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June 23, 2010 by Chelsea Dier
While I'm watching this Wimbledon history-making match of Mahut vs Isner (did you watch it?), I wanted to write a blog about why Twitter just doesn't cut it as a tool for group communication.
There are many reasons for this, including:
-Text messaging is sending a message directly to the persons phone, ...
June 22, 2010 by Chelsea Dier
We receive this question a lot, like from Chip:
This is easy to do!
If you have multiple groups under one owner, when you text message into our system, we will bounce back a message that asks which group you would like to send the message to. #1, #2, #3, etc. You respond ...
June 10, 2010 by Chelsea Dier
As you may have read from our tweets or on Facebook, Tatango has officially become a virtual company. We are now into week 2 of the move and it is going well. Employees are now moved and settled into their home offices.
There are many reasons for becoming a virtual ...
December 7, 2009 by Derek Johnson
It's time to put it out there - let's set the record straight. We've polled everyone at the Tatango and Derek Media offices on the top 5 text messaging acronyms... in the world :)
So, without further adieu, below is our list of the top 5...
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
JK - ...
November 23, 2009 by Derek Johnson
Group communication is becoming increasingly difficult with the current mobilization of the world. People are on the move, making it hard to correlate schedules and share information. Several group communication giants have emerged in the form of Facebook, Myspace and Twitter. Facebook is currently the world leader with over 300 ...
November 2, 2009 by Alex Mittelstaedt
In The Wall Street Journal's new article, "The Rise of Power Jeans", Tatango's view on jeans in the tech industry and beyond is voiced, among the likes of Steve Jobs and Barack Obama. Andrew Dumont, VP of our group SMS service, not only believes in jeans in the workplace, he ...
October 28, 2009 by Alex Mittelstaedt
October 23, 2009 by Derek Johnson
Just a quick update on yesterday's outage that took place.
The AC went down at our data center which required an emergency shut down to prevent the servers from over heating.
That being said, the site is now back up and running properly. If you run into any bugs or issues with ...
September 3, 2009 by Alex Mittelstaedt
A few months ago, we decided to install a full regulation basketball hoop in our office. The reason? Well, because we thought we were making the most innovative statement of the century. Okay, okay, we just wanted to get out of our seats and get the blood flowin' throughout the ...
August 4, 2009 by Alex Mittelstaedt
Note to self: don't text while driving. Not only is it illegal here in Washington state, but new research from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute indicates that drivers who text are 23 times more likely to get in a collision.
The New York Times is part of a larger investigation into ...