Archive for the ‘Mobile Industry Insider’ Category

Tatango CEO Joins the Fiesta Movement

In a groundbreaking effort to create buzz surrounding the upcoming North American launch of the internationally celebrated and redesigned 2011 Ford Fiesta, The Ford Motor Company has decided to put faith in individuals with Social Media influence by letting them speak. Tatango Founder and CEO, Derek Johnson, who has built a ...

Why Text Messages are Limited to 160 Characters

Why are text messages limited to 160 characters? It's a question for the ages. In a recent article from the Los Angeles Times, we're given an interesting insight into where that magical number came from. Here's a quick excerpt from the article: "As he went along, Hillebrand counted the number of letters, numbers, punctuation ...

A True “Fiesta”

Recently, Tatango CEO Derek Johnson was selected as an agent for the Ford Fiesta Movement, the ultimate foreign exchange program where 100 agents will spend 6 months behind the wheel of their own Ford Fiesta. So, to celebrate both the arrival of the Fiesta and Cinco De Mayo, we're going to hold ...

“Do the Tatango” via CNN.com

Chris Pirillo, internet entrepreneur and technology enthusiast, highlights Tatango.com in his weekly video segment on CNN.com. Pirillo, who offers tech advice to a savvy audience, touches on the ease of staying connected with your groups when you "Do the Tatango." Embedded video from CNN Video

Tatango CEO to Speak at The Teens in Tech Conference!

Web 2.0 Veteran, Sam Levin (@samlevin) and young internet mogul, Daniel Brusilovsky (@danielbru) have been planning a event called the Teens in Tech Conference. The Teens in Tech Conference, simply put, is bringing youth and technology together in San Francisco. An amazing lineup of speakers including, Daniel Ha (CEO of Disqus), Eric Kerr (CEO of AppLoop), Adam Jackson (Evangelist ...

iPhone Nano?

I ran across a post yesterday on TechRadar about a iPhone nano knockoff that surfaced in China (image below). They had this to say about the knockoff, "Apple's long-awaited miniature version of the iPhone, combining the functionality of the 3G beast with an iPod Nano, has surfaced in China. As you can see ...

Tatango Featured in the Wall Street Journal

When Derek Johnson was interviewing candidates for a marketing job at his tech company, one applicant arrived in a business suit. "It put us on edge," says Mr. Johnson, founder and CEO of Tatango.com. Mr. Johnson believed the job candidate was presenting a false image of himself. The suit, he ...

Open Web Awards

Mashable presents the second annual Open Web Awards. Be sure to vote for Tatango! Open Web Awards is the only multilingual international online voting competition that covers major innovations in web technology. Through an online nominating and voting process, the Open Web Awards recognizes and honors the top achievements in 26 ...

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

We came across this today and thought it was worth posting to the blog. We have worked extremely hard at Tatango to build a product that is both easy to use and functional. Seeing this type of thing is a big complement to our team! If you need a little extra ...

Sidewalk Rally with Gary Vaynerchuk

Ted Murphy from Izea.com posted a pretty interesting "keynote" from Gary Vaynerchuk that I wanted to share with fellow entrepreneurs. This guy is in your face, loud and tells it how it should be. From what Ted said, "the bar that the event was being held at wouldn’t provide Gary with a ...