 in location bucks for every 400 Karma points you earn.&nbsp; Location bucks are currently redeemable at Starbucks or The Home Depot.&nbsp; Location bucks can also be donated to the Alzheimer&rsquo;s Association, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, or the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute.&nbsp; Other profile badges are also awarded based on system activity and include The Maven Badge, Category Owner Badge, and the Top Chef Badge.&nbsp;<br /> </span> <img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/topchefbadge.png" align="left" height="25" alt="" width="25" /> <img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/maven.png" align="left" height="24" alt="" width="25" /> <img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/CategoryOwnerbadge.png" align="left" height="25" alt="" width="25" /><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"><p /> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">Improved Sharing Tools</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">Beta users have created over 150 custom real-time discussion categories on PingGadget!&nbsp; There is a nationwide Recipe Swap, a Startup Scene discussion in Boulder, a New York City Real Estate Ping Up, and even a Famous Quotes stream in Seattle.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s fun, quick, and easy to create your own real-time discussion topic to share with others. To get started select any category from the left-hand navigation, select the &ldquo;create new subcategory&rdquo; link, name your category and make your first entry.&nbsp;&nbsp; This month we released the Share-It button which creates a direct link to any PingGadget category that you can bookmark or share.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> </span> <img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/shareitpg3.jpg" align="left" height="59" alt="" width="250" /><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"><p /> <p /> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">Improved Search</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"><a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=09d4cd8bc7&amp;e=2ac4a342b6" target="_blank"></a></span></strong> <a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=09d4cd8bc7&amp;e=2ac4a342b6" target="&quot;_blank&quot;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/searchpg.jpg" border="0" align="right" height="176" alt="" width="195" /></a><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"><a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=09d4cd8bc7&amp;e=2ac4a342b6" target="_blank"></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"><br /> We&rsquo;ve released an improved search algorithm with blended category, ping, and profile results.&nbsp; Use the tabbed interface to narrow results.&nbsp; Follow users directly from a search result or from any category stream.<p /> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">Better tools for making connections</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">&nbsp;<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">PingGadget now features new tools to help you make connections with other users through a Suggested Follower display as well as a Make Connections tool.&nbsp; Both tools are now accessible through your home view.<br /> </span> <img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/connectionspg.jpg" align="left" height="44" alt="" width="100" /> <img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/suggestedpg.jpg" align="left" height="41" alt="" width="100" /><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"><p /> <br /> This past month our beta users also asked for improved Facebook connectivity, better Twitter integration, increased storage size for photos (now 4MB), and new features for account login.&nbsp; We've made improvements to all of these areas based on that feedback and want to thank you for your valuable contribution to improving the PingGadget service.&nbsp; As a PingGadget Beta user we welcome your <a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=c18a16b3cf&amp;e=2ac4a342b6">suggestions and feedback</a>.&nbsp; </span></p> <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> </span><hr size="2" /> </div> <p style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><br /> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">Ping Community Managers</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">Got a question about PingGadget or need some assistance?&nbsp; PingGadget community managers are the guru&rsquo;s, in the know, and able to help.&nbsp; Please welcome our newest <a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=92596e0cdb&amp;e=2ac4a342b6">PingGadget Community Managers</a>.&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><p /> <a href="www.pinggadget.com/emilex"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/emilexpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></a><a href="www.pinggadget.com/robert"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/robertpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></a><a href="www.pinggadget.com/rocketpaul"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/paulpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></a><a href="www.pinggadget.com/shelbyinsewi"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/shelbypg2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></a><p /> <a href="www.pinggadget.com/anton"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/antonpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></a><a href="www.pinggadget.com/jameshicks"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/jamespg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></a><a href="www.pinggadget.com/demonicpagan"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/flpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></a><a href="www.pinggadget.com/brandonswenson"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/brandonpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></a><p /> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> </span><hr size="2" /> </div> <p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><br /> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">New Partner &ndash; Frequent Browser</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> <img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/letters.png" border="0" alt="" /><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">PingGadget is proud to announce it&rsquo;s new loyalty partnership with Frequent Browser. Frequent Browser is the first online loyalty network that rewards you for the sites you visit every day. Think of it as a sort of digital frequent flier program.&nbsp; Any time you visit a site in the Frequent Browser network (like PingGadget) you earn points that you can redeem for great rewards.&nbsp; Look for the Frequent Browser "FRBR" logo in your PingGadget account to <a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=1937bdcc9c&amp;e=2ac4a342b6">enroll and get started</a>.&nbsp; </span></p> <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> </span><hr size="2" /> </div> <p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><br /> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">Roadmap</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">We are working hard to deliver a platform unlike any other and capable of being the first completely social solution to location.&nbsp; The PingGadget team is currently building enhancements for mobile and third-party platform extensions.&nbsp; Additional feature enhancements and functionality will be released over the coming weeks. Be sure to follow the </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=79f334b3a7&amp;e=2ac4a342b6"><span style="color: blue;">PingFeatures</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;"> account for the latest updates.&nbsp; We&rsquo;ll also be attending some upcoming events.&nbsp; If you&rsquo;re in the area stop by and say "hello."<p /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">Upcoming Events</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BootStrappersBall &ndash; 11/18 &ndash; Milwaukee, WI<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rocked the Recession &ndash; 12/9 &amp; 12/10 &ndash; Chicago, IL</span></p> <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> </span><hr size="2" /> </div> <div style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> </span><hr size="2" /> </div> <p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">Share it. Shout it. Ping it!</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><p /> </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: gray;">Sincerely,<p /> The PingGadget Team (<a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=e7010a9a56&amp;e=2ac4a342b6">@dennis</a>, <a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=6e9508687e&amp;e=2ac4a342b6">@steve</a>, <a href="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=8f9acc5f07&amp;e=2ac4a342b6">@bob</a>)</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><p /> <img src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05/images/ft_bgimagepg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="background: white; padding: 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;"> <p /> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p><img src="http://pinggadget.us2.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=6400ac5bffa28d30ef4702a05&amp;id=0fda4d7244&amp;e=2ac4a342b6" border="0" height="1" alt="" width="1" /></p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-beta-update-0">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/dN76zILnPQY" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-beta-update-0 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:00:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/_ViJ9Q0fm2g/pinggadget-beta-release http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-beta-release <p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">PORTLAND, Ore. --- Microblogging, famous for its 140 character limit, just got better. At an event hosted by the University of Portland on August 31, PingGadget&nbsp;announced the release and availability of it's next-generation microblogging service. PingGadget allows users to communicate with one another, stay connected to what is going on around them, and build custom groups specific to their location and interests &ndash; all through the microblogging protocol of 140 characters, photos up to 1MB, and video up to 8 MB.</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">PingGadget is a free service and users can sign-up at <a href="http://www.PingGadget.com">www.PingGadget.com</a></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="">&nbsp;</span>&ldquo;We saw an opportunity to make some significant improvements for existing users as well as those new to microblogging,&rdquo; said Dennis Moulton, co-founder of PingGadget. &ldquo;In addition to staying connected to the people you care about and are interested in, we designed the PingGadget system to help users stay connected to what is going on around them within their location.&rdquo; </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">The PingGadget service specifically focuses on location-centric benefits and use cases and includes a powerful location and category directory. PingGadget features a 493 city location directory with a custom topic directory, including location-centric topics like jobs, classifieds, recycled goods, events, nightlife, music, and volunteering opportunities. </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">PingGadget can also support custom groups. </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&ldquo;Everything from bird watching to you-name-it hobby or interest can have real-time representation to benefit interested users,&rdquo; Moulton said.</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Millions of Americans participate in microblogging as a means to stay in touch with friends and connect with like-minded users. However, only a small percentage of users have active accounts. According to social media analytics provider Sysomos, about 5% of microbloggers create 75% of all activity. PingGadget, with its powerful location-centric and category tools, provides more value to users and with the goal of increasing activity rates.</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="">&nbsp;</span>&ldquo;Beyond the current usage for entertainment and broadcast, so much more is available with microblogging,&rdquo; said Moulton. &ldquo;We believe PingGadget&rsquo;s unique benefits will go a long way for the everyday user, making microblogging simple, more productive, useful, and fun.&rdquo;</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">PingGadget co-founders Steve Nguyen and Dennis Moulton are both entrepreneurs with strong hi-tech backgrounds. The two University of Portland class of 2005 alumni met in 2009 at an awards ceremony where both were recognized as &ldquo;Significant 75&rdquo; alumni of the University&rsquo;s Pamplin School of Business. Because of this connection, the partners chose to host PingGadget&rsquo;s launch event at the University of Portland campus.</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&ldquo;We wanted to launch here on home soil,&rdquo; said Steve Nguyen. &ldquo;The University of Portland got both of us started on our entrepreneurial journey while we were students and it&rsquo;s a natural fit to make this exciting announcement here today and in a city with a budding technology and startup community like Portland, Oregon.&rdquo;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Future plans for PingGadget include a general availability release set for December 2010 and enhanced support for mobile devices. Additionally, an aggressive localization schedule begins in Vietnam this September. </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re just getting started and this beta release formally kicks things off,&rdquo; said Nguyen. &ldquo;We plan on working closely with our users over the next few months to gain valuable feedback and maintain a strong innovation schedule for the platform.&rdquo; </span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-beta-release">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/_ViJ9Q0fm2g" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-beta-release Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:31:51 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/S2ugcLNl3DI/pinggadget-beta-launch-event-august-31-2010-1 http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-beta-launch-event-august-31-2010-1 <p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" width="700" style=""> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <p><a href="http://www.pinggadget.com/launch.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://media.myworldvn.com/thanhvien/MrRO/tamthoi/2010/PING/Invite2/invite-leter.jpg" border="0" height="765" alt="PingGadget Beta Launch Party" width="700" /></span></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-beta-launch-event-august-31-2010-1">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/S2ugcLNl3DI" height="1" width="1"/> 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/cqikl09IArY/get-involved-pinggadget-needs-your-help-to-ma http://pinggadget.posterous.com/get-involved-pinggadget-needs-your-help-to-ma <p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.com/communitymanager.html">http://pinggadget.com/communitymanager.html</a></p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/get-involved-pinggadget-needs-your-help-to-ma">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/cqikl09IArY" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/get-involved-pinggadget-needs-your-help-to-ma Fri, 21 May 2010 11:06:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~3/pN8B0Uo6DjU/pinggadget-welcomes-steve-tri-nguyen http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-welcomes-steve-tri-nguyen <p> <p><span class="posttitle"> <h3><a href="http://blog.pinggadgets.com/post/619509938/pinggadget-welcomes-steve-tri-nguyen"></a></h3> </span></p> <p><img src="http://www.pinggadget.com/templates/default/images/about_us/photo-steve.png" height="205" align="right" alt="" width="149" /></p> <p>PingGadget welcomes Steve Tri Nguyen.&nbsp; Steve owns development and overall technical strategy for PingGadget.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>About&nbsp;Steve</strong></p> <p>Steve Tri Nguyen is a passionate, creative, and hard-working entrepreneur.<span>&nbsp; </span>Steve has extensive knowledge in information technology, software development, operations, international business, and entrepreneurship.<span>&nbsp; </span>In 2005, Steve founded Viet Tech Corporation, a premier Vietnamese software development and outsourcing destination.<span>&nbsp; </span>Since its establishment, Steve serves as President &amp; CEO of the company.<span>&nbsp; </span>He oversees strategic planning and leads the company to achieve phenomenal growth year after year.<span>&nbsp; </span>Viet Tech has been featured in many worldwide and local publications for its exceptional customer services, quality, and innovation.</p> <p>In 2006, Steve founded Virtualosity Solutions, LLC, which <span>is an Information Technology (IT) provider and software development company specializing in technology services, business solutions, contract programming, and custom applications development for Fortune 1000.</span><span>&nbsp; </span>Steve serves as President &amp; CEO of Virtualosity Solutions, LLC and is responsible for managing the company, formulating and executing long-term strategies and for all interactions with clients, partners, and employees.<span>&nbsp; </span>In 2007, Steve<span> launched MyWorld, the leading social and educational networking destination for </span>high school students as well as college students, and young professionals in Vietnam<span>.<span>&nbsp; </span>In 2009, he co-founded and has served as Chairman of Viet Power Corporation, which focuses on digital marketing, online employment solution, trading, and investment.<span>&nbsp; </span></span><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p>BusinessWeek.com selected Steve as Asia&rsquo;s Best Young Entrepreneur for 2007.<span>&nbsp; </span>In 2007, Steve also received the prestigious Golden Globe and Innovation award from the Vietnamese government for his excellence and contributions toward Vietnam Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector.<span>&nbsp; </span>In 2009, Steve received honor as one of the &ldquo;the 75^th Significant Alumni&rdquo; from the University of Portland.<span>&nbsp; </span>Steve has been recognized by many newspapers, broadcasting channels, and online media including: BusinessWeek, Oregon Live, Portland Business Journal, VNExpress, Tuoi Tre, VietnamNet, VTV, HTV, SBTN&hellip;</p> <p>Prior to his entrepreneurship path, Steve served in a variety of technical and management roles at Serena Software, Inc.<span>&nbsp; </span>Steve received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and minor in Entrepreneurship from the University of Portland, where he was an E-Scholar (Entrepreneur Scholar).<span>&nbsp; </span>Steve is an active member of Oregon Entrepreneur Forum (OEF), American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC), and Vietnam Software Association (VINASA). <span>&nbsp;</span>Steve is passionate about Vietnam and helping those who want to learn, succeed and get ahead.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-welcomes-steve-tri-nguyen">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePinggadgetStartupBlog/~4/pN8B0Uo6DjU" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/824231/pinggadget_account_image.png http://posterous.com/users/36ztmBtTCi41 PingGadget PingGadget PingGadget http://pinggadget.posterous.com/pinggadget-welcomes-steve-tri-nguyen Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:50:59 -0700 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